Vehicle accident ties up traffic on Route 11

Vehicle accident ties uptraffic on Route 11
VIENNA -- Traffic was backed up for more than a mile on state Route 11 after a sport utility vehicle flipped over, blocking the northbound lanes.
The driver, Christine M. Athey, 51, of West Main Street, New Waterford, was treated at a Warren hospital for minor injuries, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reports.
The accident occurred about 5 p.m. Monday, just south of state Route 82, backing up traffic almost to Tibbetts Wick Road in Liberty Township.
The patrol said Athey was northbound in a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer at about 65 mph when she tried to switch from the right to the left lane. When a vehicle behind her came into her vision, she overcorrected, causing the SUV to flip, the patrol said.
Lack of city fundingdelays annual cleanup
SALEM -- The city's annual fall cleanup will be postponed until spring because of a lack of funding, Councilwoman Nancy Cope, chairwoman of the finance committee, said. The finance committee discussed the issue Monday.
The city annually pays a company to pickup junk items residents put out to the curb on the designated day. Cope said about $15,000 is needed for the cleanup and about $14,000 is available in council's contingency fund.
Cope said the council has used much of the contingency fund for legal fees and to pay a negotiator for the police and fire department labor talks. Since both fire and police department talks continue, more money will be needed for the negotiator, she said. She added that council members like to provide the cleanup service to residents, but, "We have to use the money for the things we have to do rather than what we'd like to do."
Robbery at motel
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Pennsylvania State Police said three masked men took $250 from a clerk at the Super 8 Motel on state Route 208 in Springfield Township, near the Prime Outlet shops just outside the borough.
Police said one of the robbers showed a knife and demanded money around 5 a.m. Monday.
Theft from vehicle
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Someone used a brick to smash a car window in a vehicle parked at St. Vitus Church parking lot on South Mercer Street. Police said a woman's purse containing $200 and credit cards and about 100 compact discs were taken from a car sometime between 6:20 and 7:40 p.m.
Seeking an inspector
EAST PALESTINE -- The city will advertise for plumbing inspector to work on an as-needed basis to inspect plumbing of new construction. City Manager Gary Clark said the plumbing inspector will work part time with pay to be determined.
Paint disposal day
CANFIELD -- The Recycling Division of Mahoning County will sponsor its annual residential-only paint collection and disposal day Saturday at the Canfield Fairgrounds. The event is being co-sponsored by Sherwin-Williams Paints, Mahoning County Sanitary Engineering Department and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Because of the high volume of participation, residents are asked to bring their items to the Canfield Fairgrounds during the specific hours indicated based on their last names: A through F, 9-11 a.m.; G through N, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; and O through Z, 1-3 p.m.
Commercial or industrial contractors' paints will not be accepted. Residents with questions about this event should call (330) 740-2060.
Discussing shootings
YOUNGSTOWN -- Sniper shootings in the Washington, D.C., area will be the topic for a panel discussion from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday in the faculty lounge at DeBartolo Hall. The discussion is being sponsored by journalism majors at Youngstown State University.