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Pet food giveaway

AUSTINTOWN

Legacy Dog Rescue will have a dog food giveaway from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Family Video, 4385 Kirk Road, in conjunction with its monthly adoptions.

The organization says it also has a limited supply of cat food. Food will be distribiuted on a first-come, first-served basis. You must meet eligibility guidelines to qualify for the food.

Go to the organization’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/452142768220819 to see the requirements, including currently receiving some type of government assistance such as Medicaid or Social Security disability.

Super Bowl patrols

BOARDMAN

Township police announced they will supplement their regular patrols with high-visibility enforcement patrols on Super Bowl Sunday.

Police will target aggressive, distracted and alcohol-impaired drivers and enforce seat-belt usage, said Police Chief Jack Nichols.

The chief warned people planning to drink alcoholic beverages not to drive and said they should designate sober drivers or take taxis.

Warren man dies of house-fire injuries

WARREN

Richard Brugler, an elderly Beechcrest Street Northwest Warren man who suffered smoke inhalation during a fire at his house last week, died Thursday at Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron.

Brugler and his wife, Jeanne, first were taken to ValleyCare Trumbull Memorial Hospital and then to the Akron hospital’s burn unit as a result of the Jan. 22 fire, which caused substantial damage to the home.

Neighbors noticed fire coming from the home about 11:15 a.m. and found Richard on the back stoop, having escaped from the part of the house where firefighters believe the fire started in a first-floor rec room.

Fire Chief Ken Nussle said the assistance of the neighbors in calling 911 and identifying the exact location of Jeanne Brugler probably saved her life.

Capt. Bill Monrean said Friday that Jeanne Brugler’s condition continues to improve.

Boil advisory lifted

BROOKFIELD

The boil advisory issued Thursday for Trumbull County water customers on Bedford Road has been lifted, according to a press release from the county sanitary engineer’s office.

Call the office at 330-675-2775 for information.

Mistakenly released

WARREN

Two men sentenced to the Trumbull County Jail by Judge Philip Vigorito of Newton Falls Municipal Court were mistakenly released from the jail Friday but recovered a short time later and returned to the jail.

Sheriff Thomas Altiere said the two men, both in jail on misdemeanor offenses, had gotten about a half-block north of the jail on Mahoning Avenue before a deputy found them and brought them back.

The court had indicated the two men should be released, but a few minutes later called back and said the men actually still needed to serve two more days, Altiere said.

Bridge work meeting

YOUNGSTOWN

A public meeting will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 13 in the Stambaugh Charter Academy cafeteria, 2420 Donald Ave., to discuss the $3.4 million rehabilitation of the Vestal Road bridge over Intertstate 680, which will occur in 2016.

At least one lane will be open in each direction on Interstate 680 throughout the project, but Vestal Road will close for up to six months, and Hazelwood Avenue will close for up to 45 days during construction.

The project includes replacing the bridge deck, beams and piers and raising the bridge’s deck height to increase the vertical clearance for interstate traffic under it.

Columbus man, 19, arrested on warrant

BOARDMAN

Boardman Township police arrested a 19-year-old Columbus man on a warrant for aggravated robbery and illegal possession of a weapon.

Quentin Boone is in the Mahoning County jail. He is to appear in court for a hearing at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Boone is accused of robbing a man at gunpoint Jan. 16 after they got off a Western Reserve Transit Authority bus.

The victim was talking to Boone about purchasing hats, according to a police report. The report says Boone eventually demanded the man give him the hats when they were in a wooded area behind a residence on Brookwood Road.

Atty. Fredericka files for probate-court judge

WARREN

Atty. James A. Fredericka filed nominating petitions Friday at the Trumbull County Board of Elections to run in the Democratic primary for county probate-court judge.

Fredericka has 35 years’ experience as an attorney, having served as an assistant county prosecutor and working in private practice.

Probate Court Judge Thomas A. Swift is not eligible to run for another term because of age limits.

Free tax help

YOUNGSTOWN

United Way of Mahoning Valley and PNC Bank are teaming up with community partners to offer free income tax assistance to qualified local residents.

The program kicks off today with the first “Super Saturday” IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for Seniors programs that provide tax preparation assistance for low- to moderate-income individuals and families, as well as seniors, at local sites throughout the county. Appointments are required.

Community partners offering assistance on Super Saturday are Youngstown State University Williamson College of Business Administration, 1st floor computer lab, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., (call 330-941-2507); and Sebring Public Library, 195 W. Ohio Ave., Sebring, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (call 330-519-7004). For information on dates and times for the VITA and TCE tax sites, call 211.