School levy on ballot

School levy on ballot

MINERAL RIDGE — The Weathersfield school board has voted to put the renewal of a 5.5-mill emergency operating levy on the March 4, 2008, ballot.

The board will ask the Trumbull County Auditor to determine the new millage rate for the measure, which was first passed in November of 2004 as an emergency measure to generate $538,168.

Laurena Ruoan, schools treasurer said she anticipates the millage will be approximately the same.

The board also approved Officer Todd Stitt of the Weathersfield Township Police Department as the district’s Resource Officer for the remainder of 2007-08 on a part-time basis. Stitt will work three days a week at $11.23 an hour.

No weapons found

BOARDMAN — Police found no weapons at the Woodrow Avenue home of a 16-year-old high school boy who fellow students said had threatened to shoot other students.

Police said they interviewed several students but none had heard a direct threat from the boy. A rumor had circulated in the school last week that the boy had planned to bring a gun to school Monday and shoot students on whose desks or lockers he had affixed Post-It notes.

While students saw the boy placing the notes, no one heard him make a threat, police said. It appears to be a rumor, they said.

Police searched the boy’s house and his father’s car, with the father’s permission, early Monday and found no weapons.

U.S. flag disposal

YOUNGSTOWN — American Legion Post 472, 323 E. Indianola Ave., will conduct an official U.S. flag disposal ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the post. The ceremony is for any citizen that has a U.S. flag and would like to dispose of it in an official and honorable manner, said Gus Guzman, event coordinator. The ceremony is open to all veterans organizations, area veterans and the public. Some area Boys Scouts and Girl Scouts will assist in the event, which is co-sponsored by the International Association of Workforce Professionals. For more information, call the post at (330) 788-8753 or Guzman at (330) 502-5672.

Annual TubaChristmas

NILES — The 9th annual TubaChristmas sing-along with more than 100 tuba players will be at the Performing Arts Center at Eastwood Mall at noon and 2 p.m. Saturday. TubaChristmas is celebrating its 34th anniversary and will be presented in more than 200 cities throughout the U.S. and in several foreign countries. The performances will feature Christmas carols, tuba and euphonium players of all ages. For more information or to participate, call (330) 219-2998.

Book-grant applications

YOUNGSTOWN — First Book-Mahoning Valley will be accepting applications for book grants through Dec. 1.

Agencies who serve low-income children are eligible to receive up to one free book for every child enrolled. Participating organizations will also receive a free lesson from PBS 45 & 49’s Ready To Learn learning triangle.

To request an application, contact Amy Neral at (330) 448-6973 or amyneral@yahoo.com.

Wanted man is found

YOUNGSTOWN — The search for a fugitive turned up the wanted man and six loaded firearms at 2505 Elm Street, police said. Members of the FBI/Mahoning Valley Violent Crimes Task Force went to the two-family North Side residence looking for Scott McCleery, 28, of Lockwood Boulevard, Boardman, who was wanted on a parole violation in a drug trafficking case. Officers encountered two men and a woman who said that no one else was in the place Monday afternoon. Police, though, found McCleery hiding in a rear bedroom. Three guns were found under a mattress and three were found on top of it, police said. McCleery was taken to jail and the guns were taken to the vice squad.