Water emegency ends

Water emegency ends

campbell

A water-conservation emergency in Campbell is over, and the city is producing good drinking water, said city Administrator Jack Dill.

“We’re in good shape,” he said Monday. “There’s no more reason to conserve. The tanks are filled.”

The emergency started at 4:30 p.m. Friday when a raw-water line from Aqua Ohio’s Hamilton Lake broke under Norfolk & Southern Railroad tracks in Struthers. The line was capped.

Dill said Campbell had to switch to a waterline from McKelvey Lake, and making matters worse were three waterline breaks in the city Friday.

Dill said the city’s water tanks were low, and he asked customers to conserve water.

Boardman man faces several charges

Boardman

A Meadowbrook Avenue man is scheduled to appear in court today, accused of drug possession, obstructing official business and resisting arrest.

Police were called Saturday evening to an apartment building by a resident saying that neighbors were making threats.

They could hear a man, later identified as Mark Grinstead, 36, screaming from inside one of the apartments and an adult female and child crying. Officers knocked on the door and identified themselves, and Grinstead opened the door, yelling for them to leave and then slammed and locked the door, according to a police report.

Eventually, Grinstead opened the door but refused to follow officers’ commands to get on the floor, and police used a Taser on him. A crying woman, shielding a crying child from Grinstead, was in the corner of the kitchen.

The woman told police that she and Grinstead had argued but that he made no threats of harm or made physical contact with her or the child.

Police also found a prescription bottle containing pills not prescribed to Grinstead in a pants pocket, the report said.

Funds released

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The state controlling Board released nearly $1.9 million Monday for a cleanup in the brownfields along the Mahoning River.

The money, awarded to Campbell in May, will be used for demolition. trash removal and removing contaminated soil from 40 acres owned by Sherman International.

The company is planning on building a $300 million cold-roll coil mill on the site.

Campbell Administrator Jack Dill said he hopes contracts will be awarded for work at the property by the end of August.

Fresh produce co-op

WARREN

Humility of Mary Health Partners has partnered with the Lake-to-River Food Cooperative to bring fresh produce to its employees and the public.

The food co-op received a grant from the Farm Market Promotion Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to promote and provide fresh fruits and vegetables in food deserts, including a Warren location for the 2012 growing season the first Wednesday of the month except holidays.

The times and dates are as follows: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, Sept. 5, and Oct. 3 at St. Joseph Minor Emergency, 1296 Tod Place NW.

Several area farmers will be selling locally grown produce. Many vendors will accept the Ohio Direction EBT card. Payroll deduction is available for HMHP employees.

Smart Choice orders

Niles

New Hope United Methodist Church, 21 Fairview Ave., is accepting orders for Smart Choice Food from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday and 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Boxes will range in size from $20 to $35 and include meat, vegetables, pasta, convenience meals and kids meals. There are no income restrictions or guidelines. Pre-order and pre-pay with cash, money orders or an Ohio Direction Card.

Mail orders will be accepted until Friday, and is payable by post, bank money orders, or certified checks made out to New Hope United Methodist Church. To receive a receipt, enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope.

Online ordering at smartchoicefood.com will close 6 p.m. July 16, and a 3 percent handling charge will be added to all online orders.

Distribution is 9 to 10 a.m. July 28. A community breakfast will also be served from 9 to 11 a.m. that day. For information, call 330-652-3625.

Conference planned for health professionals

BOARDMAN

The Eastern Ohio Area Health Education Center of Boardman and Youngstown State University Metro College are offering a Veterans Conference for health professionals on Wednesday from 5:30-9 p.m. at Antone’s Banquet Centre, 8578 Market St., Boardman.

With the influx of veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq, health professionals need to understand the mental-health needs of returning veterans, said Noreen Moderalli, center director.

Speakers from the Cleveland Veterans Affairs Center will discuss post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.

The training is part of the nationwide Area Health Education Center Veterans Mental Health Project. The registration fee is $35 which includes handout materials and light refreshments, Moderalli said. The program is approved for three hours of continuing-education for nurses and has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for three hours of continuing education.