Howland house fire

Howland house fire

HOWLAND

A fire Saturday night heavily damaged a home on Stillwagon Road, but no injuries were reported. The fire, which was reported just after 9 p.m., started on the back porch and spread to the house, according to 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner.

Howland Township firefighters were assisted by crews from Cortland, Vienna, Brookfield and the air base.

Woman killed in Mercer Co. crash

MERCER, PA.

A Jackson Center, Pa., woman was killed early Sunday when the car she was driving north on state Route 62 near Bend Road in Lackawannock Township, Mercer County, went left of center, off the left side of the road and struck several objects.

The driver, Jayne I. Reichard, 47, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred at 5 a.m., according to the Pennsylvania State Police Mercer Post. After leaving the roadway, Reichard’s car hit a mailbox and a large stone at a driveway entrance, causing the vehicle to become airborne. The car continued on and sheared off two utility poles before landing on its wheels in the yard of a residence. The crash is under investigation.

Road closings

YOUNGSTOWN

Beginning Wednesday, these roads in Mill Creek Park will be closed to vehicular traffic for the winter: Chestnut Hill Drive between Canfield Road and the Kirkmere Spur; High Drive between the Kirkmere Spur and West Cohasset Drive; and Calvary Run Drive between Belle Vista and Milton avenues.

Though closed to vehicles, the roads will be available for recreational use for hiking, cross-country skiing and sledding.

Gifts for children

BOARDMAN

The dispatchers of the Mahoning Valley have collected Christmas gifts for the children at Beatitude House in Youngstown. The children will join dispatchers, firefighters and police officers in the front lobby of the Boardman Township Police Department, 8299 Market St., at 5 p.m. today to celebrate Christmas, tour the police department, see a firetruck and receive gifts.