Deputy pleads innocent to drug-related charge

April 29, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

YOUNGSTOWN — A Mahoning County deputy sheriff has pleaded innocent to a fifth-degree felony charge of permitting drug abuse. She had been indicted by the county grand jury April 9.

Deputy Angela Eaddy, 53, a nine-year county employee, entered her plea Tuesday before Judge R. Scott Krichbaum of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, who released her on her own recognizance.

A tentative trial date was set for July 6 before Judge Maureen A. Sweeney. Eaddy has retained Atty. J. Gerald Ingram to represent her.

The indictment alleges Eaddy permitted drug abuse at her residence at 56 Garfield St., where police said they seized drug paraphernalia and guns in a March 31 raid.

Eaddy has been on paid administrative leave from the sheriff’s department since the raid. Her most recent assignment there was to road patrol.

An informant made controlled buys of crack cocaine for police at Eaddy’s house in September 2008 and in January and March of this year, police said.

Reward offered in case of Hopewell vandalism

STRUTHERS — A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people who vandalized the historic Hopewell Furnace. Anyone with information should call the Struthers Police Department at (330) 755-9849.

The Hopewell Furnace, built by Dan and James Heaton in 1802 or 1803 along the banks of Yellow Creek in what is now Struthers, was the first blast furnace in Ohio. Heaton family members from Illinois visited the site April 4 along with Mill Creek MetroParks officials, Struthers Historical Society and local history buffs.

The vandalism was discovered and reported to Struthers police April 20. The report says 10 large rocks were removed from the entrance of the furnace structure and rolled down an embankment and that the immediate area was littered with beer cans.

Expect lane restrictions to continue on Mahoning

AUSTINTOWN — For the remainder of the week, various lane restrictions will occur on Mahoning Avenue over state Route 11 as resurfacing work continues.

Once this work has been completed, both directions of Mahoning Avenue will be placed on the south side of the bridge for the remaining deck work to be completed.

This work is part of a $7 million project to re-deck and paint bridges over Route 11 at Mahoning and also Kirk and New roads and Western Reserve Road in Canfield.

The entire project is scheduled to be complete by late August.

Walk With Me Saturday

BOARDMAN — Easter Seals of Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties will stage its fifth annual Walk With Me event Saturday in Boardman Park.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. at Boardman Park’s Elton Beard Cabin. Registration is free, but every participant raising at least $25 will receive an official Easter Seals Walk With Me T-shirt.

The walk steps off at 9:30 a.m. to raise funds for programs and services Easter Seals provides to children and adults with disabilities and special needs in the community.

Participants can take part in a 1-mile, 3-kilometer or 5-kilometer fitness walk and/or run through the park.

Easter Seals has also added a spaghetti luncheon from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Elton Beard Cabin. Carry-out is also available. Tickets are $5 each and include spaghetti with meatball, salad, bread, beverage and dessert. Tickets may be obtained by contacting Easter Seals at (330) 743-1168.