Wastewater treatment

Wastewater treatment

COLUMBUS — The state Controlling Board has released $116,000 for wastewater improvements at Mosquito Lake State Park.

The funds represent the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ share of the nearly $1.6 million design and construction of the project, being headed by the Trumbull County commissioners, according to documents.

The county is working on a number of improvements to its regional wastewater system, including construction of “a new sanitary sewage collection system, sewage pumping station, force main and treatment plant expansion” on ODNR lands at Mosquito Lake, according to documents.

The county will build, operate and maintain the facilities. ODNR has agreed to pay part of the costs for the treatment plant expansion, and the agency plans to connect the state park to the county’s system in the future.

Children’s History Club

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Historical Center will have its Children’s History Club from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at 151 W. Wood St. The program is titled “Railroads In the Days of Steam.”

Young historians “ride the rails” with early steam engines, study railroad lore and build an early steam engine and rolling stock. History club is for young historians between ages 8 and 12. A snack is provided.

Advance registration is required. Call (330)743-5934. The cost is $10 for Ohio Historical Society members and $12 for all others.

Suicide by crossbow

CORTLAND – Police believe a 40-year-old man used a crossbow to commit suicide.

The department said the man’s wife left their Greenbriar Drive home to get gasoline. When she returned home about 2 p.m. Monday, she found him dead in the backyard. It appeared, the department said, that he turned the crossbow around and shot himself. An autopsy was performed Tuesday.

Driver killed in crash

EAST LIVERPOOL — The Lisbon Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that claimed the life of a 21-year-old woman Tuesday morning.

Amanda M. Desarro, of East Liverpool, died after being partly ejected from her vehicle at 10:43 a.m. at Dresden Avenue and state Route 170 in St. Clair Township. She was not wearing a seat belt.

The driver of the second car, Georgia Vanwey, 90, of Wellsville, was wearing a seat belt.

The patrol said Desarro was driving south on Route 170. Vanwey stopped on Dresden, then went through a red light to go south on Route 170.

The patrol said Vanwey’s car struck the left rear of the Desarro vehicle, which came to a rest on its left side. The patrol said it wasn’t immediately clear if the vehicle completely rolled over. No charges have been filed.

Seeks record for hugs

WARREN — A lifelong dream may come true for cancer survivor Jeff Ondash, also known as Teddy McHuggin. Ondash will attempt to set a world record for the most hugs in one hour at 11 a.m. April 26 at Mollenkopf Stadium, 860 Elm Road.

Registration for the world record event is at 10 a.m. Also, this will be the day for the kickoff of this year’s five 2008 Trumbull County Relay For Life events. Teams will be able to get their T-shirts after Ondash’s attempt to break the Guinness Book of Records for Most Hugs in an hour. Local officials won’t say what the current record is, but they hope to have at least 1,500 people participate.