Seeking suspect

Seeking suspect
YOUNGSTOWN -- City police were in pursuit of a suspect late Saturday in a stabbing in the 100 block of Byron Street on the East Side.
Police responded at about 10:30 p.m., and Lt. William Centric said the suspect fled in a vehicle.
At press time, Centric could not provide the victim's name or gender or say how seriously the victim was injured.
'A Walk of Life' at park
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Mahoning Valley African-American Women's Wellness Walk, called "A Walk of Life," will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 21 at Wick Park, with registration beginning at 8 a.m.
The American Heart Association has launched the walk to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke among black women. The event is free and open to area churches, companies, organizations and individuals.
It features volleyball competition for ages 12-16, health screenings, music and dance entertainment, and a healthy cooking demonstration.
To preregister, call the AHA at (330) 965-9230.
Honor for Weed and Seed
YOUNGSTOWN -- The city's Weed and Seed program, based in certain South Side neighborhoods, is one of 10 nationwide to receive a coordination honor award from the U.S. Department of Justice for its Ohio Adult Parole Authority project to reduce the number of repeat offenders.
The APA opened a satellite office on Market Street. Weed and Seed is a strategy that involves organizations, police and residents to reduce criminal activity in high-crime target areas.
The Weed and Seed area has seen a 56-percent decrease in the number of reported crack houses, a 16-percent drop in homicides, a 17-percent drop in rapes, a 27-percent drop in robberies and aggravated assaults and a 25-percent drop in stolen vehicles, the justice department says.
Disposing of waste
CHARDON -- Residents of Trumbull and Geauga counties can dispose of old paint, automotive fluids, pesticides, propane tanks and other waste not accepted at the curb from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Geauga County Engineer's Yard on Merritt Road.
Items not accepted at the event, sponsored by the Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District, include industrial and medical waste, tires, explosives, asbestos and appliances.
Streetscape rescheduled
YOUNGSTOWN -- The city's Streetscape planting and cleanup planned downtown Saturday was rescheduled for today because of rain.
Cleanup will begin at 8 a.m. and continue through the afternoon.
Participants should bring garden tools, gloves and brooms and meet in front of BW-3 Restaurant for assignments.
Housing reform forum
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Southern Boulevard Block Watch will have a housing reform forum at 7 p.m. June 18 at St. Dominic Parish Center on Southern Boulevard.
Betsy Johnquest, chairwoman of the Mahoning Valley Women's Political Caucus, and Maureen O'Neil Farris, chairwoman of the city's Housing Code Enforcement Task Force, will make presentations.