Driver killed in collision

Driver killed in collision
SALEM -- An Alliance man was killed when his car was struck by a tractor-trailer in Perry Township just north of Salem.
The Lisbon post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said Roger Maze, 67 of Alden Avenue, was driving north on Goshen Road around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and failed to yield at a stop sign at U.S. Route 62. As he attempted to turn left onto Route 62, Maze's car was struck by an eastbound tractor-trailer, the patrol said. The truck driver, Steven Johnson, 30 of Elm Street, Leetonia, was not injured.
Teachers contract talks
SHARPSVILLE, Pa. -- Teachers and school officials will continue talking next week about a union contract. Both sides met Tuesday night to go over some language in the pending contract, said Mike Kalpich, teachers union president.
Kalpich said the district also is "running some numbers" and they expect to get those figures by next Wednesday when a negotiation session is set. Teachers and the school have been negotiating a new contract for the last 17 months.
Donation to repair bridge
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society of Pennsylvania is doing its part to help repair the McConnells Mill Covered Bridge.
Tom Walczak of Shenango Township, president of the organization, gave Lawrence County commissioners $1,000 to help with repairs. The bridge was damaged March 5 when high winds knocked a large tree onto it. It is one of two covered bridges in Lawrence County. Commissioners hired Lone Pine Construction of Bentleyville, Pa., last week to repair the bridge. The repair cost has not been determined.
Site plans approved
COLUMBIANA -- The city planning commission approved a site plan for Jet-o-chem Inc. to construct a building in the city's industrial park. Bob Belding, building and zoning officer, said the building will be the second at the site for the company, which performs industrial cleaning for the steel industry.
Belding said the planning commission also approved a site plan for Greenwood Family Limited Partnership at 1013 Sponseller Road. He said the company will clean up and repave the site of the former Rebel Motors used cars. The lot will be used to store vehicles from the Columbiana Dodge dealership. Belding said the company may also recondition used vehicles at that site.
Office to be closed
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- The Ellwood City satellite office used by the Lawrence County treasurer will be closed. County commissioners decided the office hasn't been effective since the treasurer stopped handling the tax claim bureau.
Commissioner Dan Vogler said they intend to give landlord Nick Frisk Jr. notice this month and hope to have the office closed by the end of June. The monthly rent is $400, but the yearly costs are about $9,000 with utilities and other costs.
Vogler said they will look for more cost-effective ways to have a presence in Ellwood City, possibly asking the borough to rent space in the municipal building. The current satellite office on Fifth Street came under fire recently when it has not been opened during its regular Tuesday and Thursday hours because a treasurer's employee was off sick.
Volunteer greeters
LEETONIA -- Volunteers are needed from 7 to 9 tonight through Saturday to greet visitors to the former Sky Bank building at 243 Main St. The Leetonia Area Community Foundation will have historical items on display. Anyone interested may volunteer by stopping at the Sky Bank building during festival hours. There is also a sign-up sheet at the Leetonia Public Library, 24 Walnut St.
Kidnapping reported
YOUNGSTOWN -- An 18-year-old Himrod Avenue woman told police she was kidnapped at gunpoint from her aunt's house on East Auburndale Avenue last Friday and held captive at a drug house on Edgar Street.
The woman, who filed the report Tuesday, said the suspects accused her of taking their drugs and guns. She said she was duct-taped to a chair in an upstairs bedroom but managed to escape Wednesday when the suspects fell asleep. The case is under investigation.