Strickland to visit

Strickland to visit

YOUNGSTOWN

Gov. Ted Strickland is to make a campaign appearance at 3 p.m. today at the Lemon Grove Caf to meet with supporters and tout his re-election bid.

Strickland, a Democrat, faces Republican John Kasich in the November general election. The Ohio Democratic Party called the restaurant/bar at 122 W. Federal St. in the city’s downtown asking to host the campaign event, said owner Jacob Harver.

Arrests in shooting

YOUNGSTOWN

Police charged three people with shooting at six individuals on the porch of a West LaClede Avenue home early Thursday.

Dana D. Penson, 33, of Boardman, and Loraine D. McKinnon, 40, and Richard Hickson, 34, both of Youngstown, were taken to Mahoning County jail around 2 a.m.

Penson and McKinnon are both charged with complicity to felonious assault. Hickson is charged with improper discharge of a firearm.

They will be arraigned on the charges today in municipal court. According to police reports, McKinnon got into an argument with the homeowner, which resulted in the homeowner’s throwing McKinnon out and calling police to get a restraining order.

After Youngstown police officers left the house, two men approached the house yelling threats, and then a white Cadillac with three occupants sped by. All five opened fire at the house and then fled, police said. Officers stopped Penson, McKinnon and Hickson in a car on Market Street and arrested them after finding a handgun near the car, police said.

Book signing

HOWLAND

Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., will autograph copies of his book, “Good Night: The Sleep Doctor’s 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health,” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday during the grand opening of Linens & More For Less! at the Eastwood Complex, 2230 Niles-Cortland Road.

The first 50 customers to visit the store’s Sleep Shop will receive free copies of the book. Breus, a clinical psychologist and a diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine, is on the faculty of the Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine.

Vandalism probed

Youngstown

Police are searching for the person who threw a brick through a window and stole items from a South Side home Thursday morning. The family at 41 Pinehurst woke up about 3 a.m. to the sound of shattering glass. When they went downstairs to investigate, they saw that a brick was thrown through their rear window and that a black gym bag, diaper bag and Coach purse had been stolen.