Man in critical condition
Man in critical condition
HOWLAND — A man was in critical condition Sunday at St. Elizabeth Health Center after a one-car crash in Howland.
Craig S. Johnston, 42, of Niles was driving west on Warren Sharon Road at Henn-Hyde Road when he drove off the left side and hit a ditch, the Ohio State Highway Patrol in Warren said. The crash occurred at 2:40 a.m. Johnston was not wearing a seat belt, and alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash, the patrol said. It is continuing to investigate.
Carjacking, robbery
YOUNGSTOWN — Two men face charges after a carjacking and robbery on the city’s South Side on Saturday. Police said a group of people told officers they were carjacked and robbed of $450 and a cell phone.
When officers went to the location of the crime in the 2000 block of Hudson Avenue, reports say, Dewayne McCullough, 21, of East Florida Avenue, was getting out of the car. He was charged with drug paraphernalia, possession of drugs and receiving stolen property.
Christopher Lacey, 20, of Idora Avenue, was seen walking a short distance from the Hudson location and identified as the carjacker. He was charged with aggravated robbery.
Beekeeper speaker
CORTLAND — Trumbull County Beekeepers will meet at 2 p.m. June 10 at the Trumbull County Agriculture Building, 520 W. Main St. Roy Hendricson, a commercial beekeeper from Geauga County, will speak on self-sufficiency in beekeeping.
Supreme Court stint
COLUMBUS — Judge Cynthia Rice of the 11th District Court of Appeals served as a visiting judge on the Supreme Court of Ohio on May 4, and heard arguments in one case. The 11th District Court of Appeals, based in Warren, serves Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Portage and Trumbull counties and hears cases from county, municipal and common pleas courts as well as some original actions.
Judge Rice sat in place of Justice Terrence O’Donnell, who recused himself from the case Houck v. Board of Park Commissioners. The Houck case examined whether a private party may claim title to land owned by a public park district under the legal doctrine of “adverse possession.”
Salary transparency bill
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate has passed legislation to make government salaries open to public scrutiny.
Senate Bill 729 enacts the State Salary Information Act. This would require the state treasurer to post an official Internet Web site and update monthly the names, titles and salaries of officers and employees of the commonwealth and its political subdivisions. Those include townships, boroughs, towns, cities, school districts, local authorities, commissions and any other similar entity performing a government function.
“This bill, if approved by the house and signed into law by the governor, would provide transparency on the issue of government salaries,” said state Sen. Robert Robbins of Greenville, R-50th. “It would given citizens the opportunity to monitor the salaries paid to government workers.”
Fund-raising collection
SHARON, Pa. — The F.H. Buhl Club is collecting used cell phones and inkjet cartridges to raise money for the organization. The items will be accepted at the club at 28 North Pine Ave. through August.
The phones and cartridges will be recycled through Phoneraiser, a company that specializes in recycling and refurbishing used technology.