Fatal shooting

Fatal shooting

CAMPBELL

A man was shot to death in Campbell on Wednesday night. Police said he was shot three times around 8:15 p.m. at Murray and Jackson streets in the Kirwin Homes housing development. Police could not release more informati on Wednesday night.

Liquor-permit bill

WARREN

Certain businesses in the city would be able to obtain a special liquor permit under legislation that passed in the Ohio Senate on Wednesday. Senate Bill 298 was offered by Sen. Capri Cafaro of Liberty, D-32nd, as a means to bolster businesses in her district. Under state law, “D-51” liquor permits, allowing the “sale of beer and intoxicating liquor for on- and off-premises consumption,” are issued to restaurants and retailers in revitalization districts that meet a number of qualifications, including being located in a county with a population of 125,000 or fewer residents.

SB 298 expands the population requirement to cover the city of Warren.

Cafaro said the change is “a critical component to continued small-business growth within the city limits,” citing examples of two businesses that moved off of Courthouse Square because they were unable to obtain liquor permits.

The bill heads to the Ohio House for further consideration.

Smoky Hollow

YOUNGSTOWN

Wick Neighbors Inc. today is expected to announce completion of the next essential step of the Wick District-Smoky Hollow Development Project with the installation of new water and sewer infrastructure along Walnut Street.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place at 9 a.m. at Cassese’s MVR Restaurant, 410 N. Walnut St. WNI provided the required nonfederal monetary share for this phase of the project with support from WNI members and local foundations. WNI received a $665,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Economic Development Incentive Program through the efforts of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Avon; a $550,000 grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers through the efforts of U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-17th; and more than $250,000 from Youngstown for the project.

Trespass charges

BOARDMAN

A couple is facing charges of criminal trespass and felony receiving stolen property are expected tonight in Mahoning County Area Court. Adolfo R. Gonzalez, 45, of Youngstown, and his wife Lylianette Rojas, 41, of Youngstown, were arrested at about 12:20 a.m. Wednesday at Boardman Steel, 8397 Southern Blvd. Police received a call saying a suspicious pickup truck was at the business. When they arrived, they found the truck filled with 30 cut 4-foot pieces of steel beams valued at about $1,500, reports state.

Gonzalez also was found to have wire cutters, lock pliers and a flashlight in his pocket and was charged with felony criminal tools, police said.

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