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Woman faces charges in high-speed chase

YOUNGSTOWN — A 19-year-old woman is charged with failure to comply with a police order, driving without a license, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, child endangering and reckless operation after police said she led them on a 90-mph chase on South Avenue.

The pursued car stopped on Pyatt Street after running a stop sign and several red lights and narrowly missing a vehicle, a utility pole and a tree at 11:25 p.m. Sunday, police said. Its driver, Cierra R. Hughes, of Wilbur Avenue, was arrested in the 400 block of Pyatt Street after a foot pursuit, police said. A juvenile passenger was released to her mother.

Police said they spotted the car at Rush Boulevard and Philadelphia Avenue, confirmed its license-plate number as that of the wanted car, and gave chase after unsuccessfully trying to stop it.

Boil order in Columbiana

COLUMBIANA — City officials issued a boil order at 4 p.m. Monday because of a water main break on the north side of the city. All residences and businesses north of Seventh Street are affected by the order. The order will remain in effect until testing is complete and the public is notified.

Stambaugh Academy board meeting canceled

YOUNGSTOWN — Stambaugh Charter Academy Board of Directors has canceled the meeting scheduled for today at 5 p.m. due to the lack of a quorum. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be at 5 p.m. Nov. 10 at 2420 Donald Ave.

Charges filed in crash

NORTH LIMA — Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that Ashley Ratkowski, 23, of Youngstown has been charged with two first- degree counts of vehicular homicide in the Sept. 8 crash that claimed the lives of two people in Beaver Township.

Lewis Morris, 80, and his wife, Elizabeth, 77, both of Leetonia, were pronounced dead at the scene by the Mahoning County coroner’s office.

According to police, Ratkowski was driving a Dodge Caliber north on state Route 46, and Thomas Johnson, 49, of Warren was driving a tractor-trailer in the same direction about 3:55 p.m.

The Morrises were in a 2000 Ford pickup truck southbound on Route 46. William Naughton, 61, of Columbiana also was traveling south in a 2000 Dodge Intrepid along the same road.

Reports say Ratkowski traveled left of center and struck the truck driven by Lewis Morris, causing the truck to go left of center and strike the tractor-trailer driven by Johnson.

Cemetery cleanup set

NILES — The caretaker at St. Stephen Cemetery in Niles asks that all flowers and decorations be removed from graves before Oct. 31 for fall cleanup. Any that remain after that date will be discarded. Decorations may be replaced Nov. 9.