Metro Digest || Roads closed

Roads closed

CANFIELD

The Mahoning County Engineer’s Office has closed portions of two roads for culvert replacements.

The engineer closed Knauf Road between Western Reserve and Leffingwell roads Monday. The road will remain closed through Sunday. Motorists should use posted detours along Western Reserve Road, state Route 62 and Leffingwell Road.

In Boardman, the county engineer closed the southbound lane of Southern Boulevard, south of U.S. Route 224, Monday and it will remain closed until Sunday. Traffic is being re-routed along U.S. Route 224, California Avenue and York Avenue.

Swimming lessons

YOUNGSTOWN

The American Red Cross of the Mahoning Valley is joining with Youngstown Parks and Recreation Department to offer swimming lessons at the Northside Pool, 2200 Belmont Ave. The first session started Monday. Classes for several age groups are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through Aug. 12. Kids also can sign up for the five-day session, which begins Aug. 8. Classes are: 10 to 10:45 a.m., preschool (age 3 to 5), must be accompanied in the water by a parent or legal guardian; 11 to 11:45 a.m., Levels 1, 2, or 3 (school age, 6 to 12); 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Levels 1, 2, or 3 (school age, 6 to 12).

Scholarships are available for low- and middle-income households, for either a two-week or one-week session. To register or for additional information, call the Youngstown Parks and Recreation Department at 330-742-8711 or the Red Cross at 330-392-2551.

Baby sitter training

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown Parks and Recreation Department is offering baby-sitter training for boys and girls age 11 to 15 through the American Red Cross of the Mahoning Valley on Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Arlington Heights Recreation Center, 801 Park Ave., Youngstown, at no cost to qualified low-to-moderate income families. Lessons include skills on how to hold a baby, change a diaper, act in an emergency, administer first aid and save a child from choking, call 911, and what to do in a severe weather emergency. Lunch will be provided. People can download the registration form at www.cityofyoungstownoh.com, and are asked to return it to the Parks and Recreation Department on the second floor of City Hall at 26 S. Phelps St. by 4 p.m. Wednesday. Forms also are available at the Parks and Recreation Department. Registration will be permitted before 8:30 a.m. Friday if space is available.

Car crash

BOARDMAN

A 23-year-old Canfield man will be in court today on charges of operating a vehicle while under the influence. Police said Michael Rose was the driver of a white vehicle that jumped the curb at the Shell Station on the corner of U.S. Route 224 and South Avenue about 11:15 p.m. Sunday. Onlookers at Taco Bell on U.S. Route 224 saw the crash, and two vehicles followed Rose’s car onto South Avenue and helped contain the vehicle, according to reports. Police said the results of a breath test showed Rose’s blood-alcohol content to be 0.17 — more than twice the state’s legal limit of 0.08.