Motion for hearing

Motion for hearing

YOUNGSTOWN

A former part-time assistant Youngstown State University women’s softball coach remains free on $2,500 bond after pleading innocent to four counts of Oxycodone trafficking in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

Gina L. Rango, 26, of Woodworth Road, North Lima, was secretly indicted and arrested last week at her residence by the Mahoning Valley Drug Task Force. Saying she suffers from drug addiction and has no prior felony convictions, her lawyer, David J. Betras, filed a motion Thursday for a hearing to determine whether she’s eligible for treatment in lieu of conviction. Her trial is tentatively set for June 28 before Judge Lou A. D’Apolito.

House arrest

YOUNGSTOWN

A man who was convicted in the severe beating of an Austintown man in a Campbell residence in 2008 has been released from jail to electronically monitored house arrest.

In a Thursday judgment entry, Judge Lou A. D’Apolito released Joseph R. Perry Jr., 41, of Peters Drive, Campbell, due to the shortage of jail space, as a financial crisis is forcing the county to close half its jail. On April 9, Judge D’Apolito granted Perry work release from the jail to enable him to keep his job at General Motors in Lordstown. Perry was sentenced to five years’ probation in January, with the first year to be served in jail, after he pleaded no contest to felonious assault and aggravated burglary.

Lake Milton cleanup

Lake Milton

“Keep Lake Milton Clean and Beautiful,” a volunteer cleanup drive, will be Saturday. Volunteers will spend the day picking up litter and beautifying the community, including the Lake Milton shoreline.

Many groups, including the Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, Ladies’ League, American Legion and the Lake Milton Association, are involved. In addition, old tires may be brought in for disposal at 50 cents each. Volunteers will meet at the maintenance building at Lake Milton State Park at 9 a.m.

Project ReDirectory

YOUNGSTOWN

In an effort to teach students about the importance of recycling, three area schools completed the AT&T Project ReDirectory school challenge by collecting nearly 9,000 pounds of outdated telephone books. The schools earned a cash prize provided by AT&T Advertising Solutions. AT&T Real Yellow Pages, in partnership with the Mahoning County Green Team, conducted the phone-book recycling program April 1-30. The winners are: Damascus Elementary School, Salem, $500, 3,275 pounds; Canfield Middle School, $300, 2,745 pounds; and Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, Youngstown, $200, 2,540 pounds.