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Yorki-poo pup stolen from yard in Campbell

CAMPBELL

A Whipple Avenue man told police his dog was stolen from her yard Tuesday afternoon.

Edwin Molina said he believes the 10-month-old Yorkie-poo named Molly was taken from his fenced yard at Whipple and 16th streets.

Molina said the fence was sturdy, and the gate had been opened. The dog went missing around noon.

Molina said he searched but saw no sign of the dog. She is brown and silver and was wearing a pink collar and a pink bandana. If anyone has information, they can call Molina at 330-501-4469. He is offering a $50 reward for her return.

Fire victim named

MERCER, PA. (AP)

Pennsylvania State Police have released the name of an 88-year-old man who died in a house fire in Springfield Township.

Troopers from the Mercer, Pa., barracks say the victim is George Roth.

Police say Roth lived alone at the home, which caught fire sometime before 9 p.m. Monday.

The Mercer County coroner says Roth died of smoke inhalation.

A state police fire marshal is investigating but believes the fire was an accident. The cause is not yet determined.

Killed in crash

NEW CASTLE, Pa.

A West Pittsburg, Pa., man is dead after he rear-ended a salt truck, and then his own car was hit by a tractor-trailer.

Pennsylvania State Police said Rodney Scott Shropshire, 40, hit the salt truck on Interstate 376 in Pulaski Township at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday.

His car was disabled with no electrical system after the accident. It was hit from behind by the tractor-trailer.

Shropshire was pronounced dead at the scene.

Vacant house charges

WARREN

Robert M. Helman, 33, of Wick Street Southeast, is charged in Warren Municipal Court with felony carrying concealed weapons, possessing criminal tools and breaking and entering after police found him inside a vacant house on Brier Street early Sunday.

Justin W. Craven, 22, of a different Wick Street address, is charged with possessing criminal tools and breaking and entering in the case.

Police were called to the home at 1 a.m. and noticed Craven walking away. Officers found a knife, screw driver and wire cutters in his clothes. Near the house, officers found cut copper piping, cut electrical wiring and bolt cutters.

Craven told officers Helman was still in the house, so officers went inside, finding Helman in an attic crawl space. Officers found a gun in the crawl space, they said.

Dunkin’ worker pleads

WARREN

A 19-year-old Edgehill Drive woman has pleaded guilty for her role in the June 24, 2011, robbery of the Dunkin’ Donuts on Niles-Cortland Road in Howland.

Samantha Phillips pleaded guilty to robbery Tuesday in the courtroom of Judge Andrew Logan of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. She could get a prison sentence of up to eight years when she is sentenced in about five weeks.

Police said Phillips, who worked at the doughnut shop, helped plan the robbery with two men.

Knight recommended

WARREN

The Trumbull County Republican Party has recommended Ron Knight of Howland to fill a four-year Republican Party seat on the Trumbull County Board of Elections.

Craig Bonar, former county Republican Party chairman, currently holds the seat but chose not to seek another term.

Knight served a previous four-year term that ended in January 2010 with the election of Republican Party Chairwoman Kathi Creed of Liberty to the board.

During Knight’s previous term on the board, he sought the consolidation of polling places throughout the county to save money.

Before Knight can assume the position March 1, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted must affirm the selection. The Trumbull Democrats have recommended Niles Mayor Ralph Infante to fill the Democrats’ open seat.

MCCTC open house

CANFIELD

Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, 7300 N. Palmyra Road, will host an open house from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Parents and students interested in attending MCCTC in their junior and senior years are invited to attend to learn about the more than 22 programs offered.

Visitors will have an opportunity to tour the school, meet with instructors and learn about the educational opportunities at the vocational school. For information, contact Jacqueline Kuffel, career development supervisor, at 330-729-4120 and press 2.

School still closed

GALLOWAY, Ohio

A central Ohio high school will remain closed Wednesday, the third day students have missed classes due to an odor that made several feel ill.

Columbus media outlets report the state fire marshal’s office and other investigators will try to determine the cause of the odor at Westland High School in Galloway.

The school was first evacuated Monday morning, and about a dozen students and staff who felt nauseated or dizzy were checked at hospitals as a precaution. Students returned Tuesday but were again evacuated when the odor resurfaced.

A South-Western City Schools spokeswoman says the district has hired experts in air quality and building mechanical systems to help determine the cause of the odor. She says the school will not be reopened until building issues are ruled out.