Sheriff files to run

Sheriff files to run

LISBON — Columbiana County Sheriff David Smith has filed to seek another term as he awaits his own trial. Smith, a Republican, filed his petition Tuesday at the county board of elections. The sheriff is awaiting trial in Cambridge Municipal Court on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. The jury trial has been rescheduled to 9 a.m. Feb. 21. Smith was charged after he was stopped by the Ohio State Highway Patrol in Guernsey County late Oct. 11. He was reportedly speeding and swerving in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70. He was driving his unmarked county cruiser. The court placed Smith under an administrative license suspension, but he has been granted driving privileges for work-related activities. Smith cannot run for the post if he is convicted of the first-degree misdemeanor.

5 students charged

YOUNGSTOWN — Five Chaney High School students were charged with disorderly conduct after a fight broke out Tuesday, police said. School personnel detained the boys — ages 15, 15, 16, 16 and 17 — for police working in the building. Two of the five boys had been suspended earlier in the day but did not leave, police said.

Puppies OK after crash

LAKE MILTON — A truck filled with 101 puppies of all breeds being transported to Connecticut from Missouri overturned on Interstate 76 eastbound when the driver hit a patch of snow to avoid another vehicle that swerved into the passing lane, said Deputy Dog Warden Dave Nelson. All the puppies survived the crash and were transferred to a rental truck to continue their journey Tuesday, Nelson said.

Rock shatters window

YOUNGSTOWN — A large rock was thrown through the McDonald’s drive-through window at 2525 Market St. and shattered the glass at 1:52 a.m. today. The impact triggered the burglar alarm, police said. Officers who checked the interior of the restaurant didn’t find anyone.

Columbiana Co. levy

LISBON — The Columbiana County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities next year will seek a new levy voters rejected in November. William Devon, the board’s superintendent, on Wednesday asked the county commissioners to place the 2.5-mill levy for 10 years starting in 2008 on the ballot. It would bring in about $3.5 million a year. The commissioners approved the levy bid. The mental retardation board has been collecting four levies, and increased collections under one in the May primary. Devon has said the board is facing having to close its Robert Bycroft School, which he said is not mandated by law. That could place the care of clients with local school districts.

Struthers house fire

STRUTHERS — Fire inspectors say a fire caused about $10,000 damage to a West Wilson Street home. A laundry basket caught fire, but the cause is undetermined.

Three fire engines were dispatched to the property about 6 p.m. Tuesday. Flames had traveled to the walls and ceilings on the home’s second story and were visible from the street, according to police reports.

The fire was contained to a single bedroom and the last unit cleared the scene about 7:15 p.m., according to reports.

Adult toy store robbed

YOUNGSTOWN — Roughly $1,300 was discovered missing from the Adult Toy and Gift Store on Market Street when the manager opened the business Tuesday. Reports show the cash register tape was also missing along with an undetermined number of DVDs.

Man killed in crash

BUTLER, Pa. — A 26-year-old man was killed in a head-on crash on Evans City Road in Butler County. Pennsylvania State Police said Adam Pisarchick of Cranberry, Pa., was eastbound at 9:48 a.m. Tuesday when his car crossed the center line into the path of a dump truck driven by John Greenawalt, 54, of New Castle, Pa. Greenawalt was not injured.