I-680 ramp to Meridian to close for excavation

I-680 ramp to Meridian to close for excavation

AUSTINTOWN — Beginning next Monday, the Interstate 680 southbound exit ramp to Meridian Road will close from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. daily through Sept. 12 for excavation work.

The detour will be I-680 southbound to the Belle Vista Avenue exit to Mahoning Avenue to Meridian.

Band night in Liberty now set for Sept. 10

LIBERTY — The Liberty Golden Leopard Band Night has been rescheduled to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Liberty High School Stadium.

Scheduled to perform are high school bands from Girard, Howland, Hubbard, Mathews, McDonald and Liberty.

Tickets will only be available at the gate. Adults are $5; pupils ages 4-17, $3; and senior citizens and children 3 and under, free.

At the Howland Butler

HOWLAND — Parents and children will be treated to a blend of music, art and reading Sept. 20 at the Butler art museum here.

The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library is joining the art institute for an event that encourages adults and children to connect through creativity.

Librarians and art educators will present stories and crafts for families beginning at 2 p.m. Parents and children ages 5 -12 are invited to attend at the Trumbull branch of the Butler Institute of American Art, 9350 E. Market St.

For more information, call (330) 856-2011.

Smart Money program

YOUNGSTOWN — People with bad credit are encouraged to attend a program that could help them improve their scores.

The Public Library of Youngstown Mahoning County will host a Smart Money program, “Rebuilding Your Credit,” sponsored by a representative from the office of Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray and Consumer Credit Counseling Service. The program will be from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Friday in the meeting room of the Main Library.

For more information or to register, call (800) 228-1102 or e-mail sue.helmreich@tos.ohio.gov.

Naturalization ceremony

YOUNGSTOWN — Ten people became naturalized U.S. citizens in a recent ceremony in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court with Judge R. Scott Krichbaum presiding.

The new citizens, their country of origin, and their local hometowns are: Dongjian Li, People’s Republic of China, Canfield; Joan Doreen Raynes, United Kingdom, Sebring; William Robert Raynes, United Kingdom, Sebring; Glenn Villarias Fulguirinas, Philippines, Liberty; Gul Zarin Khan, Pakistan, Boardman; Dina Emad Shawky Baky, Egypt, Canfield; Bruno Malepou, Central African Republic, Struthers; Ahmad Abdelhaq Traish, Palestine, Youngstown; George John Paradise, Greece, Campbell; and Danka Csernik, Slovakia, Boardman.