Plan announced to right Disney tickets mix-up

Plan announced to right Disney tickets mix-up

YOUNGSTOWN — A plan to rectify a ticket-promotion mix-up that left some people without tickets to the Disney on Ice show has been announced.

As part of a promotion, the first 300 participants who visited the Main Branch of the Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County on Saturday were provided with a voucher for a free ticket to the Dec. 17 performance of Disney On Ice at Covelli Centre. But due to unexpectedly strong ticket sales for that performance, only single seats were available.

Under the new plan revealed Monday by Feld Entertainment (which handles publicity for Disney on Ice), participants with vouchers for the Dec. 17 performance must present them at the Main Branch at 305 Wick Ave. between noon and 5 p.m. Wednesday.

They will be given new vouchers that they can bring to the Covelli Centre box office to exchange for a ticket to a Disney on Ice performance on either Dec. 18, 19 or 20.

Wanted man sought

NEW WATERFORD — Police Chief Daniel A. Haueter is asking the public for information on the location of Kaleb Simpson, 19, of New Waterford. Police are looking for him in a series of car break-ins that started last week.

A second man, Ricardo Gonzalez, 19, of East Palestine, already has been arrested in the case and is being held in the Columbiana County Jail.

Authorities say the men had broken into several vehicles in the last week, including seven that were reported early Friday.

Police said the men reportedly took three firearms from a vehicle, as well as GPS devices, cash, credit cards, wallets and other items. The weapons have been recovered.

Man to face charges

NEW WATERFORD — Police Chief Daniel A. Haueter said that Andrew Taormina, 22, who has had various local addresses, will be returned to Columbiana County today.

Haueter said Taormina faces a charge of interference with custody. He said that Taormina and Sebastian Bragg, 14, of New Waterford, were found by Myrtle Beach, S.C., authorities in a local motel.

The youth is at the Tobin Center near Lisbon for being a runaway.

Culvert replacement postponed by weather

HANOVERTON — The U.S. Route 30 closure scheduled for Monday, just east of the intersection of Route 30 and County Road 407 outside here, has been postponed due to weather.

The road was scheduled to be closed for a culvert replacement. The project has been tentatively rescheduled for Dec. 16.

Ohio Department of Transportation’s maintenance crews will be performing the culvert replacement.

Veterinarian to seek congressional office

LISBON — Youngstown veterinarian Dr. Donald Allen on Monday filed petitions at the Columbiana County Board of Elections to run for the 6th U.S. Congressional District. He filed as a Republican.

Dr. Allen, 76 Lake Shore Drive, is the first candidate to file for the 2010 races in Columbiana County, the largest county in the congressional district.

The filing deadline for the May primary is 4 p.m. Feb. 18.

Eagle Heights meetings

YOUNGSTOWN — Open caucus for Eagle Heights Academy Board of Education will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the conference room at Eagle Heights Academy, 1833 Market St.

Executive session will be after the caucus.