Oktoberfest at park

Oktoberfest at park

BOARDMAN

The Rotary Club of Boardman will have its 38th annual Oktoberfestival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Boardman Township Park.

The Oktoberfestival is a one-day art, craft and entertainment event.

The Boardman High School Marching Band will perform at noon. Carolyn Longo, a guitarist and singer, will perform all day.

Wine and beer tasting will be available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

More than 150 craft vendors and 14 food vendors will be at the event.

Proceeds from the event will be used for the Rotary Club’s support programs and causes throughout the area. Admission is $3.For more information, visit www.boardmanrotaryoktoberfest.org.

Police find heroin, pills

YOUNGSTOWN

Police found two bags of suspected heroin and 21 pills on a man during a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon.

Reports said officers pulled over a car at South Schenley and Upton avenues on the West Side about 5:15 p.m. for running a stop sign and asked the driver, Ryan Dunegan, 26, of Youngstown, if there was anything illegal inside.

Reports said Dunegan told police no and gave them permission to search the car. When he got out, an officer noticed a bulge in his shorts that was a cigarette pack. When Dunegan took the pack out of his shorts, a plastic bag fell to the ground that had a dose of suspected heroin inside, reports said.

There was also a dose of suspected heroin inside the cigarette pack and 21 oxycodone pills, reports said. Dunegan was taken to the Mahoning County jail on charges of possession of drugs/heroin and possession of drugs.

On ‘unauditable’ list

COLUMBUS

Greene Township, on the northern border of Trumbull County, has been placed on the “unauditable” list as a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost said Tuesday.

“Poorly kept books create a lack of accountability,” Yost said. “Greene Township must bring its records back to an auditable condition to complete the audit.”

During the course of the regular financial audit of Greene Township for the period Jan. 1, 2012, through Dec. 31, 2013, it was determined the condition of the township’s financial records were not adequate to complete the audit.

In a letter to the township, the auditor’s office provided a list of records required to complete the audit.

Within 90 days of the date of the letter, the township must revise its financial records and provide the necessary data. An entity is removed from the “unauditable” list once the audit is completed and released to the public.

Cited after overdose

YOUNGSTOWN

A woman who police said overdosed on heroin inside a West Side home Tuesday afternoon was cited for having drug paraphernalia after a needle was found next to her as she was being revived by paramedics.

Reports said police were called to the home about 1:30 p.m., and when an officer got there he found 52-year-old Julie Sittig of Detwiler Road in Canfield being treated by paramedics for a heroin overdose in the bathroom. The home’s owner said Sittig came over and asked to use his bathroom. When he walked in the bathroom several minutes later, he found her passed out.

A needle was next to her, and she was given a citation, reports said. She denied taking heroin, but in the ambulance she told paramedics the homeowner injected her with the heroin, reports said. The homeowner denied that, reports said.

Voter-registration event

WARREN

The Upton Association will have a voter-registration event from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Upton House, 380 Mahoning Ave. NW. The event is open to any eligible voter who is not registered for the general election in November.

All voters can check on their registration status and find information on early voting hours and polling locations by visiting www.electionohio.com/trumbull.

For information, call 330-395-1840.

Gunshots fired at car

WARREN

A 21-year-old Youngstown man reported that someone fired gunshots at his car at McMyler Street and York Ave. NW at 12:40 a.m. Wednesday. The victim was not injured, and there was no indication of damage to the vehicle.

Community outreach

YOUNGSTOWN

Rising Star Baptist Church, Unity Baptist Church and Now Youngstown are putting together a community outreach event from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Rising Star, 2943 Wardle Ave.

There will be praise and worship; the church’s food giveaway will begin at 10 a.m.; and there will be hot dogs, popcorn and snow cones available for everyone who attends the free event.

Marching bands

SALEM

The West Branch High School marching band will be performing at the Salem High School Band Show at 7 p.m. Saturday at Reilly Stadium, 491 Reilly Ave. The band will be one of 12 local schools that will be performing. West Branch is scheduled to take the field at 8:15 p.m. All 12 bands will be joining together in a special event at the end of the evening to perform “God Bless America.”

Autumn Fest planned

NORTH LIMA

Beaver Township Park, located at state Route 165, near New Buffalo Road, will host its Autumn Fest in the Nature Preserve in East Lewistown from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. There will be a host of activities offered throughout the event, including hayrides, educational displays, music, a petting zoo, pony rides, an antique-tractor display, a Civil War re-enactment and much more.

NAACP youth council

YOUNGSTOWN

The youth council of the Youngstown unit of the NAACP will meet from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the East Branch Library, 430 Early Road.

There will be discussions about participating in the upcoming nonviolence parade Oct. 5; attending the annual Freedom Fund banquet Oct. 10; and attending the Underground Railroad Trolley Tour in Salem on Oct. 25. Parents are guardians are welcome to attend. LK Williams is acting council adviser. Call her at 330-788-1005 for information.

Theft from Home Depot

AUSTINTOWN

Two trailers and a lawn mower were taken from a Home Depot.

According to a police report, unknown person or persons cut cables attached to two trailers and a lawn mower outside the 6100 Mahoning Avenue location of Home Depot sometime between 11 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday. A witness called police at 2:40 a.m. Tuesday after seeing what they called a “suspicious” vehicle driving with a brand-new lawn mower attached to it.

The value of the three items was not known and township detectives continue to investigate.

Drug takeback set

NEWTON FALLS

The Newton Falls Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will have a drug takeback from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Newton Falls Police Department, 19 North Canal Street.

Participation is open to all, not just Newton Falls residents.

Not accepted will be liquids or needles, only pills or patches. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to misuse and abuse, so getting rid of them can prevent drug abuse and accidental poisonings, officials said.

Attempted robbery

WARREN

An employee at the Pit Stop gas station, 1708 Youngstown Road, reported a man attempted to rob the store at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday while holding what appeared to be a tire pump.

The clerk said the man walked up to the drive-thru window and “brandished an object that looked similar to a tire pump ... and demanded the money from the store. He was heard stating that he didn’t want to hurt the [clerk], and that he needed the money for his kids.”

The clerk closed the window on the drive-thru and called 911.

Another witness said the man, about 18 to 21 years old, traveled away from the store on a red bicycle.

Meeting rescheduled

YOUNGSTOWN

Today’s Youngstown City School District Academic Distress Commission meeting has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. next Thursday at Kirkmere Discovery School, 2851 Kirk Road.