Facility dedication

Facility dedication

YOUNGSTOWN

The United Methodist Community Center will celebrate the relocation of its Youngstown offices to 139 E. Boardman St. at 5:05 p.m. Thursday.

The celebration includes a ribbon-cutting, a blessing and dedication of the facility followed by remarks from Mayor Jay Williams, state Sen. Joseph Schiavoni, Councilwoman Annie Gillam and other community leaders.

Special presentations will be made by the United Methodist Community Center karate and line-dancing classes. Tours of the facility will be provided, and light refreshments will be served.

Girl hurt in accident

HERMITAGE, PA.

A 17-year-old New Castle girl was run over Tuesday after she slid off the hood of a car being driven by a friend, Hermitage police reported.

The accident happened at 2:47 p.m. in the plaza that houses the Shenango Valley Cinemas off State Street, police reported.

The car was driven by a 17-year-old Greenville, Pa., girl. Police did not provide names.

Police said they don’t know the extent of the girl’s injuries, but she was coherent and talking before being taken by helicopter to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown.

A police officer driving through the plaza saw the accident.

Police are continuing their investigation.

Boardman fire probe

BOARDMAN

The township fire department is investigating a possible arson in a Wolosyn Circle apartment.

The fire department was called to 2060 Wolosyn Circle about 2:45 p.m. Monday to extinguish a blaze in a vacant apartment, according to a police report.

Firefighters found a burnt bag of clothing in the bathroom that appeared to be the source of the fire and called the arson team to investigate.

The building owner told police and fire personnel that access could have been gained to the apartment through the front door because of prior damage during a police raid in March.

No one has been arrested, and the fire is still under investigation.

Shots fired at woman

Youngstown

Police are investigating an attempted shooting on the city’s South Side.

A 49-year-old Youngstown woman told police she was shot at while driving on St. Louis Avenue.

Patrolmen were flagged down by the woman and her 20-year-old daughter in the Family Dollar parking lot on Market Street.

The woman was driving on St. Louis Avenue and swerved to miss a man playing basketball. As she drove past, she heard two “pops,” according to police reports.

The woman’s daughter said the man reached into a car, pulled out a handgun and fired two shots at her mother, police said.

Police have a suspect but as of Tuesday night had not made an arrest.