POLICE: GUN FOUND IN CAR

Police: Gun found in car
YOUNGSTOWN -- A loaded stolen handgun with a makeshift laser sight was found Sunday afternoon under the driver's seat of a white Lincoln Town Car driven by Duwayne Morant, 30, of Erskine Avenue, Boardman, police said.
Morant was pulled over on Market Street after police received a report that shots had been fired from a white Lincoln with a broken front grille around 5:40 p.m.
Moran was arrested on charges of carrying a concealed weapon, receiving stolen property and possession of marijuana. Police said the suspected marijuana was found under the driver's seat.
Moran told the officers that he is "on paper" to a common pleas judge for a weapons offense, meaning he is on probation for the crime.
Tire-disposal grants
COLUMBUS -- Grants totaling $430,637 have been awarded to 44 solid-waste management districts and authorities across the state to help establish and operate tire-collection programs.
Tire Amnesty Grants are used by communities to provide an economical and environmentally friendly means of managing waste tires. The maximum grant amount per solid waste management district or authority is $10,000. No match is required.
The 2004 tire amnesty grants recipient, grant amount and number of tires in the Mahoning Valley area are as follows: Carroll/Columbiana/Harrison SWMD, $10,000, 13,000; Geauga-Trumbull SWMD, $10,000, 11,000; Mahoning County SWMD, $10,000, 10,000.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Recycling & amp; Litter Prevention administers Ohio's Tire Amnesty Grant program. Since 1981, communities statewide have received more than $180 million to support local recycling, litter prevention and market development efforts. The grants are supported by a fee collected at the point of sale on all tires sold in Ohio.
Money for habitat work
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Wildlife has received a $50,000 grant for habitat work in Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area in Trumbull County.
The two-year project will restore wetland and native prairie to benefit waterfowl and other wetland-associated migratory birds during migration.
The project is part of a large effort to enhance habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife within the Mosquito Creek-Grand River Focus area, located in the headwaters of the Grand River.
When completed, 70 acres of shallow marsh will have been restored and an additional 369 acres of shallow marsh enhanced. Pheasants Forever will oversee the restoration of a 52-acre native prairie grassland within the tract.
Wildfire symposion
COLUMBUS -- A wildfire symposium on steps landowners can take to reduce the threat of wildfires will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 14 at the Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road.
At the wildland fire symposium, natural resource experts will provide a greater understanding of the historical role fire has played in Ohio's wildlands. Additional topics include how Ohio's traditional mixed oak forests are being replaced by red maple trees.
The symposium is expected to attract a varied audience, including land managers, public officials and the public.