Flu vaccine for children

Flu vaccine for children
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Mahoning County District Board of Health has received its shipment of influenza vaccine for children and will be administering flu shots by appointment. They are available to children 6 to 23 months of age, people 2 to 18 with chronic illness, people 2 to 18 on aspirin therapy, and children needing their second flu shot. The cost is $15; no appointment is necessary. People on Medicaid must bring their card so the cost of the shots can be billed. For an appointment call (330) 270-2855, Ext. 125.
Business owner robbed
YOUNGSTOWN -- A High Street antiques dealer pleaded for his life while being pistol whipped and robbed by two men in their early 20s, police said. The 68-year-old business owner told police he had just finished a transaction at noon and began to walk back into the store at 1002 High St. when he was hit on the head with a gun Thursday. The beating continued as he fell to the ground, and the robbers demanded his wallet, which contained cash and credit cards. The robbers took his wallet and ordered him into a back room before running out. He declined treatment from an ambulance crew, saying he would take himself to a hospital.
Failure to show in court
YOUNGSTOWN -- Robert B. Brodie, 55, of Wallace Street, Farrell, Pa., didn't show up for arraignment Friday in municipal court and Judge Elizabeth A. Kobly issued a warrant for his arrest. Brodie had been issued a citation Thursday afternoon in the 800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard charging him with criminal trespass and possession of a drug abuse instrument (syringe). Police said that when they spotted Brodie near an apartment known for open-air drug trade he began to walk away and, while doing so, removed a syringe from his pocket, knelt down and placed it on the ground. Police discovered that Brodie had an outstanding warrant from Hubbard Township charging him with driving under suspension. City police turned him over to Hubbard police.
Conservation district
CANFIELD -- Members of the Mahoning Soil and Water Conservation District elected two members to its five-member board of supervisors. Chosen for three-year terms Thursday were Terry Abrams of Struthers and Gary Ruggles Jr. of North Jackson, a district spokeswoman said Friday. The district is a legal subdivision of state government that provides natural resource management assistance to county landowners and other units of local government.
Extra police patrols
AUSTINTOWN -- The township police department will have extra officers on the roads Tuesday and Wednesday for Thanksgiving. Officers will be checking for speeders and those violating the seat-belt law on specific township roads. Money for the extra patrols comes from the Ohio Governor's Highway Safety Office.
Church Mouse donations
NEWTON FALLS -- Church Mouse Christmas Mission is again asking for donations to help buy toys for children and provide families with Christmas dinners. In 2003, the mission was able to give new toys to 201 children and make sure their families had a holiday dinner. Donations should be sent to: Church Mouse Christmas Mission, 261/2 W. Broad St., Newton Falls 44444.
Armed robberies probed
NILES -- City police said they are continuing to investigate several armed robberies that occurred in recent weeks. Marshall Finch, 41, Warren, is charged with one count of complicity to aggravated robbery, said police Capt. Chuck Wilson. A speeding vehicle stopped by Lordstown village police Tuesday on Highland Avenue led to the arrest. Another person is being sought. Lordstown Chief Brent Milhoan said Niles and Warren police obtained a search warrant, and in the vehicle found items linked to crimes in their jurisdictions. Two of the cases happened in Warren and three in Niles, he said. There were 17 items linked to the robberies, including a ski mask, Milhoan said.