Liberty Street work

Liberty Street work
GIRARD -- Liberty Street under the Interstate 80 bridge will be reduced to one lane beginning Tuesday because of the construction of a waterline. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers. On Thursday, the city will shut off water on Liberty Street from 7 to 11 a.m.
Car-seat safety
HOWLAND -- Howland and Bazetta Fire Department personnel will offer free child car-seat safety inspections from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Howland Fire Department, 169 Niles-Cortland Road. The event is in conjunction with National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Month. Inspections are performed by certified technicians who ensure that the car seats fit the child and vehicle. Appointments are necessary. People unable to attend Friday can call the Howland Fire Department at (330) 856-5022 or the Bazetta Fire Department at (330) 637-4136 for an appointment at another time.
Lordstown schools
LORDSTOWN -- The Financial Planning and Supervision Commission of the Lordstown Local School District will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the high-school library. The commission, which oversees the district's financial decisions, will discuss releasing the district from state-imposed fiscal emergency status.
New post at TCTC
CHAMPION -- Frank Fuller, adult education director at Trumbull Career and Technical Center, has resigned his position and has been appointed to a newly created post effective today. Fuller will earn $69,300 annually as supervisor for instruction and grants. He'll work to procure grants for the center. "There are a lot of grants available, and he has experience with grants," said Wayne McClain, TCTC superintendent. Vicki Thompson becomes the interim adult education director and will earn $62,332 annually. Thompson formerly worked in human resources and supervisory training at the adult center.
'Inherit the Wind' events
HUBBARD -- Hubbard Public Library is among public libraries in Trumbull and Ashtabula counties planning book discussions and other activities based on the book "Inherit the Wind," by Ohio authors Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The book is a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes trial, which pitted defense attorney Clarence Darrow against the fundamentalist orator William Jennings Bryan over the teaching of evolution in the classroom. Participants are invited to read the book March 1 to April 16, then join in discussions at various libraries, or attend a performance of "Clarence Darrow: a One-Man Play" at 6:30 p.m. March 13 at the Trumbull County Courthouse. Screenings of the film version of the book have been scheduled at several libraries. The Friends of Hubbard Public Library will sponsor a community book discussion of "Inherit the Wind" at 7 p.m. April 7. Multiple copies of the book are available.