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Man charged in death

STEUBENVILLE — Travis Miller, 27, of Churchhill Road, Lisbon, is indicted on charges of aggravated murder and murder in the shooting death of his father.

A spokesman for the Jefferson County Prosecutor’s Office said Miller is charged with shooting his father, Shelby, 56, of East Liverpool, in Hammondsville in Jefferson County on Sept. 21. The elder Miller was reportedly shot from behind.

The indictments were returned last week by a Jefferson County grand jury. The younger Miller is in police custody.

Trauma center expands

YOUNGSTOWN — St. Elizabeth Health Center’s Level I Trauma Center has expanded and installed a digital-radiography system that is fully integrated with the hospital’s picture archiving communication system. This state-of-the-art equipment, which represents an investment of nearly $500,000, enables the trauma team to deliver high-quality care without transporting patients from the emergency department to radiology for necessary tests.

In the Mahoning Valley, the most-common causes of traumatic injury requiring hospitalization are falls and motor-vehicle crashes. Of St. Elizabeth’s trauma patients, 92 percent have suffered blunt-force injuries and 8 percent penetrating injuries, and 74 percent required the attention of an organized trauma team upon arrival in the emergency department.

St. E’s program has a 97.6 percent survival rate, which is above the national trauma standard, as reported by the National Trauma Database, St. Elizabeth officials said.

Girard library times

GIRARD — Regularly scheduled story times for Girard Free Library are: Family Time, Mondays (Dec. 7 and 14), 6:30 p.m. for all ages; Wednesdays (Dec. 9 and 16), 10:30 a.m. for ages 3-6; Thursdays (Dec. 10 and 17), 10:30 a.m. for 2-year-olds accompanied by an adult; Baby Time, Friday (Dec. 18), 11 a.m.

Monday: 6 p.m., “Holiday Fun.” This is a family-oriented evening and geared for children up to age 12. Digital pictures with Santa will be provided by our Friends group and may be picked up at a later date or bring your own camera. Enjoy crafts to make and snacks to eat. Music by Girard High School Band and Choir.

Dec. 12: 1 p.m. “Make a Gingerbread House.” Supplies will be provided for this delectable anticipated event for children age 6-12. Registration is required. Call (330) 545-2508.

Dec. 21 and 23: 1 p.m., “Christmas Flicks.” Two soon-to-be-favorite holiday classics, “Up” Dec. 21 and “Elf” Dec. 23, will be shown in the conference room for young adults. Popcorn will be provided. Admission is free. No sigups required. There is only one showing of each movie and they run on separate days. Call Sarah for details at ext. 23.

Closed: Dec. 24, 25 and 26 and Jan. 1. Early closing, 3 p.m. Dec. 31.

Story times will resume Jan. 4.

OHIO

Coroner IDs last of 11

CLEVELAND — Authorities say they now have identified the remains of all 11 women found slain at a Cleveland home.

The Cuyahoga County Coroner’s office said Friday it made the final identification of a woman whose body was found in an upstairs bedroom at the home belonging to Anthony Sowell.

Sowell this week pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges that he killed the women and left them in his home or buried them in his yard.

The coroner’s office says it identified the body of 38-year-old Diane Turner of Cleveland using a DNA swab submitted by her daughter.

Ex-bookkeeper sentenced

CLEVELAND — A former church bookkeeper in Ohio has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing $330,000.

Deacon Lawrence Cermak, 59, was sentenced Wednesday in Cleveland on his guilty plea in the thefts at Sts. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church in Garfield Heights over the last six years. He was ordered to make restitution.

Staff and wire reports