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Cash for Japan

YOUNGSTOWN

The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown is accepting monetary donations to support the work of Catholic Relief Services in Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami. CRS, the official overseas relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic Bishops, is providing emergency assistance and relief efforts. Send donations to: Catholic Relief Services – Diocese of Youngstown (Japan Earthquake and Tsunami) c/o Office of Social Action, Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, 144 W. Wood Street, Youngstown, OH 44503. For more information, call Brian Corbin, diocesan director of CRS, at 330-744-8451, ext. 320, or send e-mail to charities@youngstowndiocese.org.

No driver’s licenses

COLUMBUS (AP)

The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices will be unable to issue driver’s licenses on an upcoming Saturday, so motorists need to plan ahead.

BMV officials said in a statement Tuesday that licenses won’t be available March 26 at its 200-plus locations because of maintenance and upgrades scheduled on two national driver databases. Those systems are used to determine whether applicants are eligible to receive a regular or commercial license. Customers with licenses due to expire March 26 should renew ahead of time.

Serious injuries

HERMITAGE, Pa.

The driver of a tractor-trailer was seriously injured after he wrecked his truck at 1:27 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 80, Pennsylvania State Police said.

William Skylar Davis, 31, of Findlay, Ohio, was westbound when he went over a guard rail and down an embankment just over the state line in Mercer County. The truck hit several trees and overturned. Davis was taken by helicopter to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown, which would not release information on his condition Tuesday. A passenger in the truck was not hurt.

Beaver crime watch

NORTH LIMA

The next Beaver Township crime watch meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Shepherd of the Valley, 9111 Sharrott Road. Scott Conway will speak on the 200th anniversary and history of the township and/or a representative from the township park board. A representative from the township police department will talk about crimes in the area.