Seeking missing man

Seeking missing man

YOUNGSTOWN — Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Albert D. Byrd III, 33, of West Princeton Avenue, is asked to call Detective Sgt. Patrick Kelly at (330) 742-8911, or 911. Byrd was reported missing Jan. 3. He was last seen Christmas morning by his wife, reports show.

County gets design bids

LISBON — Columbiana County commissioners have received nine proposals from architectural firms to design the new offices for the county Department of Job Family Services.

The commissioners did not take any action on the proposals Wednesday. Commissioner Jim Hoppel said a committee, which will include county Engineer Bert Dawson, will review the proposals and select about three. The commissioners will then interview representatives of the firms. The commissioners want to build a new facility that would include the board of elections at the northern edge of the village.

Break-in leads to arrest

YOUNGSTOWN — Police took a man into custody after a large rock was thrown through the front-door glass at Subway on East Midlothian Boulevard and the cash register broken around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Jake Turner Jr., 51, of Market Street was arrested on charges of breaking and entering and criminal damaging. He was expected to be arraigned today in municipal court. A witness who ran out of his house after hearing a crash flashed a spotlight on the suspect and let police know where he could be found.

Turner was found nearby, sitting on a bench in the 800 block of East Midlothian. The restaurant manager told police nothing was missing, but the property damage to door and register was valued at $800.

Team seeks patrons

McDONALD — The McDonald football team is seeking patrons for the football program, Kim Olsen, treasurer of the McDonald Sideliners, announced Wednesday. If you wish to have your name printed, contact either Janie Clay (330) 288-4082 or Olsen (330) 530-0919. The cost is $1 per name or $5 per family, she said. Deadline is Aug. 8.

Star story time planned

YOUNGSTOWN — Friday is “Super Star Story Special” at the Children’s Museum of the Valley, 139 E. Boardman St., downtown. The event starts at 10:45 a.m. Join local superstars from radio station Froggy 104.3 as Froggy and a guest will read “Ribbit!” by Bender Bender.

Visitors arriving between 10 and 10:45 will receive free admission until noon. Stay and play after noon for half-price. (Regular admission fees apply after the story time begins.) For more information, call the museum at (330) 744-5914 or visit www.valleykids.org.

Patient-abuse charge

YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown Developmental Center caretaker accused of slapping a 71-year-old man who acted up while having blood drawn July 20 at St. Elizabeth Health Center is charged with patient abuse, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol investigative branch in Warren.

Angel Cameron, 35, of Mineral Ridge was arraigned Tuesday in municipal court. The assault is a felony because the victim is a resident of the developmental center in Mineral Ridge, a state-run facility, the patrol said.

Cameron accompanied the man to St. Elizabeth’s, and a nurse at the hospital witnessed the slap, the patrol said. The patrol investigates crimes at state institutions. Aaron Powell Jr., a spokesman for the developmental center, said Cameron is on unpaid leave pending an investigation.

Disability suit settled

YOUNGSTOWN — A federal lawsuit filed by a Boardman man alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities and federal Fair Housing acts has been settled. Robert Gordon, who filed the suit in July 2007, said the terms of the settlement are confidential.

He filed the suit alleging that Lakeside Campgrounds, Berlin Center, and its operators violated his rights by limiting his access to boat docks at the campgrounds.