METRO DIGEST | Man suffers heart attack at Covelli

Man suffers heart attack at Covelli

YOUNGSTOWN

One man attending a concert at the Covelli Centre on Sunday missed the show but likely is happy to just be alive.

Steve Dunn, director of security, said roughly 5,000 people were in attendance for a Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top concert when a 70-year-old man suffered a heart attack and had to be revived and rushed to St. Elizabeth Health Center.

According to Dunn, spectators were finding their seats just prior to the concert when word came in that the man had collapsed.

“A couple of my guys went over to see what happened and said the man was turning blue. Lane Ambulance got to him almost immediately, put the defibrillator on him and brought him back,” said Dunn.

The man was rushed to the hospital but could be heard asking about seeing the show after he had been loaded into the emergency vehicle, Dunn said.

There is no word on the man’s condition.

Click-it or Ticket

BROOKFIELD

The Brookfield Township Police Department will be conducting high-visibility traffic enforcement beginning today and ending June 5. The enforcement measure is part of the national Click-it or Ticket Campaign.

The department will have added officers targeting traffic-related problems with an emphasis on passengers not wearing safety belts.

The patrols are paid for with federal funding awarded to the department by the Ohio Traffic Safety Office.

ATV crash injures 2

NEW CASTLE, PA.

New Castle police are investigating an ATV accident that sent two people to the hospital Saturday night.

According to police, the two ATV riders were on Rural Avenue in New Castle about 9:30 p.m. Saturday when the accident took place. They both were flown to St. Elizabeth Health Center.

No names have been released, and there is no information on their condition.

Planetarium shows

YOUNGSTOWN

The Ward Beecher Planetarium at Youngstown State University wraps up its public shows for the school year Friday and Saturday.

“Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity” will be shown at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. “WSKY” will be shown at 1 and 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Join the YSU band?

YOUNGSTOWN

The YSU Marching Pride — Youngstown State University’s marching band — is seeking new members for the fall season.

The Marching Pride performs at every YSU home football game and, this year, will travel to the Sept. 2 game at Michigan State.

Brandt Payne, director of athletic bands, said that Marching Pride members need not be music majors to join.

Students interested in joining should visit www.ysubands.org/marching_pride. Payne is available at bpayne@ysu.edu.