American Legion carnival

American Legion carnival
EAST PALESTINE -- The American Legion Post 31's annual street fair runs from 5 to 11 tonight through Friday and from 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday on Walnut Street near the post. The fair features amusement rides, games, food and entertainment, with cash drawings nightly by the Legion. Saturday's cash drawing is for $5,000. The East Palestine Memorial Public Library has adjusted its hours for the fair. The library will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday and closed Saturday.
Salem sidewalk repair
SALEM -- City Service Director Joe Julian told city council that a federal grant will be used to replace or repair sidewalks in parts of the city.
About $48,000 from a community development block grant is available for the project, council learned at its meeting Tuesday.
Sidewalks along North Ellsworth and South Broadway avenues are among those that will be improved. The project is expected to commence later this year.
Springfield police officers
NEW SPRINGFIELD -- Springfield Township trustees will meet in executive session at 7:30 p.m. Thursday to interview police officer candidates. The closed-door session will be at the township administration building, 3475 E. South Range Road.
Hermitage siren tests
HERMITAGE, Pa. -- The Hermitage Fire Department will conduct its monthly test of all the city's weather warning sirens between 9 and 10 a.m. Thursday. Residents should ignore the sirens during that period.
Rivers Day planned
TRANSFER, Pa. -- Shenango Conservancy will hold its Rivers Day canoe trip on the Shenango River on Saturday. Participants, who must furnish their own canoes, will paddle 10 miles from Kidds Mill Covered Bridge to Big Bend. The trip is suitable for boaters with basic experience. Anyone who doesn't have a canoe and would like to make the trip can register, in the event that there may be canoes with open seats. Participants should pack a lunch to picnic at the Kidds Mill Bridge Park before the trip. Participants should bring their canoes and gear to the park, off Reynolds Industrial Road just one mile east of Pa. Route 18, at 11 a.m. A car shuttle will get vehicles to the Big Bend retrieval area. To register, call (724) 662-2242 or (724) 588-6732.
Robbery suspects
GIRARD -- Two Mahoning County men will appear next Wednesday in Girard Municipal Court on robbery charges.
Liberty police have charged Dwayne E. Scott, 37, of Unity Road, New Springfield, with robbery, and Anthony J. DeAngelis, 33, of Grimm Heights Road, Struthers, faces charges of complicity to robbery and fleeing and eluding.
Liberty police accuse Scott of robbing Smoker's Friend and Cigarette Express on Belmont Avenue of cigarettes Saturday and fleeing in a truck driven by DeAngelis.
The two were caught in Austintown after the truck got stuck off New Road.
Scott is being held in the Trumbull County jail, unable to post a $25,000 bond. DeAngelis was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond.
Bucci's hearing delayed
YOUNGSTOWN -- Robert T. Bucci, 57, won't be back in Ohio as soon as U.S. District Court officials in Cleveland were expecting.
An extradition hearing was postponed until June 27 for the former Canfield resident, who fled to Cuba 4 1/2 years ago to avoid prosecution on charges of conspiracy to defraud the IRS, false tax returns and tax evasion, according to federal law enforcement officials.
Bucci is being held in a Miami jail after his arrest in Panama City, Fla., on May 18.
Bond jumping is expected to be added to his list of charges.
Bucci's brother, Anthony, was a witness for the prosecution during James A. Traficant's racketeering trial. Robert Bucci also had a chance to strike a deal with prosecutors for a lighter sentence in exchange for testifying against Traficant, but he opted instead to flee.