Breakfast for heroes

Breakfast for heroes

BOARDMAN — The Mahoning Chapter of the American Red Cross will host its fifth annual Heroes of the Mahoning Valley Breakfast from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 12 at Antone’s Banquet Centre on Market Street. The event will honor nine local citizens who have performed an extraordinary act of courage, donated countless hours to the betterment of our community and have shown unusual kindness and unselfish character through their actions. Tickets for the event are $15, which includes the buffet breakfast. Call the Mahoning Chapter of the American Red Cross for additional information and to reserve a seat at (330) 726-6063.

Council seat vacant

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Any village resident interested in serving the unexpired village council term of Mayor-Elect Harry Kale should submit a letter of interest to Kale at village offices by Jan. 5. Applicants must be eligible to vote in the village.

Council swearing-in

YOUNGSTOWN — The incoming members of Youngstown City Council will take oaths of office Saturday in council chambers on the 6th floor of city hall. The event begins at 9 a.m. and is expected to finish about 1 p.m. The swearing-in ceremony is open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. The incoming council will hold its reorganization meeting at 8 p.m. Jan. 7 in compliance with the city charter.

Subway robber sought

GIRARD — Police are still looking for the man who robbed the Subway restaurant on North State Street. According to police reports, the man walked into the store about at 9:55 p.m. Dec. 19, five minutes before the store was set to close, and asked for a cookie and some water. As the clerk was getting change for the transaction out of the cash register, the man leaned over the counter and took more than $120 in cash from the drawer. The man left the store and drove off in a blue or silver SUV.

Copper thefts go on

COLUMBUS (AP) — Officials say a law intended to stop thefts of copper wire and other building materials has had little effect. Police say four months after the city law took effect, thieves are continuing to steal copper pipe, household appliances and air conditioner parts at a rate of more than $11,000 a day. Police say the law, which mandates that scrap dealers require identification from sellers, has helped nab a few local criminals. But without statewide rules, thieves can sell metals somewhere else.

Strickland refuses raise

COLUMBUS (AP) — Gov. Ted Strickland has turned down a $4,000 raise scheduled for 2008 and plans to reimburse the state for the cost of his health insurance. Spokesman Keith Dailey says the governor, who makes about $145,000 a year, won’t take the planned 2.8 percent increase in salary. By law, the governor receives a 3 percent or less increase in pay every year. Earlier this year, Strickland froze the salaries of about 3,400 nonunion state employees, including cost-of-living adjustments and merit raises, citing difficult financial conditions in Ohio’s struggling economy.

Robbery suspect shot

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A robbery suspect is in the hospital recovering from surgery after a clerk in a Pittsburgh 7-Eleven shot him several times during an attempted holdup, police said. Ingram Police Chief John Doherty says the clerk shot the knife-wielding robber inside and outside the shop early Christmas Day. Doherty did not know how many times the man was shot. He declined to identify either the clerk or the robber. Doherty says a preliminary investigation has revealed the clerk was licensed to carry a gun.