Library program

Library program

YOUNGSTOWN

“Using Newspapers in Genealogy Research” is the theme of a program from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the main branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, 305 Wick Ave. The program will cover newspapers and their websites as a genealogy-research tool. Those attending will learn the basics of some major digitization projects for both small- town and big-city papers, as well as how to find genealogical information. Attendees will be using free Web databases and resources, plus library database sources such as World Vital Records, Footnote and Oplin. For more information or to register, call the library at (330) 744-8636 and ask for the reference-information desk.

3 charged in assault

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Three men were charged with two counts each of felonious assault, accused of beating up three men outside a U.S. Route 224 bar. Ryan Patterson, 30, of Struthers; Brent Cross, 33, of Columbiana; and Robert Francis, 35, of Poland, were released from the Mahoning County jail after posting $24,000 bond each.

Police were called about 1 a.m. Sunday to Salty Grog’s bar on a report that three men were being assaulted. One of the victims told police that as they were standing outside, a white truck began to back up toward them and their cars. One of the victims yelled for the truck to stop, and a group of men got out of the truck and started hitting them. The truck then backed into a vehicle of the girlfriend of one of the victims.

Francis, who was the truck driver, also was cited with operating a vehicle while impaired.