Open forum

Open forum

STRUTHERS

Struthers Board of Education will have an open forum to discuss mandatory drug testing for the district’s student athletes in grades seven through 12 at its regular meeting Tuesday.

Members of the drug-testing committee will present their proposal. The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. in the middle-school cafeteria.

Lane reduction

AUSTINTOWN

A section of state Route 11 in Austintown Township, just north of U.S. Route 224, is reduced to one lane for bridge repairs. The Ohio Department of Transportation said that both lanes should be operational by 3 p.m. today.

Drug charges

CAMPBELL

Officers stopped a dark-colored SUV after it failed to stop at two stop signs on Jackson Street at 1 a.m. Friday and recovered a gun and cash.

The driver, Alden Young, 21, of Youngstown told police he did not have his driver’s license with him, and also could not provide vehicle registration or proof of insurance.

While inventorying the car, officers found a loaded handgun under the passenger seat, $2,461 in cash on the driver’s side floor and 0.4 gram of suspected marijuana. Officers cited Young for carrying a concealed weapon, being a felon in possession of a weapon, failing to provide a license, possessing drugs and for incorrectly operating a vehicle at a stop sign.

In May, Young was charged with felony drug possession and aggravated drug trafficking. Young previously has been cited for excessive speed and drag racing, according to Mahoning County court records.

Theft reported

BOARDMAN

A Boardman man claims prescription drugs and $1,500 in loose change were stolen from his Trotter Drive apartment some time from Monday to Thursday.

He told police someone took an 8-gallon Culligan water jug that had $1,500 in loose change; and 60, 5-milligram Adderall pills.

Police didn’t find any evidence to show the apartment was forcefully entered.

Fundraiser planned

McDonald

“It Takes a Village — Team Alex” has organized a community garage and rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m today at Woodland Park United Methodist Church, 601 Ohio Ave.

Proceeds will benefit Alex Sudol, an 18-year-old McDonald resident recently diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma. Alex is the daughter of village Councilman Pete Sudol, who died of cancer in 2012. The recent high school grad is also a single mother to a 1-year-old.

Information can be found on the Team Alex Facebook page.

During the sale, contact Lisa Hill-November for information by calling 330-881-0841.

Counterfeit money

BOARDMAN

Police were called to the BP gas station on U.S. Route 224 Thursday night after an attendant received a $50 counterfeit bill a customer attempted to use.

When police arrived, the attendant told them a customer tried paying for their fuel with the fake money. The attendant determined the money was fake and told the customer to pay for the gas another way, according to a report.

The customer told police she was unaware the money was fake and explained that she owns an auto-sales company where she receives cash from people all day long.

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