Social Security checks

Social Security checks
YOUNGSTOWN -- An apparent snafu in delivery prevented some area residents from getting their monthly Social Security checks by mail Wednesday, said Carolyn Nixon, Social Security district manager. Checks slated for delivery on the third Wednesday of the month were affected, she said. The post office was aware of the problem and indicated those checks should have been delivered Thursday, Nixon said. However, if they don't arrive by Monday, Social Security recipients can file a claim for nonreceipt with their local Social Security office and get new checks issued, she said.
Relay for Life set
LISBON -- The Lisbon Relay For Life ceremonies start at 5:45 p.m. today at Dickey Drive, behind the Lisbon post office. The event will honor cancer suvivor Pam Miller, a preschool teacher from Columbiana County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Cancer survivors will walk the first lap at 6 p.m. A dinner will be served to survivors at 6:30 p.m. Recognition of the relay participants and fireworks will be at 10 p.m.
House siding stolen
YOUNGSTOWN -- Aluminum siding worth roughly $10,000 was stripped from a vacant house at 938 McHenry, and items worth $300, including copper pipe, two doors, a sink, cast iron tub and light fixtures, were taken from a vacant house at 66 Willis Ave., police said. The thefts were reported Wednesday by owners of the houses.
Shots fired at girls
YOUNGSTOWN -- Two teenage girls told police that shots were fired in their direction when they stood in the driveway of a house in the 100 block of Hilton Avenue around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. When the girls looked toward the sound of gunfire, they saw a 17-year-old boy they know firing a small handgun, reports show. As the girls ran into the house, they saw the suspect and another boy run north on Erie Street. The house and a porch chair were damaged by gunfire, police said.
Stolen-property arrest
YOUNGSTOWN -- Two East Liverpool men who police say tried to sell a stolen van for scrap at Youngstown Iron and Metal were charged with receiving stolen property and arraigned Thursday in municipal court. Bond was set at $20,000 for Earnest B. Hayes, 52, of Fifth Avenue, and also for James Horner, 30, of Boring Lane. They will be back in court June 30 for a preliminary hearing. An employee at the scrap yard on Division Street called police Wednesday afternoon to report that the men were trying to sell the Chevrolet van for scrap. The van was reported stolen that day out of Columbiana. The suspects had arrived at the scrap yard with the van on a flatbed car hauler, police said.
Free space for vendors
COLUMBIANA -- Merchants of Columbiana are offering free downtown street space to all crafters, vendors of fruits and vegetables and other products from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 1, 8, 15 and 22, weather permitting. Call by 3 p.m. the Friday before the event to reserve a space. (330) 482-3144.
Fire hydrant flushing
GIRARD -- Beginning Monday, the Girard Fire Department will flush hydrants from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. The flushing will continue for approximately three weeks. During this period, residents may experience low water pressure.
House bill for YSU
YOUNGSTOWN -- The U.S. House has approved a bill that includes $1 million to expand Youngstown State University's CyberEnabled Industrial Innovation Center program.
Administered by YSU's chemistry department, the program allows off-campus research and academic institutions to remotely access certain university research and testing equipment through the Internet. The federal money would expand the program to provide direct services to industry.
The U.S. Senate also needs to approve the bill. The approval was announced by U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-17th, who included the $1 million in the House bill.