US 224, King-Graves get $2.6M for repairs

US 224, King-Graves get $2.6M for repairs

New resources will help repair the road near the Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Vienna and a portion of U.S. Route 224 in Canfield.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Avon, on Friday announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $983,928 to repair and improve King-Graves Road leading into YARS and $1,672,678 to repair and improve Route 224.

Sobriety checkpoint tonight in Mahoning

Canfield

The Mahoning Operating a Vehicle Impaired Task Force will have a sobriety checkpoint in Mahoning County today to deter and intercept impaired drivers. Specific details of the checkpoint location have not been disclosed. Saturation patrols also will be conducted throughout the weekend.

Assisting in the patrols will be officials from the Mahoning County OVI Task Force, Ohio State Highway Patrol, and Ohio Department of Transportation.

Liberty man faces charges after chase

LIBERTY

Police arrested a Youngstown man after he ran from officers with a gun in his hand.

According to reports, a township police officer pulled over Randy A. Triplett, 21, of Berkley Avenue, for a traffic stop around 10 p.m. Thursday on Goleta Avenue, near the Youngstown boundary line.

Police said after he was stopped, Triplett got out of the vehicle with a silver hand gun in his right hand and started running before he was apprehended by the officer in the ValleyCare Northside Medical Center parking lot.

Police said Triplett disposed of the handgun in some nearby bushes before he was arrested. The report said the handgun was reported stolen.

Triplett is charged with carrying a concealed weapon, illegal possession of a weapon, tampering with evidence, receiving stolen property, failure to comply with the order of a police officer, and driving under suspension.

St. Patrick Church sets picnic Sunday

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St. Patrick Church, 1420 Oak Hill Ave., will host its parish picnic Sunday at the Maronite Pavilion, 1555 S. Meridian Road.

Mass will be at 10 a.m. followed by the picnic. Tickets are required.

Car strikes, injures 23-month-old girl

WARREN

A 23-month-old Jefferson Street Southwest girl is in Akron Children’s Hospital with injuries she suffered when she was struck by a car in front of her house at 6:20 p.m. Thursday.

Mariah Dickey of the 1300 block was playing in her driveway when she ran into the street, Warren police said. The car driver, James Herod Jr., 46, of Upland Avenue, Youngstown, then drove away but returned in about 10 minutes, police said.

Police later talked to the driver at a house in the 1600 block of Jefferson and recorded the interview.

The child remained at the hospital late Friday evening, but the hospital was unable to give her condition.

Route 165 closing through November

NORTH LIMA

Beginning Monday, state Route 165 over state Route 11 in Beaver Township will be closed through late November for a bridge replacement.

The detour will be Route 46 to state Route 14 to Route 164. This work is part of a $2.3 million Ohio Department of Transportation District 4 project to replace two bridges on Route 165, one over Route 11 and one over Mill Creek. The entire project is scheduled to be completed by August 2013.

Governor, Youngstown honor Heartreach

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Heartreach Ministries, 211 Redondo Road, will be recognized at 10 a.m. today at Victory Christian Center, 3899 McCartney Road, Lowellville, for its child care and after-school programs that help inner-city parents.

Heartreach will receive a letter of appreciation from the office of Gov. John Kasich and a proclamation from the city.

Free workshop set on vision Aug. 25

North Lima

Joseph M. Pederzolli EyeCare and Vision Therapy Center, 11995 South Ave., is hosting a free workshop on vision and learning from 9:20 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. Aug. 25.

More than 20 percent of students have vision problems that interfere with learning. Common visual limitations that make reading an ordeal are often found in the early grades when students are gaining literacy. Guests at the workshop will receive information about these learning-related vision problems and how to test for and identify them.

To RSVP, contact Sherry or Heather at 1-800-344-8870.

Suspect in shootings wants his trial moved

CHARDON

The defense for an Ohio teenager charged with killing three students and wounding three others in a high school cafeteria wants his trial moved to another city.

Attorneys for 17-year-old T.J. Lane says Chardon is too grief-stricken to allow him a fair trial in Geauga County east of Cleveland.

The defense says the “shock and grief” of the shootings has pervaded the community and beyond with memorials on every major roadway in Chardon.

Prosecutor David Joyce says the defense move is premature since jury selection hasn’t started.

Lane has been charged with aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and felonious assault in the Feb. 27 shootings at Chardon High School. He could face life in prison if convicted.

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