Wreck kills motorcyclist



Wreck kills motorcyclist
VIENNA -- A Boardman man was killed in a motorcycle accident off Warren-Sharon Road before 4:30 a.m. Saturday.
The motorcycle was heading west before veering off the road, hitting a ditch and crashing through the fence in front of a house between Sodom-Hutchings and Warren roads, Ohio State Highway Patrol reports say. The accident was discovered when the homeowner arrived home at 5:30 a.m.
The patrol is withholding the name of the victim pending notification of his family. He was wearing a helmet.
4 hurt in car crash
BAZETTA -- A crash on Bazetta Road injured four people about 4 p.m. Saturday.
Darlene Bell, 41, of Warren was in stable condition Saturday night at St. Elizabeth Health Center with unspecified injuries.
A car driven by Richard Sheely, 19, of Niles crossed the center line and hit the car Bell was driving, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Sheely had minor injuries.
Three passengers were in the Bell car. Gloria Garber, 72, of Warren was taken to St. Joseph Health Center with unspecified injuries. Ralph Bell, 47, of Warren also suffered unspecified injuries.
Police didn't list any injuries for a child in the car, Kenneth Bell, 11.
Closed for bridge repair
GREENVILLE, Pa. -- Route 58 (Kinsman Road) from state Route 4001, North Summit Road, to the Ohio state line will be closed to traffic starting at 7 a.m. Monday.
Local traffic will be permitted up to the work area. A detour is posted. The road is expected to be closed for about three weeks. Crews will be doing bridge repair. The expected reopening is June 27.
SCOPE meeting
CORTLAND -- Azaad Kharira will give a presentation on the therapeutic value of laughter at the SCOPE Lake Vista meeting at 10 a.m. Friday at the Lake Vista Club House.
Attendees are urged to bring a finger food to share.