Removed from list

Removed from list

Youngstown

A man who had been chosen as a law-enforcement instructor at Choffin Career and Technical Center was removed from the school board agenda before Tuesday’s meeting.

Karen Green, assistant superintendent for human resources, said she didn’t have all of the required paperwork to present the appointment of Daniel Martens of Canfield to the school board.

She said she doesn’t expect that appointment to be presented to the board in the future.

Court records show that Martens pleaded guilty and was convicted earlier this year in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court on a misdemeanor charge of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle. He was sentenced to probation. The charge originally was a felony but was reduced as part of a plea agreement.

Green declined to comment about whether the charge played a role in the removal of Martens’ name from the appointment list.

Program extended

CANFIELD

The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown is extending its intern and volunteer program into the fall.

College students or recent graduates with a few hours a week to spare and a desire to make a difference in the community may apply. Participants gain valuable workplace experience to build their resumes while also enriching their lives.

Internships or volunteer opportunities can be customized to meet students’ needs. Applicants must provide a resume, three references/letters of recommendation and pass a federal background check.

Contact Sister Norma Raupple, program coordinator, at 330-792-7636 or send email to nraupple@theursulines.org.

Free presentation

WARREN

The Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership will give a free public presentation on foreclosures and “bank walkaway” homes featuring Atty. Zachariah Germaniuk at 7 p.m. today at the Raymond John Wean Foundation offices, 147 W. Market St., on Courthouse Square.

Germaniuk, a graduate of Cleveland Marshall College of Law, will discuss state law regarding foreclosures and nuances that can be used by community groups and local governments to help with foreclosure homes.

Leah Ifft, a foreclosure-prevention advocate for Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People, will give information on the loan-modification process and give other assistance.

Plants seized

Lisbon

The Columbiana County Drug Task Force and Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation conducted a marijuana eradication program in Columbiana County Monday.

About 334 marijuana plants were seized from multiple locations in Unity and Middletown townships.

Charges may be filed at a later date, officials said.