Federal indictments

Federal indictments
CLEVELAND -- A federal grand jury has indicted several tri-county area residents, the U.S. attorney said. Kelly L. Myers, 41, of Leslie Road, Lisbon, was charged with embezzling $87,600 from National City Bank in East Liverpool while she was a head teller there in 2000 and 2001. Tyronne Dennison, 29, of Hollywood Avenue, Niles, was charged with possessing with intent to distribute about one-third of an ounce of crack cocaine and possessing a firearm after being convicted of a crime punishable by more than a year in prison. Kenneth Dotson Jr., 23, of Chambers Street, Campbell, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
PennDOT open house
MERCER, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will hold an open house at its Mercer County maintenance garage at 215 N. Maple St. from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday. Employees will offer tours, and there will be equipment and other displays. Groups wishing to attend should call ahead to schedule a tour. The number is (724) 662-5350.
Resource center opening
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- A forum on the illegal use of OxyContin and prescription drugs will follow the ribbon-cutting for a new drug abuse resource center at the New Castle Library. The opening will be at 6:30 p.m. today at the library, 207 E. North Liberty St. The resource center is being created by the Lawrence County District Attorney's office. The forum will include panelists Dr. Randy Hofius, a local physician; Russell Noga, Lawrence County Coroner; and Elaine Surma, agent with the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office. District Attorney Matt Mangino will moderate. The forum is free and open to the public.
Train ride to raise funds
SALEM -- The Salem Humane Society will start a capital campaign with a train ride to fund its new shelter. The train departs from the depot at the Steam Railroad Museum in Minerva at 11 a.m., 12:30, 2 and 3:30 p.m. Oct. 9. The one-hour, round-trip train ride goes through farm country. The cost is $30 per person. The Pullman rail car seats 30. The ride includes a buffet prepared by Friends Roastery of Salem and an open bar. All ticket sales will be donated to the Salem Humane Society. At the depot, there will be animals, educational information, snacks, and games for children. For more information, call the society at (330) 332-2600.
Culvert replacement
HARTFORD -- Custer Orangeville Road will be closed north of Drake State Line Road on Tuesday and Wednesday so workers from the Trumbull County Engineer's Office can replace a culvert.
Tax-evasion case assigned
YOUNGSTOWN -- The tax evasion case against Mark S. Colucci, 46, of Austintown has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley in Cleveland. Colucci, who voluntarily gave up his law license this month, will plead guilty at arraignment, his lawyer has said. The government said Colucci failed to pay the IRS nearly $30,000 in taxes he withheld from his employees and failed to pay $291,149 in personal income tax over a five-year period. The case was initially assigned to U.S. District Judge Peter C. Economus in Youngstown but the judge recused himself, court papers show. In 2002, Judge Economus fined Colucci for failure to show up for a court hearing.
Cleanup volunteers needed
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Youngstown State University student organization YESS, Youngstown Environmental Studies Society, is seeking volunteers to assist with collecting litter and beautifying the Wick Avenue and Logan Way corridor on the North Side on Oct. 9 beginning at 10 a.m. Volunteers should meet in the parking lot of Time Warner on Wick Avenue and should bring a rake and a broom if possible. The Youngstown Litter Control and Recycling Program will provide gloves and bags. For more details, call YSU Recycling at (330) 941-2294.
Another Banner break-in
YOUNGSTOWN -- For the third time in four weeks, a break-in occurred at Banner Supply Co. on East Indianola Avenue, police said. The burglar alarm sounded at the business at 9:55 p.m. Wednesday. Police and the owner found the rear garage door open and damaged, forced from its track. A door to the main showroom was also damaged. The safe was damaged in an unsuccessful attempt to open it, reports show.