Bridge-deck work

Bridge-deck work

WEST POINT

Work continues today on the Columbiana County Road 448 bridge-deck replacement project over state Route 11 at West Point in Madison Township.

Beginning Thursday, Route 11 will be reduced to one, 12-foot lane in each direction under the Columbiana County bridge for 90 days, said an official with the Ohio Department of Transportation. On March 12, Route 448 will be closed to traffic. A detour will be posted.

ODOT’s contractor for the $899,873 project is Marucci & Gaffney Excavating Co. from Youngstown. The completion date is Aug. 31.

Program’s host site

Niles

New Hope United Methodist Church, 21 Fairview Ave., is a host site for Smart Choice Food Source Program.

Boxes range in size from $18 to $35 and include meat, fruits, vegetables and senior meals. There are no income restrictions or guidelines. Pre-order and pre-pay with cash, money orders or food stamps.

Orders for March will be accepted from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to noon next Wednesday and 7 to 8 p.m. March 15. Mail-in orders will be accepted with payment by postal, bank money orders or certified checks made out to New Hope UM Church. Payment must be at the church before March 16.

Distribution is from 9 to 10 a.m. March 31. A community breakfast also will be served from 9 to 11 a.m. March 31. For information, call 330-652-3625.

Cemetery cleanup

BOARDMAN

The annual spring cleanup at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 5400 Market St., begins March 13. All cemetery decorations must be removed by March 12. Spring flowers can be placed in vases at grave sites March 18.

Card game canceled

POLAND

Shepherd of the Valley-Poland, 301 W. Western Reserve Road, has canceled its monthly card game from 1 to 4 p.m. today.

Break-in at store

YOUNGSTOWN

A white Ford Expedition rammed through and destroyed the front door of the Dollar General store in the 2000 block of Market Street about 2 a.m. Tuesday, but the male driver apparently stole only a literacy-fund donation box from the counter containing less than $3 before fleeing in the vehicle, police said.

Officers responded to the alarm and called in an assistant store manager, who showed them a security video of the breaking and entering, in which the vehicle’s large side mirrors were left behind and taken by police as evidence.

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