METRO DIGEST | Annual 5K race

Annual 5K race

COLUMBIANA

The fourth annual Vision for Veterans 5K race will take place Friday at Pavilion 4 of Firestone Park beginning with registration at 4:30 p.m.

This year’s proceeds will benefit a World War II veteran living in East Palestine who, along with his wife, is confined to a wheelchair.

A portion of the proceeds will also be donated to Fisher House at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Fisher House is a place where the family of military members can live while their loved one undergoes major medical treatment.

The races will take place rain or shine and 200 participants are expected. For more information, visit www.visionforveterans.org.

Three-vehicle crash

BOARDMAN

A 45-year-old Canfield woman hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash was in stable condition Wednesday.

Denise McConnel was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center after a three-vehicle crash that occurred at 4 p.m. at the intersection of Shields Road and Lockwood Boulevard.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said a car going northeast on Lockwood, driven by Brent Stallsmith, 33, of Canfield, ran a red light. Stallsmith struck a minivan driven by McConnel.

Another car was pulling around the van to make a turn onto Shields and was also hit by Stallsmith, the patrol said. That driver, Mary Maxam, 57, of Youngstown, had minor injuries, according to reports.

Stallsmith had minor injuries and was charged with reckless operation and failure to yield at a red light, the patrol said.

Police seek man

BOARDMAN

Police are still looking for the man who hit a man in the head and stole a truck outside The Embassy, 5030 Youngstown-Poland Road.

A 61-year-old Youngstown man told police he was leaving The Embassy after a bingo game around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and had put his key in the door of his truck when he was hit with a blunt object, possibly a hammer or tire iron, from behind.

Police said the man turned around and was hit in the forehead before the suspect took the man’s necklace, ring and truck, fleeing northbound on Youngstown-Poland Road.

Vessel safety checks

CORTLAND

The Coast Guard Auxiliary is conducting vessel safety checks in the near future from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at area lakes on the following dates: Mosquito Creek State Park, Saturday and Sunday; Berlin Lake Mill Creek Campgrounds, May 28, 29 and 30; and West Branch State Park East Ramp, June 4 and 5.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary consists of uniformed civilian volunteer component of Team Coast Guard that assists active-duty guard personnel in all of its missions except for military and direct law enforcement.