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FBI helping investigation

YOUNGSTOWN — City police are still investigating the slaying of an elderly woman at a South Side church but are getting a little help with forensic elements in the case.

Capt. Rod Foley, chief of detectives, said the department has elicited help from the FBI in analyzing forensics associated with the shooting of 80-year-old Angeline Fimognari in the parking lot of St. Dominic Church, 77 E. Lucius Ave.

Foley said leads in the case are still coming in, and police are looking at each of those leads as they arrive.

“There are a few more persons of interest that we are looking at in the last 24 hours, but no one is being considered as a suspect in the case at this point,” Foley said.

The city and Crime Stoppers have joined forces in offering a $10,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the slaying. Call Crime Stoppers at (330) 746-CLUE or the police department at (330) 747-7911.

No charges in fire

WARREN — After talking to the city man burned in a fire in the backyard of a home on North Park Avenue in Champion Township, the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office has concluded its investigation and determined that no criminal charges are warranted.

The injured man, Joseph Nall, 41, spoke with investigators late Wednesday and confirmed that he became disoriented and fell into the fire, resulting in severe burns all over his body.

Officials said the accident occurred at 4 a.m. Tuesday. An unidentified person, who later spoke with investigators, dropped off Nall at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital about 6 a.m.

Nall was later transferred to Cleveland Metro Hospital.

Recruiting nurses

YOUNGSTOWN — Recruiters from nine hospitals will be on hand at Youngstown State University’s 2010 Nursing Job Fair from noon to 3 p.m. Monday in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center on campus.

Hospitals expected to have representatives at the event are Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron General Hospital, Alliance Hospital, Cleveland University Hospital, Columbus Hospital, Robinson Memorial Hospital, Sharon Regional Health System, St. Elizabeth Health Center and Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital.

Recruiters will have employment information for staff nurses and nursing students who wish to obtain nurse extern positions.

Named to elections board

LISBON — Columbiana County Republicans have named James Beardsley of Damascus, a dairy farmer, to the county board of elections. He defeated three other nominees to win the seat.

The Republican central committee elected Beardsley as one of its two representatives on the four-member board.

He replaces Jerry Wolford, who did not run for another term. County Republican Party Chairman David Johnson is the other GOP representative on the elections board. The county Democrats renamed Larry Bowersock to the board. Patty Colian is the other Democrat.

Volunteers sought

YOUNGSTOWN — HandsOn Volunteer Network of the Valley, a United Way Agency and the local resource for volunteer recruitment, placement and management for people of all ages and abilities in the Mahoning Valley, is looking for volunteers next week for the Walk Multiple Sclerosis Phone-A-Thon.

During this week, volunteers will be asked to make telephone calls to past walkers as a reminder for them to register for Walk MS 2010.

HandsOn will not be asking for any type of donation during the phone calls. Volunteers may make phone calls from the convenience of their own home, but they will not be reimbursed for any long-distance charges that may be incurred. To help, contact Matt Faulkner at (800) 344-4867, or e-mail him at matt.faulkner@nmssoha.org.

Cemetery cleanup

YOUNGSTOWN — The annual cleanup of Tod Homestead Cemetery will take place March 15. All decorations, including solar lights, will be removed at this time. Anyone wishing to recover their decorations must do so before this date.