Boy struck by vehicle

Boy struck by vehicle
SALEM -- A 9-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle when he rode his bicycle into the street, police said.
Dominic Spiker, of 346 New Garden Ave., was hit around 5:16 p.m. Tuesday on the 300 block of West Wilson Street by a vehicle driven by Andrew Peterson, 80, of 623 E. Third St.
Peterson was driving west when the boy entered the road from between two houses, police said.
Dominic was treated at Salem Community Hospital. Peterson has not been cited.
Renovation complaint
SALEM -- City council heard concerns from a Third Street woman who told them that sewer lines have twice backed up into her basement after construction began in June on a street renovation project.
The city is asking utilities department Superintendent Don Weingart to look into the matter.
The city has undertaken a $1.3 million street renovation and improvement project that includes widening and extending East Third Street eastward so that it intersects with Roosevelt Avenue.
Salem burglary
SALEM -- Someone broke into Simmons Feed & amp; Supply, 600 Snyder Road, and stole about $100 cash plus some change, police said.
The crime occurred over the weekend. It was reported about 8:05 a.m. Tuesday.
The break-in continues a string of business burglaries that have occurred in the city over the past two weeks.
Police think at least some of the crimes have been committed by the same person.
Poland attorney Robertsreappointed to bar panel
COLUMBUS -- Atty. James. E. Roberts of Poland has been reappointed chairman of the Ohio State Bar Association's Independent Judiciary and Unjust Criticism of Judges committee.
Roberts, also known as "Ted," is with the Youngstown firm of Roth, Blair, Roberts, Strasfield and Lodge.
Bar association committees work to inform lawyers about court decisions and regulatory changes. The committees also draft and comment on legislation for the Ohio Legislature.
Looking for missing man
AUSTINTOWN -- Police are looking for a Barrington Drive man who has been missing since Aug. 26. David Durila, 60, is about 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs about 165 pounds, and has gray hair and brown eyes, police said.
Durila was last seen driving a Kia sport utility vehicle with Ohio license plate EC72CQ.
Police are asking anyone with information about Durila to call them at (330) 799-9721.
Raccoon vaccinations
YOUNGSTOWN -- State officials will be baiting and vaccinating raccoons in the Mahoning Valley this month in an effort to prevent rabies.
Baiting is set to begin Monday and cover about 3,000 square miles on the eastern border of Ohio, including land in Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties.
The Ohio Department of Health is asking residents not to touch the baits, which contain an oral vaccine, and to keep their pets inside or on leashes for at least a week so they will not eat the baits. The baits are brown, about 1 inch square and three-quarters of an inch tall, and contain a vaccine packet.
Judge dismisses suitover girl's suspension
BEAVER, Pa. (AP) -- A judge dismissed a mother's claim that a school district violated her 13-year-old daughter's constitutional rights when it suspended the girl for having oral sex with a boy on a school bus.
The woman also claimed it was not clear in the South Side Area School District's written policies that oral sex on a bus was unacceptable behavior.
Beaver County Judge George E. James dismissed the mother's appeal Aug. 29, saying the district's decision to suspend the girl and the 13-year-old boy was legal and supported by substantial evidence.
The district suspended the pupils in May after classmates reported the teenagers' acts. South Side Middle School Principal Thomas Ralston said the pupils admitted they had consensual oral sex on the bus during a field trip.
Officials suspended the pupils until Oct. 29.