June 25 accident claims life of third person

June 25 accident claims life of third person

NORTH LIMA — A third person has died from injuries suffered in a two-car crash on state Route 164 last month, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.

June Montgomery of Struthers died Tuesday morning at St. Elizabeth Health Center. She was a passenger in a car driven by Michael Montgomery of Poland involved in a June 25 accident.

According to the patrol, a compact car driven by Larry D. Blakeman, 52, of Leetonia went left of center and was struck by a car driven by Montgomery, 56, of Poland. Blakeman died at the scene. Charles Montgomery, a passenger in Michael Montgomery’s car, also died at the scene.

Michael Montgomery and Robin Montgomery, of Poland, another passenger, also were injured in the accident. The patrol is investigating.

Trash & Treasure Sale

NORTH LIMA — It’s a good time to do some spring cleaning and in the process make a few bucks.

Beaver Township Park Board is sponsoring a Trash & Treasure Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Woodworth Park. The park is off Western Reserve Road, on Luther Avenue between Market Street and Southern Boulevard.

The rain date is Sunday. Township residents are invited to bring and sell their unwanted items. For more information, call the township park board line at (330) 549-9552.

Finance panel to meet

YOUNGSTOWN — The city school board finance committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. today in the board caucus room of the Irene L. Ward Building, 20 W. Wood St.

That session will be followed immediately by a meeting of the district’s financial advisory committee.

2 sought in shooting

YOUNGSTOWN — Police are looking for two men who burst into a South Side home, shooting one resident multiple times.

Officers were sent to a home in the 300 block of Ravenwood just after noon Tuesday. Officers were immediately approached by a young boy who said his father had been shot.

Officers found Joseph McClendon, 62, shot several times. He was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center for treatment.

Witnesses inside the house told the officers that two men, one carrying a handgun and the other an assault rifle, came into the home. Witnesses said the man carrying the rifle shot the resident while the other man held a gun on the other occupants of the home.

Police were searching for the men with the help of a police dog.

Deal on electricity, gas

BOARDMAN — Boardman residents should keep an eye out for literature about a new utility program in the township that could result in lower rates.

A mailer from FirstEnergy Solutions should arrive today, and it will explain the program and give residents the option to opt out of the program, township officials said.

The program, which is 31 months long, allows the township to purchase electricity and natural gas on behalf of its residents at a lower rate than they could get on their own, said Jason Loree, township administrator. Residents with questions may contact FirstEnergy Solutions at (866) 636-3749 after the notice arrives.

Board sets interviews

MINERAL RIDGE — Weathersfield Board of Education will have an executive session at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Seaborn Elementary School conference room to conduct interviews for the superintendent’s post.

Schools Superintendent Michael Hanshaw has resigned after five years as superintendent and 25 years with the district to take the post of assistant superintendent at the Trumbull County Educational Service Center, starting Aug. 1. The board received 18 applications for the post and has set an Aug. 1 deadline to hire a new superintendent.