Free on $5,000 bond

Free on $5,000 bond

YOUNGSTOWN

A 72-year-old Austintown man, who was indicted by the Mahoning County grand jury last week on nine counts each of pandering obscenity involving a minor and illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance, is free on a $5,000 cash bond after his Tuesday arraignment.

James P. Rogenski Sr. of Clearwater Cove posted the bond after Magistrate Timothy G. Welsh of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court set a $50,000 bond, but said 10 percent of that amount was acceptable.

As a condition of the bond, Welsh ordered Rogenski to have no contact with anyone under age 15.

The purported offenses occurred between Nov. 6 and 12 this year.

School bus accident

AUSTINTOWN

An Austintown school bus was involved in an accident about 7 a.m. Tuesday along New Road between state Route 46 and Turner Road. Neither the bus driver nor any students on board were injured.

Township police are investigation.

According to a school district news release, the bus driver said she moved over on New Road in an effort to avoid an oncoming car. The vehicle’s tire stuck along the berm of the road, and the bus tilted into the ditch.

Superintendent Vincent Colaluca said the middle- and high-school students were transferred to another bus and taken to school, where they were checked by a nurse practitioner as a precaution. They all went to their classes.

Route 11 ramp closed

AUSTINTOWN

Beginning today and until further notice, state Route 11 northbound at Interstate 80 will have various lane restrictions for road work conducted by the Ohio Department of Transportation.

The ramp from Route 11 northbound to I-80 eastbound will close at 4 p.m. today and will remain closed through April for widening work.

The detour is Interstate 680 southbound to state Route 711 southbound.

Easter Seals grant

YOUNGSTOWN

Easter Seals of Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana has received a $15,000 grant from The Youngstown Foundation.

Funding will be used to assist in the completion of internal renovations at the Easter Seals location at 299 Edwards St. on the city’s South Side.

As the largest community foundation in the region, the foundation’s mission is to provide financial assistance to charitable, scientific and educational institutions that promote the mental, moral and physical well-being of the inhabitants of Youngstown and its vicinity, according to an Easter Seals news release.

From infants to aging adults, Easter Seals provides a range of services to those with disabilities or special needs in the tri-county area. To learn more about the programs and services offered, visit www.easterseals.com/mtc.

Burglary reported

CAMPBELL

Police are investigating a burglary reported Monday from a Jean Street apartment.

The victim told police he arrived at the apartment to find a back door and a window open. The items reported stolen included a television, laptop computer, jewelry and an Xbox video-game console.

Car reported stolen

STRUTHERS

Police are investigating a car reported stolen Tuesday morning. The owner told police the locked vehicle was taken sometime overnight while it was parked on Argonne Street.

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