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Public discussion

YOUNGSTOWN

Universal Cafe at First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1105 Elm St., across from Wick Park, will host a panel discussion on various media topics in the Mahoning Valley, including the state’s new collective-bargaining law, at 7 p.m. Monday. Gerry Ricciutti, managing editor, WKBN, will serve as moderator. Included on the panel are state Rep. Bob Hagan of Youngstown, D-60th, and Mark Munroe, chairman of the Mahoning County Republican Party.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. A $3 donation is requested. Light food and various beverages will be available for purchase.

Dead after crash

mercer, pa.

A Sandy Lake man was killed in an accident on Glenn School Road in Mill Creek Township. Pennsylvania State Police in Mercer said Frank R. Kerr Jr., 51, died when his car crossed the center line and hit a dump truck coming the other way at 11:15 a.m. Friday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was not injured.

Utility wires cut

new castle, pa.

Someone cut copper ground wires from at least 75 Penn Power utility poles. Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle said the damage occurred sometime from Friday evening to 7 a.m. Saturday. The area hit includes state Route 108 from New Castle to Mount Jackson; state Route 551 from Mount Jackson toward Enon Valley; Mount Air Road, including Jackson Knolls, from Mount Jackson South; Mohawk School Road from Mount Jackson toward Bessemer; and state Route 551 from Mount Jackson toward U.S. Route 224. Police said a few hundred feet of wire was stolen, and loss is estimated at thousands of dollars. Anyone with information on the thefts is asked to call police at 724-598-2211.

Meet the super

VIENNA

The Mathews Board of Education is encouraging the public to meet the district’s new superintendent, Lewis Lowery, at its next board meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the multipurpose room of Baker Elementary School on Sheridan Drive. Lowery, principal of Mineral Ridge High School, was hired earlier this month to succeed Lee Seiple, who retires July 31.

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