Ribbon-cutting set

Ribbon-cutting set

NORTH LIMA

In an Earth Day observance, Mill Creek MetroParks officials will cut the ribbon at the new three-tiered observation platform at 3 p.m. today at the Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary at 2650 W. Calla Road.

The sanctuary is a 264-acre former fish farm the park system acquired with grant money. An active bald eagle’s nest and a wide variety of birds, including songbirds, woodpeckers, waterfowl and shorebirds, can be seen from the platform.

The platform was funded by Wild Birds Unlimited, the Audubon Society of the Mahoning Valley, the Mill Creek MetroParks Foundation and Nancy Brundage, MetroParks volunteer.

Open house planned

north jackson

The Jackson-Milton School District will have an open-enrollment open house for all prospective students interested in attending Jackson-Milton Local Schools for the 2014-15 school year at 6 p.m. today at the kindergarten-through-12th-grade complex.

The intent of the meeting will be to communicate the open enrollment process with parents and tour the K-12 Complex. Parents and students are invited to take a tour and meet the administrative staff and guidance counselors of each building. The student council will also be in attendance and refreshments will be served.

Applications will be available for those that still need them. Parents are asked to return the completed application along with the required documents in person to the Jackson-Milton school board.

Track construction

North Jackson

The Jackson-Milton Board of Education recently approved the construction of a new all-weather track.

The project was started March 16 by R.T. Vernal Co. with a completion date in June. About $100,000 has been donated for the track, which will be located between the elementary school and middle/high school.

When completed, the track will be surrounded by a 6-foot-high fence with multiple turnstiles to protect the track. The track will be open to students and staff daily and to the community during evening hours and when events aren’t scheduled.

Meeting changed

AUSTINTOWN

Mahoning County Land Reutilization Corp. has changed the time and location of its meeting. The group will meet at 7 p.m. today at Austintown Township Hall, 82 Ohltown Road.

Road resurfacing

Resurfacing work begins Wednesday on state Route 518 in Columbiana County, said an official with the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Four miles of state Route 518 will be resurfaced from County Road 413, or Steubenville Pike Road, to U.S. Route 30/state Route 45 near West Point.

More than seven miles of state Route 644 also was resurfaced last year as part of this $3.4 million project.

Traffic will be maintained. ODOT’s contractor for this work is Central-Allied Enterprises Inc. from Canton. The completion date is July 30.

Police arrest two

CAMPBELL

Police arrested two Boardman residents Sunday on felony drug-possession charges.

At 1:40 a.m., officers on routine patrol in the city noticed a set of headlights in the dirt fields along the river near Casey Industrial Park and investigated. The two occupants of the car — 20-year-old Ashley M. Cooper, of Arlene Avenue, and 22-year-old Daniel L. Beck, of Mathews Road — said they had been night fishing.

A search of the car produced remnants of suspected marijuana cigarettes, a bag of suspected marijuana, a crack pipe with residue and a hypodermic needle.

Cooper and Beck are charged with felony possession of drugs, along with possession of drug-abuse instruments and drug paraphernalia. Beck, who said the bag of suspected marijuana was his, also is charged with misdemeanor possession of drugs.

Campbell man arrested

CAMPBELL

A 23-year-old 16th Street man was arrested Sunday evening after an anonymous caller told police he was stealing an exterior air-conditioning unit from a foreclosed home at 718 Sanderson Ave.

Nicholas Fernley Snyder is charged with theft and possessing criminal tools — both fifth-degree felonies — and criminal trespass.

When police responded, they saw Snyder holding a pair of pliers, a wrench and two pieces of gutter downspout from the house, where he said his mother used to live.

Police told Snyder he was stealing property that did not belong to him, and he was placed under arrest. They also found an air-conditioning unit in his car.

Alzheimer’s seminar

GIRARD

The Alzheimer Network is offering a seminar on legal and financial issues regarding the long-term care associated with Alzheimer’s disease from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the conference room of the Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St.

The presenter is Atty. Elliot Legow, a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Handouts will be provided. There is no charge for the session, but reservations are required. Call 330-788-9755.

Robbed at gunpoint

WARREN

A 46-year-old High Street Northeast man reported being robbed at gunpoint at a house in the 200 block of Washington Street Northeast at 9:30 p.m. Sunday.

The man said he was visiting a 21-year-old female when a man entered the apartment and robbed him. The suspect took his money, wallet and keys and fled.

The victim went to a house on Kenmore Avenue Northeast to report the crime.

The victim also had been warned by police several times in the past to stay away from the female.