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Campbell man killed

Avon

A Campbell man died while working in a construction zone on Interstate 90 near Avon.

Peter Maglis, 63, was struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning while working in the area, according to a news release from Avon Police Department. He was transported to Avon Emergency Care Center where he was pronounced dead.

Police continue to investigate the accident.

Health, safety fair

BOARDMAN

Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley is offering a free health-and-safety fair for children and families from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the hospital’s Beeghly Campus, 6505 Market St.

Events and activities include the Boardman Fire Department truck and smokehouse; poison, sleep, bike, car and fire safety information; Mahoning and Trumbull counties Safe Communities Coalition display; teddy-bear clinic; Akron Children’s Air Bear and Mobile Intensive vehicles; Walmart vision screenings; health screenings; and a raffle for a bike, bike helmets and other items.

Proceeds from the raffle will support the Miracles & Promises Radiothon, which will be broadcast on Mix 98.9 and 570 WKBN Sept. 19-21 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Radiothon raises funds for pediatric programs and services.

Funds for kids

YOUNGSTOWN

The D&E Center Children’s Circle of Friends Foundation recently presented the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley with a donation of $5,000 toward its 2012 campaign.

The proceeds donated to United Way were raised during the Circle of Friends Foundation’s charity golf outing at The Lake Club on July 9.

“The United Way works very hard to expand the opportunity for children with emotional and behavioral problems to get the help they need in our Valley. It’s great to help them in that effort. It is the Circle of Friends Foundation’s mission to improve the quality of life of these children — our society’s ‘invisible children,’” said Greg Cvetkovic, the foundation’s president.

Murder trial delayed

WARREN

The trial date for Louis Mann, 32, facing the death penalty in the slayings of his parents Sept. 30, 2011, has been delayed one year.

On Thursday, the trial date was moved from Oct. 12, 2012, to Oct. 2, 2013, to give attorneys for the prosecution and defense adequate time to prepare. Judge W. Wyatt McKay of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court approved the move.

Police said Mann admitted strangling his mother with a clothesline and killing his father by beating him with a metal flashlight and shooting him at their home on Jefferson Street Southwest.

911 call problems

WARREN

Problems affecting area Century Link customers caused problems for the Trumbull County and Warren 911 call centers, but the problems were corrected by 6 p.m.

Calls to Warren’s dispatch center were being “rolled over” from the 911 line to the center’s business line, a dispatcher said.

The problem also affected Century Link Internet customers for several hours earlier in the day. A Century Link representative said she didn’t know how widespread the problem was.