Schedule change

Schedule change

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown Mayor John A. McNally’s “5 Minutes with the Mayor” will be at 5 p.m. Monday, instead of Tuesday because of a scheduling conflict.

Doors to city hall, 26 S. Phelps St., will open at 4:45 p.m. for people to sign in.

As the name states, visitors get no more than five minutes to talk to the mayor about anything. McNally has been doing this every third Tuesday since he took office in January.

A grand jury in Cuyahoga County indicted McNally, a Democrat, on Wednesday on 25 felonies and nine misdemeanors. He says he is innocent.

Assault charge

AUSTINTOWN

Margaret Tucker has been charged with one count of felonious assault and is in police custody after a shooting last week in Austintown.

According to a police report, Tucker, 54, told police she shot her husband, 61-year old Harry Tucker, at their 51 S. Edgehill Ave. home May 6. He was taken to St. Elizabeth Heath Center with a gunshot wound to his lower abdomen.

Detectives filed the charge Thursday, and she is scheduled for arraignment at Mahoning County Court at 1 p.m. Monday.

Man faces charges

BROOKFIELD

George Thomas, 53, of Sharon, Pa., an assistant Sharon High School track coach, pleaded not guilty Thursday to felonious assault, menacing and conveyance of a deadly weapon onto a school safety zone after purportedly stabbing another man Tuesday afternoon at the Brookfield schools athletic complex.

According to 21 WFMJ-TV, the Vindicator’s broadcast partner, Thomas stabbed Otis Hickson, 47, in the chest during a confrontation that stemmed from two students saying they felt threatened by Thomas. Hickson was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center for treatment but later was released.

Sharon athletic teams were using the Brookfield facilities for a practice through an agreement with the Brookfield school system.

Ribbon-cutting set

WARREN

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Animal Welfare League facility at 812 Youngstown-Kingsville Road (state Route 193) in Vienna will take place 11 a.m. June 6. An open house and tours will be available from noon to 6 p.m.

Composting film

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning Valley Food Coalition is hosting a free screening of the film, “Dirt! the Movie,” at 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown, 1105 Elm St., Youngstown, after the Northside Farmer’s Market.

MVFC seeks to increase awareness of aspects of the local food system, sustainable agricultural practices (i.e. composting), and nutritious eating; and increase civic engagement/local support for the local food economy.

“Dirt! The Movie,” is family-friendly, educational and entertaining and introduces viewers to dirt’s history.

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