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Dog barking case

LISBON

Atty. Douglas King will represent The Humane Society of Columbiana County, 1825 S. Lincoln Ave., Perry Township, against a minor misdemeanor charge for allowing dogs at its headquarters to bark.

The next hearing will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Both Columbiana County Municipal Court Judges Mark Frost and Judge Carol Ann Robb excused themselves from hearing the case. Jenny Pike, humane society president, is the wife of Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Ashley Pike.

Louise Grande, who lives north of the society, has filed a noise complaint with township police. She said she and her husband, who are both in their 70s, are tired of the barking. The complaint could bring up to a $150 fine. Atty. King said in court filings that the charge about barking animals is vague.

NFL player in Warren

WARREN

Mario Manningham, a Warren G. Harding High School graduate who has played wide receiver in the NFL for the New York Giants for the past three seasons, stopped at the campaign headquarters of Warren mayoral candidate Doug Franklin on East Market Street on Friday.

Manningham, 24, signed a football and a football jersey for Franklin and announced his endorsement of Franklin for mayor. Franklin’s opponent is United Auto Workers union president Jim Graham.

Franklin and Graham are both Democrats hoping to replace Michael O’Brien, who is not running for re-election after serving two terms.

Land use program

Youngstown

The League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown will present a free program on regional planning and land use at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the main branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, 305 Wick Ave., in the meeting room on the lower level. The presenters are Holly Burnett-Hanley and Sarah Lown.

The league also will conduct voter registration in Youngstown State University’s Kilcawley Center on Monday. Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Terry Esarco 330-788-1142.

Gardening workshop

CORTLAND

Denise Ellsworth, agriculture and natural resources educator with the Ohio State University Extension Service, will present a workshop in gardening plant-pest diagnoses from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday in the meeting room of the Trumbull County Agricultural and Family Educational Center, 520 W. Main Street.

Cost is $20, and the session is open to the public.

The workshop was created specifically for volunteers in the Master Gardener program at the Ohio State University Extension Service.

For more information or to register, call 330-638-6783.

Kinsman survey

KINSMAN

About 350 homes in Kinsman Center and Farmdale will receive letters in the coming days from the Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer’s office asking them to fill out a form regarding the height of basements and location of septic systems.

Rex Fee, executive director of the office, said the forms will help the office arrive at the most cost-effective way to construct a sanitary sewer system in those areas. The forms need to be returned to the county by April 30.

The remaining survey and engineering design work is expected to be completed by this summer. A hearing will be set after that to explain the project and its costs to residents. Affected property owners will be notified of the hearing date.

The $8 million to $10 million project received a $4.29 million grant and $5 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Easter items needed

WARREN

The Warren Family Mission, 361 Elm Road NE, needs donations of food, money and other items for the Easter dinner it will serve April 22 from noon to 3 p.m.

Food items needed are hams, instant potatoes, stuffing mix, gravy, ginger ale and fruit punch mix, ice cream, pickles, olives, relish tray items, whipped cream, salad mix, salad dressings, dinner rolls, coffee and sugar.

Other items needed include Easter baskets filled or empty, candy, toys, stuffed animals, books, plastic in which to wrap baskets and plastic grass.

Donations can be dropped off between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 330-394-5437 for more information.