Man dies in crash

Man dies in crash
LISBON -- Joshua R. Sinsley of McCracken Road, Salem Township, was killed in a one-vehicle accident early Sunday on Cunningham Road, about 0.2 miles south of state Route 344 in Salem Township. The 21-year-old, who was not wearing a safety belt, was traveling south on Cunningham Road, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. The car went off the road, then slid back across the road and rolled onto its right side; the driver was partially ejected.
Police probe death
YOUNGSTOWN -- Police were called at 7:53 a.m. Sunday to the 600 block of East Indianola Avenue, where a man was dead in the driveway of a funeral home.
A police report lists the case as a homicide.
Police said they found the black man, whose identity is not yet known, in the driveway of Fabrizio Funeral Home.
Detectives, the crime lab and county coroner were called to the scene. The police report does not list any type of injury to the man.
Mill Creek kite festival
CANFIELD -- Mill Creek MetroParks will celebrate the 300th anniversary of Ben Franklin's birth on April 22, with a kite festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the MetroParks Farm across from Canfield Fairgrounds.
Organizers said members of the Ohio Society for the Elevation of Kites and Fly Pittsburgh will display their collections and flying skills. Members will also judge games and contests for the public and share their knowledge with visitors.
The contests will offer separate divisions for handcrafted and manufactured kites. There will be a category for sport flying and one for handcrafted kites of the style used by Franklin in his famous kite-flying electricity experiments.
State parks honored
LAKE MILTON -- Lake Milton State Park is among Ohio parks to receive honorable mention from Ohio Department of Natural Resources officials lauding state park volunteers' efforts. ODNR chose Portage County's West Branch State Park as its Volunteer Park of the Year for its volunteers' being well-organized and using a productive team approach. Volunteers logged 10,029 hours.
In recent years, West Branch has taken on a whole new appearance, including a new campground, and its volunteers have played a large role in keeping the park beautiful, ODNR officials said. Officials said some 6,000 volunteers worked in Ohio state parks, contributing some 300,000 hours of service.