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Fugitive arrested

Youngstown

FBI Violent Crime Task Force arrested a fugitive Tuesday wanted for felonious assault, according to a police report.

Deon Sanders, 19, who last listed an address on Chalmers Avenue, was hiding out at 71 E. Judson Ave when task-force officials surrounded the home after receiving a tip on Sanders’ location. Several people left the house, including 19-year-old Felicia Ward, who lived there, and told officials Sanders had escaped out the back.

Task-force officials, however, said they saw Sanders attempt to leave out a side window but failed. They told Sanders to leave the house. When he did not, a police dog was called to the scene. Sanders then surrendered.

Youngstown Municipal Court issued a warrant for Sanders on July 27 and became the task force’s Fugitive of the Week.

Police took him to Youngstown Police Department Detective Division for more questioning. Police arrested Ward for obstructing justice and took her to Mahoning County jail.

Food distribution

Youngstown

New Life Church, 2250 E. Western Reserve Road, will sponsor its second annual Goodness Invasion, a free-food distribution, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Covelli Centre, 229 E. Front St.

Residents of Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties in need of food assistance must provide a photo identification and bag/box in which to carry the items. The distribution will include a variety of nonperishable food items and fresh produce.

The church also operates a food pantry, which feeds 300 area families and distributes about 1,100 bags of groceries monthly. For more information, call New Life Church at 330-757-0727 or visit www.newlife-poland.com

Clothing giveaway

YOUNGSTOWN

Grace Evangelistic Temple Church, 1026 Shehy St., on the city’s East Side, has a free clothing giveaway from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. Recipients should bring bags or containers.

Work on schools

austintown

The Austintown school board voted Tuesday to award the early-site electrical work contract for the removal of rear portions of Watson Elementary and Frank Ohl Intermediate schools to B&J Electrical of Poland Inc. B&J submitted the lowest bid to the district at $30,229.

During the board’s retreat work session, it also approved a design-develop phase submission, which puts the district one step closer to being able to accept bids for construction on its new kindergarten- through-second-grade and third-through-fifth-grade buildings.

New Lube to open

BOARDMAN

The new Quaker Steak & Lube location in the Shops at Boardman Park on Boardman-Poland Road will open at 3 p.m. today. The 6,450-square-foot restaurant seast more than 250 people. The Boardman Express Quaker Steak & Lube on Market Street will close today.