Prayer service to mark disappearance anniversary

Prayer service to markdisappearance anniversary
TRANSFER, Pa. -- It's been three years since Sandra Baker disappeared.
Although state police believe that Baker, now 49, met with foul play, neither she nor the car she was driving when she disappeared have ever been found.
Linda Henry of Greenville hasn't given up her efforts to find her friend and will have a memorial prayer dedication service at 2 p.m. Sunday at Kidds Mill Covered Bridge on Reynolds Industrial Park Road.
The date coincides with the third anniversary of Baker's disappearance, and Henry said a bench in Kidds Mill Covered Bridge Park will be dedicated in her friend's memory. The bridge site is one of Baker's favorite places, Henry said.
Baker was last seen at a convenience store on Pa. Route 18 in Transfer.
Rewards for information on her whereabouts now stand at $7,000.
Alliance man dies in crashof truck in Knox Twp.
LISBON -- An Alliance man was killed when his pickup truck went off the road in Knox Township.
The Lisbon post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said John Corso, 32, of 1120 Garwood St., died when his Ford Ranger went off the right side of the road, then struck a pole and a tree. Corso was not wearing a seat belt, the patrol said.
The accident occurred about 7:20 p.m. on U.S. Route 62 east of Heritage Road. The patrol said Corso may have been driving too fast for wet road conditions.
Work on intersectionin Perry Twp. to begin
SALEM -- Work begins Friday at the intersection of state Route 45 and Depot Road south of Salem in Perry Township, Ohio Department of Transportation officials said.
Traffic will be maintained on Route 45; however, Depot Road will be closed for about 60 days later this summer. Motorists should plan for the detour to avoid delays.
Central-Allied Enterprises Inc. of Canton has the $700,000 contract for intersection reconstruction, including turn lanes and traffic signal installation.
The work is to be completed by Aug. 31.
Streets closed for parade
SHARON, Pa. -- Police will close portions of three streets to vehicular traffic for the annual Memorial Day Parade beginning at 10:45 a.m. Monday.
Case Avenue from Linden Street to State Street, East State Street from Case Avenue to North Oakland Avenue and North Oakland Avenue from State Street to Oakwood Cemetery will be closed during the parade, which will last about one hour.
Injured in crash
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- A Lawrence County man was in stable condition this morning at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, after a crash in North Beaver Township.
Pennsylvania State Police said Alex Stiles of Wampum, Pa., had to be extricated from his car after a crash on Sunnyside Road at 7:23 a.m. Wednesday.
Police said Stiles was traveling north and another vehicle driven by Gregory M. Martello of Sunnyside Road, New Castle, was traveling south when they collided. Police said Martello's vehicle was turned clockwise and came to rest on the southbound lane after the crash. Stiles' car was pushed back about 9 feet.
Martello was uninjured.
Dump truck driver hurt
HERMITAGE, Pa. -- A dump truck driver was hurt when his vehicle tipped over on South Darby Road. Richard Rodgers, 30, of Galbreath Street, New Castle, was treated at UPMC Horizon.
Police said Rodgers moved the dump truck over to the berm to avoid oncoming traffic when it slipped into a ditch and tipped to its side at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday.
The extent of Rodgers' injuries was not available from police.