Traffic to be diverted

Traffic to be diverted

YOUNGSTOWN — The southbound lanes of Market Street in the downtown between West Federal and Boardman streets will be closed at 9 a.m. May 2 until 6 p.m. May 4. Northbound traffic on Market Street and Wick Avenue will not be affected.

Southbound Market Street vehicle traffic will be detoured via East Federal, Champion and East streets. Detour signs will guide motorists.

The street closure will allow for the positioning of a crane on Market Street for the replacement of mechanical equipment on the roof of First National Tower building, located in the southwest quadrant of Market and West Federal streets.

Closed session

CANFIELD — Canfield Township trustees will meet in special closed-door session at 5:30 p.m. today at 2786 Salt Springs-Youngstown Road. They will discuss personnel compensation with legal counsel. No public discussion will take place and no action taken, they said.

Road remains closed

Bedford Road in Brookfield and Hubbard townships will remain closed until May 2 while it is resurfaced, the Trumbull County Engineer’s Office says.

The road was closed Monday and was to originally reopen Thursday. Additional work is causing the extended closing, the engineer’s office press release says.

Martial arts event set

WARREN — The public is invited when World Chinese Tai-Chi/Chi-Gong Day is observed at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Fellowship Hall of Central Christian Church, 2051 E. Market St. The host will be Mark Lee Pringle, who has 36 years’ experience in Chinese Kung-Fu/Wu-Shu. Visit www.coilingdragonkungfu.com for more information.

MS Super Walk

YOUNGSTOWN — The Multiple Sclerosis Services Agency’s 17th annual MS Super Walk begins at 10 a.m. Sunday in Mill Creek Park. The four-mile walk begins at the Wick Recreation Area off McCollum Road.

Walkers will proceed past lower Bears Den, the Lily Pond, the Wall Garden and back to the starting point, where lunch will be served. Roads that will be closed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the four-mile walk are Bears Den Drive, Cross Drive, New Cross Drive and West Park Drive. Walkers earn money for MS by securing donations on a per-mile basis or a flat amount.

Walkers who turn in the top three amounts of money the day of the walk will receive prizes: $250, first; $125, second; and $75, third. Walkers who raise $125 or more will receive a Super Walk sweat shirt; and walkers who raise between $75 and $124 will receive a Super Walk T-shirt.

$1.6M in contracts

MINERAL RIDGE — The Mahoning Valley Sanitary District Board of Directors approved more than $l.6 million in contracts for upgrades to the treatment facility’s water quality and filtration.

The largest contract, more than $1.2 million, was awarded to MS Consultants, Youngstown, which will develop systems for removing solids and certain chemicals from Meander Reservoir.

The remaining contracts were awarded to CT Consultants, Willoughby, and DLZ Ohio, Cuyahoga Falls, for improvements to filters and gates.

The board also granted an extension for completion of a soil analysis by Youngstown State University. Chief Engineer Thomas Holloway said the university has taken soil samples from the bottom of the reservoir to determine what caused the growth of cold water algae in 1998. Holloway said that although no new growths have been detected, the study findings may help the MVSD prevent a recurrence.