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Dog has surgery to remove arrow

YOUNGSTOWN

Rambo the dog is doing fine after surgery on Monday to remove an arrow from his face.

Rick Punison, the Mahoning County Dog Pound kennel manager, shared the news and said while they confirm the ownership of the dog, Rambo will be sent to the pound.

“The veterinarian keeps saying what a good dog he is,” Punison said. “He made it through surgery fine. Eating, drinking and doing fine.”

Officials with the office said they have gotten two to three tips on who might have shot the arrow at the dog and were tracking those down Tuesday afternoon.

The dog was found on Youngstown’s East Side, at Miami and Scioto avenues, running around with the arrow sticking out of its head about noon Monday.

Passing bad checks

BOARDMAN

A Poland man faces a felony charge of passing bad checks after township police arrested him Tuesday.

Michael Mele, 27, of Wingate Road was arrested in connection with an incident reported to township police by Charter One Bank last month, according to a police report.

A representative from the parent company of Charter One reported to township police Nov. 6 that the bank lost $8,277 after 16 fraudulent checks were deposited and withdrawn from a joint account belonging to two suspects.

All the fraudulent activity took place in September, according to the report.

Mele is free on bond pending a court appearance.

No baby news

Sharon Regional Health System and ValleyCare Health System of Ohio will no longer publicize the first baby born in the new year.

Trish Hrina, vice president of marketing and public relations for ValleyCare, said in an email the health care system based its decision “on guidance provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which has cautioned against these kinds of announcements because of the potential risk of abduction or identity theft.”

Hrina said she realizes the public always has interest in the first baby born in the new year, “but our first obligation is to the safety and privacy of our patients, which is why we made this decision.”

Contract awarded

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning County commissioners awarded a $1,045,500 contract to Murphy Contracting Co. of Youngstown for installation of new courthouse elevator machinery and controls, for parapet repair at the county administration building on West Boardman Street, and for masonry, concrete and shower repairs and sliding-gate replacement at the county jail on Fifth Avenue.

Cops probe robbery

CAMPBELL

Police are investigating an aggravated robbery that took place Monday night at a BP gas station on McCartney Road.

According to a police report, the suspect stole $493 from the station’s cash register. The suspect fled the scene and got into the passenger side of a green Chevrolet Impala with the first three digits of the license plate CGC. Police are still searching for the vehicle.

Center closes early

YOUNGSTOWN

OH WOW! The Roger and Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science & Technology, 11 W. Federal St., will close early at 3 p.m. today and remain closed on Christmas Day. It will reopen Friday.

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