Mill Creek Park roads to be closed during race

Mill Creek Park roads to be closed during race

CANFIELD—Three roads in Mill Creek Park will be closed for the YMCA Memorial 5K race Saturday.

Closed from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. will be East Glacier Drive, Memorial Hill Drive and West Glacier Drive.

Access to Fellows Riverside Gardens during the race will be from McKinley Avenue only.

For further information, call (330) 740-7126.

Decorating vets’ graves

POLAND — Grave decorating at Poland Riverside Cemetery will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday. Members of the American Legion Mahoning Valley Post 15, American Legion Auxiliary Mahoning Valley Unit 15 and Sons of The American Legion Mahoning Valley Squadron 15 will be joined by local Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops to place flags on the graves of United States military veterans.

“It is a great thing to have the Scouts assist in the graves decoration,” said Squadron 15 Commander Jeff Vrabel Sr.

Should a grave be inadvertently missed, flags will be available at the cemetery office.

Family members are asked to have their flag holders in place for the decoration, which will take place rain or shine.

Anyone interested in participating in the event at Riverside should come to the cemetery by 9 a.m. and meet at the Man on the Monument.

Man alleges rape in ’08

YOUNGSTOWN — A 49-year-old city man told police he wants his 49-year-old neighbor arrested for sexually assaulting him more than a year ago.

The Market Street resident told police he opened his door for his neighbor sometime in March 2008 thinking the man was a police officer or firefighter. He said there was an argument over sex, and then he passed out after consuming several beers.

The man told officers he was raped by his neighbor while passed out.

The man told police he went to the hospital to have a “rape kit” completed. He also said he filed a police report at the time of the incident, but police do not have a record of that report.

The man said he is still suffering from physical pain and wants his attacker to be taken off the streets.

Reservists coming home

VIENNA — About 85 Air Force Reservists from the 910th Airlift Wing are scheduled to return here this afternoon from a 120-day deployment to the Middle East. The Reservists are crew members and aircraft-maintenance personnel assigned here.

They deployed to a forward- operating location in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in January. While deployed, the Reservists were assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing.

The primary mission of the 910th Airlift Wing is to deliver personnel and cargo by airdrop and air-land techniques anywhere in the world as directed.

Farrell street closing

FARRELL, Pa. — Roemer Boulevard will close for the Farrell Area High School prom grand march Friday.

The road will close between Mercer Avenue and Pargny Street from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Southwest Mercer County Regional Police said.