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Road tax on ballot

LIBERTY

Township trustees voted unanimously to place a new road tax on the May ballot at a special meeting Wednesday.

The 1.25-mill, five-year levy would generate $275,000 a year for road resurfacing only and would cost the homeowner of a $100,000 house $35 a year, said township Administrator Pat Ungaro.

The trustees will have another special meeting at 10 a.m. Monday at the administration building on Church Hill-Hubbard Road to make the vote official, Ungaro said.

Murder trial set for March 10

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A March 10 trial date was set for a man accused of killing his girlfriend New Year’s Eve in her Shelby Road home.

Larry Johnson, 39, was arraigned Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on a charge of murder. He is accused of beating and stabbing to death 26-year-old LaShea Parker. Police say her body was discovered by her children, and police were called after the children told a neighbor their mother was dead.

Johnson’s case will be heard by Judge James Evans. Johnson was arrested in Columbus the day after the slaying and has been in the Mahoning County jail since he returned to Youngstown. He has no bond.

Free meal at church

BOARDMAN

St. Charles Borromeo Parish will host its bimonthly community meal from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. today in Father Haidet Social Hall. Attendees will be served beef stew, bread, salad, dessert and a beverage. The dinner is free. For information, contact community-meal chairwoman Janine Tareshawty at 330-565-4057.

Donofrio files for appeals-court seat

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown Deputy Law Director Anthony Donofrio said he will file his nominating petitions today for the Democratic primary in May for an open seat on the 7th District Court of Appeals.

Other Democrats can file for the position currently held by Judge Joseph J. Vukovich, who is retiring rather than seek a fourth six-year term on the court. The filing deadline is Feb. 5.

Judge Carol Robb of Columbiana County Municipal Court has filed nominating petitions to run in the Republican primary for the seat.

The district includes Mahoning, Columbiana, Belmont, Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe and Noble counties.

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