3-year-old Cortland girl still in critical condition

3-year-old Cortland girlstill in critical condition
CORTLAND -- A 3-year-old Cortland girl remained in critical condition in a Cleveland hospital this morning, police say.
Police Detective Dave Morris said today the child is on life support and has been at the hospital since Friday.
Trumbull County 911 workers reported Friday evening that the girl was dead.
Police were called to a North Bank Street residence about 10:30 a.m. Friday and found the girl severely injured, police said.
No other details about the child's injury are being released. The investigation continues.
14-bed MVH facility opens
WARREN -- Mahoning Valley Hospital cut the ribbon this morning, officially opening its 14-bed facility on the ninth floor of Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital.
MVH is a transitional care program that has been serving local patients in Youngstown since 1999.
It focuses on ventilator patients, complex wounds, kidney failure, post-surgical complications, heart disease and stroke.
The lease arrangement for space in Trumbull Memorial will add 20 jobs to the MVH payroll, officials said.
YMCA youth flag football
WARREN -- Registration continues through Sept. 13 for the YMCA's youth flag football league.
There will be a meeting for coaches at 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Y, and practice begins Sept. 18.
Games, which are played Saturdays at Garfield School on Montclair Avenue N.E., run Sept. 27 through Nov. 8.
Cost is $25 for Y members and $50 for nonmembers. Age groups are 5-7, 8-9, 10-11 and 12-14.
Registration also continues through Sept. 13 for adult flag football for people 30 and older. Cost is $125 per team. Games are Saturday mornings from Sept. 27 through Nov. 8 behind Alden Elementary School. Maximum team size is to be determined.
A meeting for coaches will be at 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Y.
Call David Williamson, youth and adult program coordinator, at (330) 394-1565.
Chinese auction to benefitchildren with disabilities
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 Candlelitecq Knolls at 2619 Hoagland-Blackstub Road, just north of the Warren bypass off state Route 5. The facility is between Carter Lumber and Valley Pontiac.
There will be about 300 items 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 plans
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.
Italian classes offered
Italian classes will be offered in Warren, Vienna and Boardman.
Level I and II classes will be on Mondays from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning Sept. 15 in St. Charles Church in Boardman and on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning Sept. 16 in St. Vincent de Paul church in Vienna.
Level I classes will be offered Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning Sept. 17 in Blessed Sacrament Church, Warren.
Call Lio Comichista at (330) 545-1545.
Domestic violence
HUBBARD -- A Hubbard Township man was to be arraigned today in Girard Municipal Court on a charge of domestic violence. He is accused of shaking his 15-month-old son, police said.
Dallas L. Widdersheim, 34, of Rosedale Drive, was arrested about 8:30 a.m. Friday after police received a 911 call.
The boy was treated at Tod's Childrens Hospital in Youngstown.
Youngstown man arrested
HUBBARD -- Roy Moreno, 22, of Charlotte Avenue, Youngstown, was arrested Friday by Hubbard Township police on charges stemming from a June 23 burglary on Chestnut Ridge Road.
Detective Michael Begeo said Moreno is the second suspect charged; another man was indicted last month.