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Police arrest man on drug charges

Youngstown

Police arrested a man wanted for three counts of possession of heroin, crack cocaine and cocaine at a home Thursday on the city’s South Side.

Symeon Bankston, 30, of 352 E. Florida Ave., was found hiding under a pile of clothes inside a second-floor bedroom closet at 504 W. Boston Ave. Police found $4,300 on Bankston and in the bedroom found bags with crack cocaine, heroin and a weighing machine with drug residue on the scale. Bankston was taken to Mahoning County jail.

Young Republicans to meet at party HQ

NILES

The Trumbull County Young Republicans will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at the Trumbull County Republican Party headquarters in Eastwood Mall, Suite 750, between Dillard’s and the license bureau.

The Young Republicans, for people 40 and younger, will hear from Colleen Mary O’Toole, former judge and current candidate for Ohio’s 11th District Court of Appeals.

The Trumbull County Republican Party will have its monthly breakfast meeting at 9:30 a.m. today, in the Community Room at Eastwood Mall, near the Republican party headquarters and Dillard’s.

Speaker will be Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric LaMont Gregory.

Stolen A&W signs have been returned

BOARDMAN

Two outdoor A&W signs reported stolen after the Boardman restaurant’s Wednesday liquidation auction have been returned, police said. A&W, on the corner of U.S. Route 224 and West Boulevard, closed Dec. 31. The building is set for demolition and will be replaced by an auto-parts store.

Retirees to meet

VIENNA

The National Active & Retired Federal Employees will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Community Activity Center at the 910th Air Lift Air Force Reserve Station on King Graves Road.

MLK dinner set

AUSTINTOWN

Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning County will sponsor a dinner to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Austintown Community Church, 242 S. Canfield-Niles Road (state Route 46).

After the fellowship dinner, the hourlong film “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — Man of Peace in a Time of War” will be shown. A discussion time follows the film.

RSVP for the event by Tuesday by calling Shawna at 330-743-7244, ext. 303, or by email at hfhmc-volunteer@sbcglobal.net.

Lake Milton Scouts honored for project

COLUMBUS

A Girl Scout troop that provides pillows and pillowcases to a Northeast Ohio homeless shelter is among five recipients of state awards given in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Scouts in Troop 397 in Lake Milton say their annual donation to a Youngstown shelter was inspired by King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The girls reasoned that in order to have a dream, a person needs a pillow.

They were recognized Wednesday at the state’s annual King commemorative celebration in Columbus, coming ahead of Monday’s King holiday.

A news release says other honorees include a man who has raised awareness of issues concerning Ohio’s Asian-American community and the head of the nonpartisan Cleveland Voter Coalition, which works to get more people voting.

Staff/wire reports

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