Cleanup planned

Cleanup planned

YOUNGSTOWN

A fall citywide cleanup sponsored by GreenYoungs-town Litter Control is planned for Saturday, and volunteers are needed to help beautify Youngstown by picking up litter, mowing lots, planting flowers, painting dilapidated fences and other projects.

Volunteers who have a project in mind but don’t have the tools to complete it are invited to borrow tools from GreenYoungstown. Call or send a message in advance to reserve tools.

Others who wish to help can be connected with groups doing work around the city. The Youngstown Street Department will be available all day to remove trash, brush and other debris from any cleanup project.

GreenYoungstown will be represented at the Covelli Centre between 8 a.m. and noon Saturday, and will provide free garbage bags, gloves, bottled water, litter pickers and other goods to volunteers.

For information, call 330-744-7526, or message GreenYoungs- town on Facebook.

Artisans festival

LEETONIA

The 28th annual Leetonia Artisans Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Wick Park with more than 60 vendors of arts, crafts, antiques, collectibles and homemade foods and baked goods.

The harvest-themed event also will feature children’s activities, live music, a classic-car cruise from noon to 4 p.m. along Walnut Street, and an open house at Leetonia Public Library, 181 Walnut.

The Charles Nelson Schmick House Bed and Breakfast, 110 Walnut, will be open with owner Priscilla Kurtz offering a history of the property.

Proceeds benefit community events and park improvements. For information, call Daniel Morelli, chairman, at 330-427-6741, or email to Dmorelli80@yahoo.com. Visit www.Leetonia.org.

Found guilty

NILES

A Warren man who works as a Mahoning County deputy sheriff pleaded no contest and was found guilty of failure to control in a July 6 traffic crash that caused serious injuries to a 44-year-old Girard woman.

Amos B. Case, 31, of Stiles Street Northwest, rear-ended the vehicle of Tracy L. Finney, 44, of Tuttle Lane, in the 1:22 a.m. crash at North Road and U.S. Route 422.

Case was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and failure to maintain assured clear distance by Niles police after an officer said he smelled alcoholic beverages coming from Case, and that Case failed field- sobriety tests.

Another test indicated his blood-alcohol level was 0.037, below the legal limit of 0.08.

The other charge was dismissed, and Case was ordered to pay $261 in fines and court costs.

Road closing

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning County commissioners approved the closing of Kirk Road between Lipkey and Gault roads in Jackson Township on Tuesday and Wednesday for a culvert replacement.

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