Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Service restored
GIRARD
Telephone service to the Girard Police Department was restored about 3:30 p.m. Monday.
It was knocked out by a tractor-trailer that hit a power line Sunday afternoon.
Jerry Lambert, Girard service director, said Monday he wasn’t aware of any serious problems that resulted from the outage, which started at 5 p.m. Calls to 911 were going to Liberty Township, Niles and the county 911 while the Girard 911 was down, Lambert said.
The Girard Fire Department number — 330-545-4321 — was still working throughout the outage.
Swim class
youngstown
A beginning swim class for children from age 6 months to 36 months will be offered next month by the Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane.
Children, with the help of their parents, will learn how to float on their backs and bellies and improve their motor skills, in sessions planned from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, Jan. 7-28.
Swim pants or swim diapers are required.
The cost is $15 for members and $23 for nonmembers.
For more information, call 330-746-3251, ext. 182, or send email to aquatics@ jccyoungtsown.org.
Federal indictments
CLEVELAND
A federal grand jury indicted four Mahoning Valley residents on firearms charges and a fifth on a drug charge, the U.S. attorney said.
Accused of being felons illegally possessing guns were Marque L. Allen, 25, of Warren; Dedric T. Dixon, 35, of Girard; Wayne L. Martin, 30, of Youngstown; and Steven T. Gore, 38, of Campbell.
All purportedly possessed one or more handguns and ammunition after their felony convictions, and Gore also reportedly possessed a bulletproof vest.
Gore and Jeanne M. George, 41, of Struthers, were charged with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
The indictments followed investigations by the Youngstown office of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force and Youngstown and Warren police.
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