Two-vehicle accident kills Liberty Twp. man

Two-vehicle accidentkills Liberty Twp. man
LIBERTY -- A township man died near his home in a two-car accident about midnight Friday, authorities said. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Dennis L. Wood, 50, of Naylor-Lloyd Road was traveling north on state Route 193 in a 1994 GMC Jimmy and attempted to make a left turn onto Naylor-Lloyd Road when the accident happened. Wood's vehicle was hit on the right side by a van traveling south on state Route 193 and driven by Dante L. Hurst, 19, of Youngstown, the patrol reports. Wood was pronounced dead at the scene. Hurst and the occupants in his vehicle -- Ava M. Spann, 53, and Jesse D. Averhart, 29, both of Youngstown -- suffered minor injuries and were treated at local hospitals.
Competing in pageant
YOUNGSTOWN -- Jessica Ehrenberg, 25, of Boardman will compete for the title Miss Ohio USA. A 1996 Boardman High School graduate, she completed a degree in telecommunication studies at Youngstown State University and is a reporter for the Daily Legal News in Youngstown. This is her first pageant. Ehrenberg was chosen Miss Youngstown by written application earlier this summer. The Miss Ohio USA pageant is Nov. 20 to 22. If crowned Miss Ohio, she would compete in the Miss USA competition in February.
Road sections to close
AUSTINTOWN -- Westminster Avenue between Stambaugh and Oakwood avenues will be closed beginning Wednesday so road crews can replace a culvert. Carnegie Avenue between Stambaugh and Oakwood avenues also will be closed beginning Aug. 25 for replacement of a culvert. Traffic will be detoured to North Main Street. The roads are expected to re-open by mid-October.
Library to close
NEWTON FALLS -- The public library will be closed Monday from 9 a.m. to noon while officials discuss their long-range plan. Normal hours of library operation will resume that afternoon.
Movable wall
WARREN -- The main branch of the Warren-Trumbull Public Library will host WFMJ-TV Channel 21 "Our Valley's Bravest" movable wall through Labor Day. The wall offers 220 photographs of Mahoning Valley loved ones in service overseas.
Meeting change
LORDSTOWN -- The school board has changed its regular meeting from Wednesday to 7 p.m. Aug. 27 in the high school media center.