Sebring council to discuss hiring interim manager

Sebring council to discusshiring interim manager
SEBRING -- Village council will discuss naming an interim village manager at its meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday at village hall. Doug Burchard, assistant to the village manager, said Village Manager Teddy Ryan resigned last week to accept a position as borough manager in Columbia, Pa.
His last day in the village will be Nov. 14.
Burchard said the move is one of professional advancement for Ryan, who has been village manager for three years.
When asked if he is interested in the full-time position, Burchard said, "I'm interested in any position they would offer me."
He said the council will likely name an interim manager and then begin the process of searching for someone to fill the post full time.
Ryan's salary is about $60,000 per year, Burchard said.
Trick-or-treat hours
MERCER, Pa. -- Trick-or-treating hours for the Mercer County communities of Greenville, Hempfield and West Salem townships will be from 4 to 6 p.m Saturday. The Vindicator will run a longer listing of all such hours for the remainder of Mercer County and Lawrence County in Sunday's editions.
Girl struck by SUV
HERMITAGE, Pa. -- Police said McKenzie Fryman, 9, of South Keel Ridge Road was seriously injured when she was struck by an SUV as she and a friend tried to cross the road near her home around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday.
The friend made it, but McKenzie was hit by a northbound GMC Jimmy driven by Ernest Podleyon, 83, also of South Keel Ridge Road. McKenzie was first flown from the scene to St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, but was transferred Thursday to an undisclosed medical facility. No charges were filed, but the accident remains under investigation, police said.
Jameson to expand lot
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Jameson Health System will expand the north campus parking lot by 88 spaces. The houses located at 222, 224 and 226 W. Garfield Ave. are tentatively scheduled for demolition from Wednesday through next Friday. There may be some traffic delays and congestion in the parking lot area of Jameson's north campus during demolition.
Two charged in scam
SHARON, Pa. -- Police arrested two men they said bilked a disabled 50-year-old Sterling Avenue man out of $14,000 in a phony investment scheme. Police said one of the pair pretended to be an investment attorney, promising the victim a huge return on his investment.
Police said they took $14,000 from the victim over a three-month period. Samuel J. Beers, 18, of Diamond Street, Masury, and Edward Chacon, 29, of South Jackson Street, Youngstown, were arrested Tuesday on charges of theft, receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy. Both are in Mercer County jail, Beers on $35,000 bond and Chacon on $15,000 bond.
Sharon district seeks loan
SHARON, Pa. -- The lack of a state budget has forced the Sharon School District to borrow money to keep its doors open. The board voted Wednesday to borrow up to $4.5 million in a tax and revenue anticipation note from First National Bank of Pennsylvania at an interest rate of 3.35 percent.
The money will be drawn down as needed rather than be taken in a lump sum. School officials had warned the district would be out of money by the end of this month and the deficit could reach $3.5 million by the end of January. The state has failed to make the first two of four $1.6 million subsidy payments to the district for the 2003-04 school year.
Motorist reports robbery
YOUNGSTOWN -- A Salem man who stopped for the stop sign at the East Bound Service Road and Belmont Avenue at 5:15 p.m. Thursday told police he was robbed after being distracted by a woman who got in the passenger side of his car and asked if he wanted to party. The woman's accomplice approached the driver's-side window, pointed a gun and demanded money, reports show.
The 47-year-old Virginia Avenue man turned over $80, then the gunman snatched a cell phone off the dash and both suspects ran, police said.