METRO DIGEST || 70-year-old pedestrian killed

Pedestrian killed

West Farmington

Ohio State Highway Patrol said a 70-year-old woman died Thursday after being struck by a truck while crossing the road.

The victim, Alma Miller, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to an OSHP press release.

The accident occurred on state Route 88 near mile marker 2 as Miller walked north across the street, the OSHP said.

The driver, 69-year-old Robert Satterlee, was not injured, the release said.

The OSHP is still investigating.

Police assault

Youngstown

Police said a fight between a boyfriend and girlfriend at a South Side bar sent two officers and a suspect to the hospital Thursday evening. The male and female officers, whose names were not released, were on the scene at Michael O’Malley’s Pub, 3114 South Ave., after the bartender requested the removal of an unruly patron. The patron, who police said refused to give his name Thursday, punched the female officer, who fell and “smashed her head pretty good,” according to an officer at the police station. The other officer apprehended the patron, who tried to hide drugs he had by quickly swallowing them, police said. The officers and the patron were taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center. Witnesses at the bar declined to comment to The Vindicator.

Reservists leave

VIENNA

Air Force Reservists form the 910th Airlift Wing’s 76th Aerial Port Squadron left today on a humanitarian airlift. The reservists are flying to Dover Air Force Base where they will pick up about 75,000 pounds of supplies from Mission of Love, an Austintown-based nonprofit, to be taken to a planned Hospice hospital in Guatemala.

Mission of Love provides humanitarian aid to those in need worldwide, especially children. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Military Denton Program, which allows private U.S. citizens and organizations to use space on military cargo planes to transport humanitarian goods.

Talent show at park

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown’s Got Talent, a talent show presented by Leaders for Progress, in conjunction with St. James Church of God in Christ and Be Encouraged Ministry, will be from 6 to 10 p.m. today at Wick Park Pavilion. For tickets, call 330-402-5597. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

Program on birds

SANDY LAKE, pa.

McKeever Environmental Learning Center and the Bluebird Society of Pennsylvania will present “The Fledgling Experience,” a free program on bluebirds, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the center, 55 McKeever Lane.

Harry Schmeider will discuss the natural history of the songbird, its population and how to it attract it. For information, call 724-376-1000 or go to www.mckeever.org.

Fresh produce

WARREN

In conjunction with Second Harvest Food Bank of Mahoning Valley, Warren Family Mission will give away fresh produce from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at 2671 Youngstown Road.