Mahoning County sends out property tax bills

Mahoning County sends
out property tax bills

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County property owners will receive their real estate tax bills for the first half of this year by mail in the coming days, county Treasurer Lisa A. Antonini has announced. The bills were mailed Tuesday. Payments are due March 14, and they will be considered timely if they are postmarked on or before that date. Payments may also be made in person between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the treasurer’s office on the first floor of the county courthouse, 120 Market St.

Second suspect in theft
of sculpture is jailed

COLUMBIANA — The second suspect in the theft of a bronze sculpture at the Columbiana Public Library is in the county jail. Columbiana police said Michael Nagel Jr., 23, of Youngstown, is being held on a $100,000 bond. He was taken into custody Sunday at a mobile home park near Leetonia. He is charged with receiving stolen property. Matthew Stoffer, 21, of Columbiana, was arrested earlier on the same charge. The sculpture depicts a boy and girl sitting on a bench reading a book, with room on the bench for another child to join them. The work by artist Max Turner is called “The Readers.” The sculpture weighs about 400 pounds and is 44 inches long, 30 feet wide and 36 inches tall. It is being stored by Columbiana police. The suspects purportedly sold the piece, which cost $12,500, for $331.50 at a Youngstown scrap yard. The sculpture sustained minor damage.

Return of fireworks?

CANFIELD — Fireworks are likely to return to the Canfield July Fourth celebration this year, with some help from the township trustees. Trustees approved an allocation of $6,000 this week to the Canfield Rotary Club to help the club provide the annual fireworks show. The Canfield Lions Club organized the fireworks show for many years, until the Rotary Club took it over two years ago. Last year the Rotary Club was unable to provide fireworks because of the cost, said Trustee William D. Reese. The club said the $6,000 would enable the fireworks to return this year, Reese said.

Electronics recycling

YOUNGSTOWN — An electronics recycling drive will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Mahoning County South Side Annex, 2801 Market St. Up to 10 items per vehicle will be accepted. Accepted items include computers, monitors, printers, cell phones, DVD and VCR units, tabletop copiers, fax machines, keyboards, mice and stereos. TV sets will be collected for fees ranging from $10 to $30 depending on screen size. The event is sponsored by the Mahoning County Recycling Division (Green Team) and Youngstown Litter Control and Recycling.

Caravan club luncheon

WARREN — Members of the Mahoning Valley Ohio Unit of the Wally Byam Caravan Club International will meet for a luncheon at 2 p.m. Saturday at Brennan’s Fish House, 102 River St., Grand River. Anyone with an Airstream travel trailer, motor home or any recreational vehicle manufactured by Airstream and enjoys traveling and camping is welcome to join. The club has been discussing the Region 4 Rally at the Canfield Fairgrounds on May 20. The region includes Ohio, West Virginia and portions of Michigan.

Probate rules lecture

YOUNGSTOWN — Judge Mark Belinky of Mahoning County Probate Court will lecture on his new Local Rules of Court at a seminar called “Local Probate Rules of Court and Basic Probate.” The event is presented through the Mahoning County Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education Committee and is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. today at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Hall, Via Mount Carmel. This is the first event of this kind in more than 25 years. The event is open to all local attorneys.