Repairs to cause delays

Repairs to cause delays
LISBON -- The Ohio Department of Transportation has said motorists may experience slight delays while state Route 7 and 11 and U.S. Route 30 in Columbiana County are restricted to one lane while crews repair bridge decks. The work will be done between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays starting next week and is to be completed by July 23, weather permitting.
Computers for schools
SALEM -- Columbiana, Salem and Southern schools are among 14 east-central Ohio school districts to receive computer equipment from the Ohio Department of Transportation District 11. ODOT officials said to keep current with changes in technology, ODOT recycles computers about every two to three years. ODOT then donates the used computer equipment to school districts that request it. The schools each received 10 Pentium II or Pentium III computers as well as their choice of miscellaneous hardware such as monitors and printers. ODOT officials said the computer donation program is statewide with all ODOT districts participating, and the program has grown steadily since its inception in 1995.
Facing marijuana charges
SHARON, Pa. -- Police arrested Vincent Huntley, 42, of Silver Street, Sharon, in the 700 block of Idaho Street on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said Huntley was observed by security cameras in the area engaging in what they described as "suspicious activity" around 2:20 p.m. Thursday. Police said they found three small plastic bags of suspected marijuana and a large sum of money on him. He was held for arraignment today.
3 wanted men found
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- An early-morning traffic stop netted three wanted men. Police pulled over Zeon Alvarado, 32, of Blaine Street at 1:45 a.m. today after he failed to stop at the intersection of Lutton and Moravia streets. They later learned that the driver was wanted on a warrant and his passengers, Erik Alvarado, 34, of Atlantic Avenue and Antron Talley, 27, who is homeless, were also wanted. Police Chief Tom Sansone did not know the specific charges against Erik Alvarado this morning, but said Talley was wanted for violating state parole. Sansone said Talley left a halfway house that is not in Lawrence County. He added that part of Talley's parole stipulates he cannot be in Lawrence County. Other charges are also pending against the men, Sansone said. Police found suspected crack cocaine and a handgun in the car. Erik Alvarado also kicked out the window of a police car, sending glass into the arm of a city officer during the arrest, Sansone said. All three are being held at Lawrence County Jail.
Relay for Life 5K race
GREENVILLE, Pa. -- The American Cancer Society Relay for Life 5K race will take place Saturday at Greenville High School as part of the local Relay for Life 24-hour event at the school. Race registration is at 8 a.m., and participants must pay a $14 admission fee, which covers the cost of a race T-shirt and awards and prizes.
Local lottery winner
YOUNGSTOWN -- Persistence paid off for a Mahoning County resident who said he'd been playing the same numbers in the Mega Millions game since its inception in May 2002. Henry C. Harris matched five numbers Tuesday to win a $175,000 second-tier prize in the Mega Millions drawing, and he'll get $125,125 after taxes, Ohio Lottery officials said. Harris, who filed his claim Thursday in the lottery's Youngstown office, bought his winning ticket at Little Tiny's, 735 N. Garland Ave., which will get a $1,000 bonus for selling it. The winning numbers were 6-7-8-31-48, and the Mega ball was 19.
Seeking disaster status
YOUNGSTOWN -- Gov. Bob Taft sent a letter to the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture asking her to declare 52 Ohio counties, including Mahoning and Columbiana, as disaster areas because of agricultural losses caused by extreme weather in May.
The designation would make crop and livestock farmers in the counties eligible for disaster assistance programs, primarily low-interest loans.
If the designation is made, affected farmers may qualify for federal emergency loans if they suffered at least a 30-percent loss in crop production and meet other eligibility and loan requirements, Taft said.