Boy falls out of car

Boy falls out of car
GIRARD -- An 8-year-old boy escaped serious injury Tuesday after falling out of a moving car.
Paris McGuire of Sylvia Lane, Youngstown, was released from Northside Medical Center, where he was treated for scrapes and bruises.
The boy's grandmother, Mary McGuire, also of Sylvia, told police she was driving in the 400 block of Dearborn Street about 8 p.m. when the boy stood up in his seat after spotting relatives. The boy lost his balance and fell out of the car that was traveling about 20 mph.
Felon gets prison time
WARREN -- A Jefferson Street S.W. man has been sentenced to serve seven years and eight months in federal prison on gun charges.
Theotis Sanders, 25, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cleveland to possessing three firearms even though he had been convicted on felony charges.
He previously had been convicted of aggravated trafficking in drugs, felonious assault and robbery in Trumbull County.
Police said they found two semiautomatic weapons and a 9 mm handgun in a car Sanders was driving Aug. 27 near Willard Avenue S.E. and Milton Avenue S.E.
He was arrested after an investigation by Warren police and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Death investigated
WARREN -- The Trumbull County Coroner's Office is investigating the death of a 45-year-old Tod Avenue woman.
Molly L. Rulick was found dead in her residence at 3:27 p.m. Sunday.
An autopsy was performed Monday and the results are pending, coroner officials said.
Neighborhood Watch
VIENNA -- Monday's meeting of the Vienna Township Neighborhood Watch will feature a question-and-answer period with Judge Michael A. Bernard of Girard Municipal Court.
The township is under the court's jurisdiction.
Police activity for August will be reviewed. Refreshments will be available.
The meeting will be in town hall at 7 p.m. The watch meets the second Monday of each month and is open to all township residents.
Call (330) 539-4359, (330) 394-2171 or (330) 394-2188.
Cruisin' by the Lake
MECCA -- The Friends of Mecca Community Park and Maplewood Athletic Club are joining forces to present Mecca's annual Cruisin' by the Lake car cruise-in.
All proceeds will be used to fund the installation of electrical services needed by soccer and baseball teams, as well as people using the pavilion in Mecca Community Park.
The car cruise will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 21. Rain date would be Oct. 5.
The event will take place at the Mosquito Lake State Park boat launch parking lot, just west of the state Routes 46/88 intersection.
The show includes Danny G's Memories of Elvis Show at 2:30 and the sounds of disc jockey Big Rick. There will be food and raffles.
Show car registration will be from noon to 2 p.m. Cost is $2 per vehicle. Call Terry Shifflet at (330) 638-0513 or Cathy at (330) 637-3457.
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.
McKelvey going to D.C.
YOUNGSTOWN -- Mayor George M. McKelvey is following up on an invitation to stay at the White House and talk about local issues with President Bush.
McKelvey was among a handful of officials, including the governor and the two U.S. senators, who greeted Bush as he arrived for his stop Monday in Ohio for a Labor Day speech in Richfield.
Bush extended an invitation to stay at the White House and talk about two key local issues, McKelvey said.