Dean for 13 years resigns from post at KSUTC

Dean for 13 years resignsfrom post at KSUTC
CHAMPION -- After 13 years as dean of Kent State University's Trumbull Campus, Dr. David Allen is ready for a new chapter in life.
Allen, 62, of Newton Falls, has resigned as dean, effective at month's end.
"I don't have any immediate plans," Allen said. "I want to take some time off."
He doesn't plan to leave the area.
Allen came to the Trumbull campus after serving as associate dean of admissions at Penn State University, where he previously ran the ROTC program.
Allen earned his master's and doctoral degrees while on active duty with the Air Force. He said he became interested in higher education through his own ROTC assignments.
Road contractor hired
WARREN -- Trumbull County commissioners have awarded The Shelly Company of Twinsburg a $1.1 million contract to carry out the county's annual road paving program.
They also awarded Wednesday a $460,000 contract for the construction of waterlines and street improvements in the Bolindale neighborhood of Howland Township to J.S. Northeast Co. of Girard.
The work is part of a $600,000 planned project, about half of which will by paid with state grants.
Exercise trail bids dumped
GIRARD -- Bids by two companies to build a city exercise trail have been rejected as being too high.
George Zokle of CT Consultants in Youngstown, which is handling the project, said the work will go out to bid again.
Soda Construction Co. of Niles submitted a bid of $85,000, and Trumbull Paving Co. of Cortland bid $65,000, according to Zokle.
The total estimate for the project is $53,500.
Buckeye 5 winner
YOUNGSTOWN -- Christine Bilski of Youngstown won a top $100,000 prize for matching all five numbers in the Ohio Lottery's July 1 Buckeye 5 drawing. She filed her claim Wednesday at the lottery commission's Youngstown regional office in Austintown.
After federal and state tax withholdings totaling 28.5 percent, Bilski will receive a check for $71,500. She let the computer at Gino's Drive Thru South on South Avenue in Boardman pick the winning numbers: 2-13-15-24-27.
I-79 lanes to be open
MERCER, Pa. -- Lane restrictions on I-79 in Mercer County were expected to be removed today for the July Fourth holiday.
All lanes, between mile posts 110 and 137 were to open at 4 p.m. today, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Construction work resumes Monday.
Postal funds charges
WARREN -- A federal grand jury in Cleveland has returned a two-count indictment against Bernard W. Dziedzic, 54, of Kenilworth Avenue S.E.
He is charged with misappropriation of postal funds and false entries and reports of money and securities.
Fraud indictment returned
GIRARD -- A federal grand jury in Cleveland has returned a five-count indictment against Gerald W. Dickson, 57, of Patricia Drive.
He is charged with conspiracy, bank fraud, use of a false Social Security number and two counts of unlawful use of an access device.
He is accused of conspiring with his wife, who is now deceased, to commit the offenses of credit-card fraud and the use of a fake Social Security number.
Right of way granted
LOWELLVILLE -- The school board voted to grant a right of way to the village for construction of a sidewalk.
"We're not giving them the property," said Superintendent Richard J. Buchenic. "It's still school property. We're just letting [the village] use it."
The sidewalk will be installed on the north side of the stadium running parallel to West Wood Street and, Buchenic said, should provide greater access.
Bad-check charge
STRUTHERS -- Robert R. Youngblood, 20, of Youngstown will be sentenced Aug. 6 after pleading no contest in municipal court Wednesday to a charge of passing bad checks.
Youngblood was originally charged with forgery after he cashed a fraudulent payroll check at Nemenz IGA, 655 Creed St., in October 2001. Police arrested him Monday on a warrant for the forgery charge, which was later amended.
Temporary road closings
AUSTINTOWN -- The Mahoning County engineer's office will close two township streets later this month for culvert replacements. New Road between Raccoon Road and Orkney Avenue will be closed between July 15 and 18. Norquest Boulevard between North Kimberly Avenue and Benton Avenue will be closed between July 21 and Aug. 1.