Perry Township flooding

Perry Township flooding
SALEM -- Monday's steady rain produced flooding in Perry Township, police reported.
High water entered state Route 45 near South Lincoln Avenue. Flooding also was reported on the 1700 block of South Lincoln Avenue and on the 1800 block of North Egypt Road, police said.
The high water was reported around 9:30 p.m. Monday.
Church garage burglary
SALEM -- Someone broke into the Methodist Church garage at 244 S. Broadway Ave., police reported.
The only item missing appears to be a 2-gallon gas can.
The break-in was reported around 10 a.m. Friday, police said.
Italian classes
Italian classes will be offered at several locations beginning this month and running through mid-December.
Level I and II classes will take place on Mondays from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning Sept. 15 at St. Charles Church in Boardman and on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning Sept. 16 at St. Vincent de Paul church in Vienna.
Level I classes will be offered Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning Sept. 17 at Blessed Sacrament Church, Warren.
For more information, call Lio Comichista at (330) 545-1545.
Auction to benefit kids
BAZETTA -- The Summer Enrichment Program for Handicapped Children of Trumbull County will have a benefit Chinese auction from 2 to 6 p.m. Sept. 13.
The event will be at Candlelite Knolls at 2619 Hoagland-Blackstub Road, just north of the Warren bypass off state Route 5, between Carter Lumber and Valley Pontiac.
About 300 items will be up for auction, including gift certificates, gift baskets, crafts and more. Refreshments will be available.
Proceeds go to the enrichment program, a local nonprofit organization coordinated and funded by parents through private donations and fund-raisers.
Heritage Festival events
WARREN -- The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library will offer two programs during next month's Heritage Festival.
Musician Frank Warren will perform fiddle music during a family presentation at 11 a.m. Sept. 20. Author James Cash will discuss "Ohioans in the White House," giving a modern appraisal of the state's eight presidents at 2 p.m. Sept. 20. The program is in cooperation with the Ohio Humanities Council. The Sutliff Museum, on the library's second floor, will be open extended hours, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during festival weekend.
The main library will be closed for regular business during the Heritage Festival, but branch locations will be open.
Pa. teacher contracts
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Schools in western Pennsylvania so far have avoided teachers strikes, though teachers in 14 western Pennsylvania school districts are back in classrooms without contracts. A last-minute agreement forestalled a strike in the Apollo-Ridge School District in Armstrong County last week. Meanwhile, teachers in Somerset -- the site of the longest-running education labor dispute in the state -- stalled a proposed strike for two weeks to allow the school board to come up with an acceptable deal. They have worked without a pact for three years. Teachers in Deer Lakes and East Allegheny school districts in Allegheny County have authorized strikes. In all, teachers in 70 unions statewide are in contract negotiations, down from 86 at the same time last year, according to the Pennsylvania State Education Association, the state's largest teachers union.
Fall injures rock climber
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A rock climber was seriously injured when he fell as far as 100 feet while scaling a cliff in western Pennsylvania, fire officials said. The man, who was not identified, suffered head injuries when he lost his grip Sunday afternoon near the top of a cliff at an area known as the Derry High Rocks, about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh, Eastern Derry Fire Chief James Sulkosky said. During his fall, an anchor at the top of his rope apparently broke free and there was too much slack in the rope to stop him from hitting the ground, Sulkosky said. The man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital. His condition was not released.
Sunday liquor sales
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Sales of alcohol at liquor stores open on Sunday generated more than $9.6 million for the state in the first six months they've been allowed, according to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
Board Chairman Jonathan Newman said having stores open on Sundays does not seem to be hurting weekday sales. About 60 stores, or 10 percent of the state's liquor stores, are open on Sundays.
In the first two months of the state's fiscal year, store revenues grew nearly 11 percent to $171.2, million compared to the same period a year ago, Newman said.
Sunday sales, competitive pricing and the opening of four discount outlet stores close to border states helped the increase, he said.