Seat belt campaign
Seat belt campaign
This year’s “Click It or Ticket” campaign is Monday-June 3. During the campaign, police in Mahoning County will hand out vouchers to drivers wearing safety belts. The vouchers enter the drivers into a drawing to win YSU or SteelHounds tickets, a Mahoning Valley Thunder prize or “evening out” provided by DD4Hire.
Lane restriction
MADISON — County Road 425, also known as East Liverpool Road, in the township, Columbiana County, was restricted Thursday to one lane of traffic, which will continue for six weeks. Bridge painting is occurring on the overhead U.S. Route 30 structure, but traffic on Route 30 will not be affected. The work is part of a $2.1 million bridge repair project that began in July 2006.
Leetonia cleanup
LEETONIA — The village will conduct its annual spring cleanup starting Monday by picking up brush and bagged leaves. Brush no longer than 4 feet should be stacked in one direction. Leaves that have not been bagged will not be collected. Appliances, furniture and other items will not be picked up.
‘Top Cop’ from Cleveland
Peter J. Elliott, U.S. marshal for the Northern District of Ohio, based in Cleveland, was presented with the “Top Cop” award by the National Association of Police Organizations at a ceremony at the Warner Theater in Washington recently. Before a full house, Elliott unexpectedly handed his award to Grace Leon, the widow of a Cleveland patrolman whose death during a fugitive pursuit led to the creation of the Fugitive Safe Surrender concept. Elliott got the award for helping the U.S. Marshals Service launch the innovative program. Safe Surrender offers fugitives a chance to surrender at local faith- and community-based organizations.