Dog to be destroyed

Dog to be destroyed
WARREN -- A dog that supposedly bit three children -- two girls in Brookfield and one in Howland -- will be destroyed Thursday.
James Keating, Trumbull County director of human services, said today the county dog pound is giving the owner an opportunity to claim the chow.
Parents of the Brookfield girls have said the dog that will be destroyed is not the same animal that bit their daughters.
Keating was answering questions about the dog this morning because of a new county policy that says only department heads can respond to press inquiries.
Dog Warden Robert Campana was not at work this morning.
Probation extended
GIRARD -- Failing to pay fines and to follow the terms of his probation has landed a Youngstown State University anthropology professor another six-month probation term.
Gary Fry, 63, of Mount Everett Road, Hubbard, was originally charged last year with a felony count of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and possession of a weapon while intoxicated.
The motor vehicle charge was later reduced to attempted unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Fry was originally fined $400 and costs, placed on one year's probation and ordered to undergo drug and/or alcohol assessment.
Court records indicate he still owes $258, despite being found guilty during a March hearing of a probation violation for not paying. It was during that hearing the probation was extended.
Compiling flood list
HOWLAND -- The Howland Citizens League is placing fliers in residents' mailboxes, asking them to help compile a list of flood areas, said Bill Jobe, group president.
The organization has identified seven flood areas in the township that it will submit to government agencies with the hope of correcting the problems, Jobe said.
Township Trustee Rick Clark said at a Wednesday meeting that the group's fliers urged people to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to get flood issues addressed. Jobe said that is not mentioned on the fliers.
GM group aids boy's wish
LORDSTOWN -- A $5,000 check from the Professional Managers Network of the GM fabricating plant helped a Warren boy realize his wish for a trip to Walt Disney World.
The network presented the check Thursday to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast Ohio. The $5,000 was the proceeds from the network's golf outing.
The foundation's mission is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Antique tractor show
MESOPOTAMIA -- Ridgeview Farm, 5488 Kinsman Road, will host an antique tractor show Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
The farm will display tractors in the collection of the Historical Engine Club, a group formed in 1970 for the preservation of American-made machinery.
Union files complaint
SOUTHINGTON -- The union representing striking classified workers in the Southington School District has filed a complaint against the State Employment Relations Board.
Ohio Association of Public School Employees Local 4 has told the 10th District Court of Appeals in Franklin County that SERB's Sept. 18 dismissal of an unfair labor practice complaint the union filed against the school board was a "gross abuse of discretion."
The union complained to SERB in July that the board acted improperly by unilaterally implementing a contract. The appeal asks the court to overturn SERB's decision and set the matter for a hearing.
Fifteen bus drivers, janitors and cafeteria workers have been on strike since the first day of school, though five members have crossed picket lines to go back to work.
Probing call response
WARREN -- An internal investigation is being conducted to determine why police did not respond more quickly to a call about a dog's being attacked by another dog.
Capt. Tim Bowers said Thursday he has asked dispatchers and officers to give him information about the call.
According to Bowers, an Ogden Avenue N.W. man called police around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday to report that his dog was being attacked by another dog. Despite a request for an officer, police did not show up, Bowers said, noting officers were very busy Tuesday evening.