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List reduced to 3

NILES

The city school board has narrowed to three the list of candidates for superintendent.: Tony Meinerding, former superintendent of Holgate, Ohio, Local Schools; Thomas Gay, chief executive officer of the Quality Schools Group; and Mark Robinson, superintendent of Ashland City Schools.

Superintendent Rocco Adduci is retiring July 31.

“We are doing our best to find someone who understands our community and who can lead us toward higher levels of achievement and through this next huge phase of our school building project,” said Marlene Rhodes, board president.

Awaiting answer

BERLIN CENTER

Superintendent Charles Swindler is waiting still to hear from Scotland-based company Proven as to why a wind turbine at Western Reserve High School toppled April 10.

All three turbines have been shut off in the meantime, and Swindler expects Proven to reimburse the district for electricity that would have been generated in the meantime. “We’ve met with the prosecutor’s office and will start preparing if they start bickering,” Swindler said.

The towers are being inspected, and the turbine pieces have been sent to Scotland for inspection. The turbine was one of three at the school installed in 2009.

Drug charges

LIBERTY

Police charged Colleen Hake, 25, of Ridgelawn Avenue in Warren with possession of drugs, possession of drug-abuse instruments, drug paraphernalia and endangering children after an incident at 5:45 p.m. Sunday. As she was driving west on Gypsy Lane, police pulled her over because of loud exhaust and a cracked front windshield.

Hake was found to be driving under suspension. Police found a plastic cup in the car with a hypodermic needle and bent spoon; a syringe filled with a murky liquid, consistent with heroin, also was found.

A juvenile in the car was released to a family member.

Woman charged

LIBERTY

Tanisha H. Zeigler-Comer, 22, of Ohio Avenue, Youngstown, was charged with aggravated menacing and driving with a suspended license Monday night at McDonald’s restaurant, 3630 Belmont Ave.

Zeigler-Comer and a companion, who was not charged, threatened to slash car tires.

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