Shots fired at councilman

Shots fired at councilman
YOUNGSTOWN -- A Columbus man was arrested Saturday morning after police said he shot several times at City Councilman Clarence Bowles. Bernard Barnes Jr., 22, is being held in the Mahoning County Jail on a charge of felonious assault. Police reports list addresses for Barnes on West LaClede Avenue and in Columbus.
According to police reports, Bowles told officers he was driving on West LaClede near Market Street just after 10 a.m. Saturday when he pulled behind two men walking in the middle of the street. Bowles blew his car horn and one man moved to the side of the road. Barnes, the other man, ignored the horn and continued to walk.
Reports said Bowles pulled alongside Barnes and asked why he refused to move. Barnes, reports said, answered with a curse word and after a little more talk pulled a handgun and fired several shots at Bowles. Barnes ran west on West LaClede after firing the shots. Officers followed Barnes' footprints in the snow to 137 W. LaClede, where Bowles identified him.
Monopoly tournament
YOUNGSTOWN -- Camp Fire USA Northeast Ohio Council is looking for Monopoly players to pit their real-estate skills against others in its Eighth Annual Monopoly Game Tournament.
The tournament is open to contestants 12 years old through adults. It is sanctioned by Parker Bros. as an official tournament.
The tournament will be Feb. 28 at Eastwood Mall in Niles. Entry fee is $10, due by Feb. 21, and $20 after Feb. 21.
For an entry form or more information, call the Camp Fire office at (888) 533-4426.
Getting aid for college
WARREN -- Nina Conner, financial aid officer at Kent State University Trumbull Campus, will discuss financial aid for the college bound at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the main branch of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library. The program is intended for anyone planning to attend college and their parents.