Police seminar

Police seminar
GIRARD -- The Girard Police Department has been selected as host for a police ethics seminar sponsored by the Ohio Chiefs of Police Association.
Capt. Frank Bigowsky said nine Mahoning Valley police departments will participate in the seminar Thursday. The departments represent communities between 5,000 and 15,000 residents.
Only five other departments statewide have been selected as regional training sites.
Thursday's seminar, in conjunction with the Ohio Law Enforcement Foundation, will be presented by David L. Carter and Dennis M. Payne, professors at Michigan State University.
Open house reset
McDONALD--A high-school open house scheduled for Friday has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 26, the same night as parent-teacher conferences.
The building is undergoing a complete renovation using an Ohio School Facilities grant and a local bond issue money.
Work continues on the library and the auditorium.
Smoke alarms
LIBERTY -- The fire department is promoting Fire Prevention Month with a free smoke alarm assistance program exclusively for senior citizens and residential property owners.
Alarms will be distributed at the Logan Way fire station from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for five days beginning Oct. 21.
Proof of residency is required. Call (330) 759-0363.
Search for robber
WARREN -- Police are searching for a man who robbed Save-A-Lot, 1020 N. Park.
Reports state a man entered the store around 2 p.m. Tuesday, struck the clerk in the face and stole an undetermined amount of cash.
Children hurt at eatery
YOUNGSTOWN -- Two children were injured around 9 p.m. Tuesday at Bobby D's Restaurant on East Midlothian Boulevard when a brick wall at an elevated entranceway collapsed, police said.
A 10-year-old girl was in stable condition and a 21-month-old boy was in critical condition today in St. Elizabeth Health Center. A building inspector was notified and asked that photos be taken by police.
E. Palestine man wins
EAST PALESTINE -- Keith Davis, 21, of East Palestine is one of two winners in the Ohio Lottery's first 3-4-5 Triple Play Sweepstakes drawing.
Davis and Diane Hopkins of Columbus will receive a seven-day Caribbean cruise package that includes round-trip airfare from an Ohio airport and $750 in on-board cash credits.
Lottery officials said Davis works at the East Palestine Moose Lodge and has never been on a trip before, much less a cruise for two. Lottery officials said they notified Davis by phone, and after a long pause, Davis said, "I really did win?"
The 3-4-5 Triple Play Sweepstakes contest runs Sept. 16 through Nov. 1. Players mail in three nonwinning tickets, one each from the Pick 3, Pick 4 and Buckeye 5 games. Remaining drawings will be Oct. 21 and Nov. 12, lottery officials said.
School illnesses update
LISBON -- State officials expect in the next few weeks to tell Lisbon school officials whether something in McKinley Elementary is making pupils there ill.
State safety and hygiene experts examined the school earlier this week after parents complained their children have various symptoms, including headaches, rashes and asthma. The inspectors' "preliminary observation was that they saw nothing that would cause bad air quality," Superintendent Charles McShane said today. The inspectors ruled out as a cause a sound-absorbing material installed in the cafeteria in the last year.
Aviation award
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Rod and Carol Paul, owners of Elbow Street Aviation and managers of Grove City Airport, will be presented with Pennsylvania's Fixed Base Operator of the Year award. The honor comes from the Bureau of Aviation of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the airport on Pa. Route 208.