Blazes damage houses

Blazes damage houses

YOUNGSTOWN

Firefighters fought blazes in two parts of town Sunday.

Crews were called to a 3110 Hudson Ave. home on the South Side about 1 p.m. and found light smoke in a first-floor apartment, reports said. Reports said there was a fire in a bedroom, and a breaker in the home was tripped. Damage is listed at $1,000. There were no injuries, and the cause is under investigation.

At 9:30 p.m., crews were called to a vacant house at 3424 Neilson Ave. and found a fire on a landing by a side door; it was quickly put out. Reports noted the electricity in the house is still on. Damage there is listed at $1,500. There were no injuries, and the cause is under investigation.

Man struck by car

YOUNGSTOWN

Reports said a man was treated at St. Elizabeth Health Center after he was intentionally struck by a car about 7:20 p.m. Friday in front of a home in the 700 block of Sherwood Avenue.

Reports said officers who were called there found the man lying on the curb and he told them he was arguing with his ex-girlfriend, who was driving the car, and she hit him with the car.

A witness told police she saw the man walking on the street closely followed by a car and the man was arguing with someone inside the car, then the car hit the man, and he flew in the air before he hit the ground. The car then drove away, reports said.

No agreement reached on Davis’ status

YOUNGSTOWN

Some ideas were raised but no specifics agreed to during a meeting Monday between Youngstown Law Director Martin Hume; Cicero Davis, recently stripped of his sanitarian registration by the Ohio State Sanitarian Registration Board; and Davis’ attorney, Michael A. Moses of Columbus.

Hume, legal counsel for the Youngstown Health Department for which Davis formerly worked, would not discuss specifics, saying he does not want to prejudice a disciplinary process that Davis is going through with the city.

“There is nothing I can say at this point,” Moses said.

Davis’ agreement with the state, while it prohibits him from being a sanitarian, “may allow him the opportunity to preserve some employment with the city of Youngstown,” said Scott Myers, assistant attorney general representing the state board.

Neighbors to meet

YOUNGSTOWN

The Cochran Park Neighbors, discussing issues of the Cambridge, Palmer, Roxbury and south area of Youngstown, will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 388 E. Midlothian Blvd. Youngstown Mayor John McNally and Councilman John R. Swierz , D-7th, will attend to discuss neighborhood issues. All are welcome. For information, call Janice Rovnak, treasurer of Cochran Park Neighbors at 330-782-5287 or 330-507-3687.

Suspect sought

BOARDMAN

Police are looking for a man who robbed a CVS store of more than $2,200 in prescription drugs after threatening a pharmacist with a handgun.

A police report notes a man approached the pharmacy counter at CVS, 7230 Market St., about 11:38 p.m. Friday and gave a handwritten list of drugs he wanted, including painkillers. The suspect told the pharmacist, “Don’t do anything stupid” and showed the pharmacist a large silver semi-automatic handgun.

The pharmacist placed multiple bottles of drugs in a plastic bag, and the man went through the stock room and exited through an emergency-exit door in the northeast corner of the building. Police have a description of the suspect.

Program on bears

BOARDMAN

Ohio Division of Wildlife experts will offer an informative public program on Ohio’s largest mammal, the black bear, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 17 at the Lariccia Family Community Center in Boardman Park, 375 Boardman-Poland Road.

The experts will discuss bear biology, ecology, life-history information, population trends and current status, management and what to do if you encounter a black bear.

The program is suited for age 16 and older. The program is free, but registration is required as seating is limited.

To make a reservation, call Bryan Kay of the Ohio Division of Wildlife, District Three headquarters, at 330-245-3026.

For information on ODNR, visit www.ohiodnr.gov. For information about this event and other events at Boardman Park, call recreation director Karen McCallum at 330-965-0482, the park office at 330-726-8107, or visit www.boardmanpark.com.

Man arrested

YOUNGSTOWN

Police arrested a man they say broke into his sister’s home in the 3500 block of Loveland Avenue about 8:30 p.m. Sunday and tried to fight her husband.

Horace T. Agee, 34, is in the Mahoning County jail on a charge of burglary. Police were called to the home for a report of a fight with a gunshot, and when they arrived, the sister said Agee punched a window to get in, and her husband fired a shot at him with his gun but missed. The husband was not there when police arrived.

Agee had cuts on his hands and arms, and police followed a blood trail in the house to find him hiding behind a door, reports said.

Informational meeting on West Branch tax

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An informational meeting regarding the proposed West Branch school district income tax will take place 6:30 p.m. today at Damascus Elementary School, 14405 Pricetown Road.

Parents and community members are encouraged to attend to hear facts from a panel of experts and submit questions to an independent moderator who will lead the question-and-answer session.

The event is the first of three similar meetings that will be held before to the May 6 vote. The remaining informational sessions are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday at West Branch Middle School, 14409 Beloit Snodes Road, and 6:30 p.m. April 28 at Knox Elementary School, 2900 Knox School Road.