Historic preservation

Historic preservation
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Anyone interested in starting a historic preservation group for the New Wilmington area is invited to attend an informal meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the meeting room of Sky Bank at South Market Street and Neshannock Avenue. Organizer Jennifer Behm said the group is open to ideas.
Playhouse reunion
YOUNGSTOWN -- Dozens of supporters were expected to gather at The Youngstown Playhouse from 1 to 5 p.m. today for a reunion picnic. The event is free and open to the public.
Absentee ballots
LISBON -- Voters who wish to vote in the Nov. 2 general election by absentee ballot must request a ballot from the Columbiana County Board of Elections, said John Payne, elections board director. Anyone wishing to vote by absentee ballot must make the request in writing and must make a request each time an absentee ballot is desired, he said.
The written request must be mailed or delivered to the board of elections office. Payne said in most cases the absentee ballots are delivered through the United States Postal Service. Some absentee ballots are delivered by certified board of elections employees to voters in nursing homes and other health-care facilities. The elections board does not send out postcards or make phone calls asking voters if they want absentee ballots, he said.
Man remains in jail
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 21-year-old city man is in the Mahoning County jail after police say he punched and kicked his girlfriend.
Toriano Hines, of Parkwood Avenue, is charged with domestic violence. Reports say Hines' 20-year-old girlfriend was on the phone at 4:48 p.m. Saturday with a friend discussing the relationship when he overheard and reportedly struck her in the head with an ashtray.
The woman told police Hines then punched her in the head hard enough to knock her out of the chair and then began kicking and punching her in the back, legs and head.
Reports said the person the woman was talking to hung up and called police.
When officers arrived at the home, they observed a lump on the woman's forehead and her swollen left eye.
Police also took into evidence a 7mm Remington rifle Hines admitted he hid under the couch before officers arrived.
Firearm citation
YOUNGSTOWN -- Police took a semiautomatic handgun into evidence after a city man said he used it to try to shoot a dog that had earlier attacked his pet.
Christopher Roberts, 47, of Berkley Avenue, was cited in the discharge of a firearm and ordered to appear in Youngstown Municipal Court at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Police found Roberts walking down Garland Avenue at 11 a.m. Saturday as they responded to a call of shots fired. Police found a .25-caliber semiautomatic pistol in Roberts' left front pants pocket.
Roberts told police he was trying to shoot a large black dog that had mauled his dog earlier. He presented papers showing his pet was admitted to an animal hospital on Fifth Avenue.
Police confirmed his story, and after determining Roberts had no warrants and the gun was not stolen, issued him a citation.
Fire probe continues
GIRARD -- A fire that caused $200,000 in damages to a local apartment complex Friday is still under investigation. A fire report says the blaze was discovered just before 1 p.m. at a 10-unit apartment building at 201 S. Elruth Court. The fire was confined to one apartment, but the report says smoke damaged much of the building.
State official to speak
LIBERTY -- The Liberty school board will host a presentation by Dr. Bob Bowers, deputy superintendent of schools for Ohio, beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Bowers will discuss school finance and the need for continued support by local communities. He will also address the impact of reductions to school programs. The free event will take place in the community room at Liberty High School.