Board plans quick action on repairing flood damage

Board plans quick actionon repairing flood damage
HOWLAND -- Replacing a flood-damaged gymnasium floor at the high school will cost around $125,000, school officials estimate. The board of education will meet at noon Monday to pass a resolution that will allow officials to hire a company to fix the floor as quickly as possible, without going through formal bidding. The board will get quotes from several companies, treasurer Thomas Krispinsky said. Flooding also caused an estimated $50,000 damage to offices in the lower level of the administration building, which is not covered by insurance, Krispinsky said. The district intends to apply for repair funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for that job.
Man is attacked, stabbedoutside friend's house
GIRARD -- Kenneth Infante of Kearney Street was in a Youngstown hospital this morning where he was taken after being stabbed around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. A condition report for Infante was not immediately available. Anthony Walls and Jeremiah Medley, no ages or addresses available, were to be arraigned in municipal court today on one count each of felonious assault. Police said Infante was at a friend's home on Atlanta Street when a group of men showed up and wanted the friend to come out to fight. While the friend was on the phone with police, Infante apparently went outside and was attacked by a group of six men. Infante was able to identify the men to police, though he could not say which one stabbed him in the shoulder. While police were investigating, a neighbor called and said some of the men had returned to the area and gave a description of the vehicle to officers. Police found the vehicle, and arrested Walls and Medley. Another man who was with them was released.
Election board to testelectronic voting system
WARREN -- The punch-card voting machines used in Trumbull County will soon be replaced with an electronic, touch-screen system made by Diebold Inc. of North Canton. Federal law requires the new machines to be in use throughout the county by Feb. 1, 2004, said Lyn Augustine, deputy director of the board of elections. The federal government is covering the entire cost of buying the machines, she said. The board plans to test the new voting machines in one small community, perhaps Southington, in the November election, she said.
Artifacts on display
WARREN -- American Indian artifacts from the Hohokam Tribe of central Arizona are on display at the Sutliff Museum, on the second floor of the main branch of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, until the end of September. The exhibit includes pottery, implements, jewelry and incense burners. The museum is open from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays.
Road widening
FOWLER -- Fowler Township has received $99,900 from the Ohio Public Works Commission to widen and repace Cadwallader-Sonk road from the Bazetta Township line to Ridge Road. The project is to begin in September and be finished about Oct. 15.
Cemetery clean-up
MINERAL RIDGE -- David Pugh, Weathersfield Township administrator, has announced that grave flowers and decorations in Kerr Cemetery must be cleaned up before next week. Those that are not attended to will be cleaned by township crews.
Firefighters' status
MINERAL RIDGE -- Weathersfield Township trustees on Tuesday officially moved six probationary firefighters to full-time volunteer firefighter status.
They are Michael O'Connell, Judd Radovic, Marsha Danadie, Michael Gorbey, Donald Pugh and Samuel Verlenich.
Swimming fund-raiser
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Summer Splash, which has participants swim laps to raise money for cystic fibrosis, will take place at the borough pool from 10 a.m. to noon Friday.
Anyone wanting to participate should call the pool office at (724) 946-3620.
People raising funds do not have to swim laps.