Tax bills are coming

Tax bills are coming

YOUNGSTOWN — Owners of some 166,000 parcels of Mahoning County real estate will receive their first-half property tax bills in the next few days. The county treasurer’s office began mailing the bills Thursday.

Property owners who don’t get their bills by Feb. 23 should contact the treasurer’s office at the county courthouse. The deadline to pay without penalty is March 13. Payments postmarked on or before March 13 will be considered on time.

Continued learning for adults to be offered

ALLIANCE — The Mount Union College Continued Learning Committee is offering free Continued Learning Program sessions for adults at 10 a.m. Tuesdays this month in the Hoover-Price Campus Center. The program will include a variety of presentations and current perspectives, as well as time for questions and discussion.

Joseph A. Zelasko Jr., Mount Union adjunct professor of history, will present “American Presidents” on Tuesday in Campus Grounds, and “The Art of Dirk Rozich” with the respected local illustrator will be Feb. 24 in the East Room. Additional sessions will be April 17, 14, 21 and 28.

All are welcome to stay for lunch in the Kresge Dining Commons ($6) or B&B Caf (a la carte) after the sessions.

For more information, contact Susan Denning of the Office of College Advancement at (330) 829-8239.

Weather closes BMVs

COLUMBUS — A number of Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle Deputy Registrar locations across the state may be closed or offering limited services due to wind damage many areas received Wednesday night or Thursday morning.

Be sure to call ahead to your local deputy registrar to verify the rest of this week. The BMV apologizes for any inconvenience this may create for customers. BMV staff will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available. A list of deputy registrar locations and phone numbers can be found online at: http://bmv.ohio.gov/county/cnty_lst.htm.

2 students arrested in Youngstown schools

YOUNGSTOWN — Two students were arrested on assault charges at city high schools.

A 16-year-old Chaney High School student in the middle of a large disturbance in the cafeteria hurled racial epithets and obscenities at a police officer and pushed the officer away when told he was under arrest for disorderly conduct, reports show.

Pepper spray had to be used on the boy as he became more aggressive and struggled with three police officers Wednesday afternoon. He is charged with obstructing official business, resisting arrest and assault on a police officer. Once the boy calmed down, he apologized for his actions. He was taken to the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center.

Also on Wednesday, at East High School, a 16-year-old student who shoved a teacher was arrested on charges of assault and resisting arrest. A police officer said the girl wanted to leave the building and screamed obscenities at him as she tried to free herself of his grip.

He used a “leg sweep” to put her on the floor so she could be handcuffed. She was also taken to the justice center.

Community luncheon set on property issues

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative invites the public to a free community luncheon with Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher at noon Tuesday at Union Baptist Church, 528 Lincoln Ave.

The event is the result of an ongoing vacant property campaign conducted by area leaders and community members to remedy the vacant property issues facing the Mahoning Valley.

Seating is limited, and those wishing to attend should RSVP by Monday by calling (330) 743-1196 or visiting www.mvorganizing.org.

The MVOC is a broad-based community organizing initiative, working to unite groups throughout the community to increase the quality of life in urban neighborhoods.