2 die in Route 30 crash

2 die in Route 30 crash

EAST LIVERPOOL

Troopers from the Lisbon Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said two people were killed in a one-vehicle accident about 8:25 a.m. Tuesday on U.S. Route 30 just south of state Route 170, Liverpool Township.

Reports said a Chrysler Town and Country van was traveling south on U.S. Route 30 when it went off the road, struck a tree and caught fire.

The driver and front-seat passenger were killed, reports said. Reports said the driver’s seat belt was in use but it is not sure if the passenger was using a seat belt.

Names are being withheld until family members can be notified.

Health-board vacancy

WARREN

The Trumbull County Health District Advisory Council and Trumbull County Board of Health have a vacancy to fill for a five-year term on the health board.

Interested people should apply by completing a nomination petition, a copy of which can be obtained from the board offices, 176 Chestnut St. NE, Warren, OH 44483, or board website www.tcbh.org.

To qualify, a person must be a U.S. citizen and registered voter living in the health district, which includes all Trumbull County except Warren, Niles and Girard.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume and nominating petition to Johnna Ben at the health department office by 4 p.m. Monday.

Trumbull house fire

VERNON

No one was injured in a house fire here Tuesday evening.

Trumbull County dispatch said the fire started about 7 p.m. at 6576 Orangeville Kinsman Road.

Twelve fire departments, including one from West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pa., and the Vienna air base, responded. The county engineer’s office assisted with ice on the road, and the fire investigative unit responded, the dispatch center said. The cause of the fire was not known. The family refused Red Cross assistance, the dispatcher said.

Man stabbed on N. Side

YOUNGSTOWN

A 20-year-old man told police he was stabbed on the North Side while walking at Elm and Thornton avenues Monday.

Police were called to a home on Ohio Avenue about 9:45 p.m., where they found the man lying on the floor with a bloody rag around his torso. The man said he was coming home from the store when he was accosted by two men who asked if he wanted to buy drugs.

When the victim said no, the men attacked him and he was stabbed in his lower back, he said.

Reports did not say if the victim was treated for his injuries.

Hearing continued

BOARDMAN

A preliminary hearing scheduled for Tuesday in Mahoning County Area Court here for a Louisiana man charged with inducing panic and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit has been continued to a date that has yet to be set.

Donald Pickney, 47, of Opelousas, La., pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor inducing- panic charge and felony weapon charge in December.

The charges stem from an incident Dec. 24 when Pickney reportedly pointed an air rifle out of his truck at the Shops at Boardman Park. The incident caused multiple people to call 911. Police later discovered that the gun was not real, but then found a loaded pistol in his vehicle.

Pickney is free on bond pending his next court appearance.

Charged with assault

YOUNGSTOWN

Police arrested a man on assault charges about 1:55 p.m. Monday after reports said he argued with his roommate over rent.

Officers were called to 224 W. Wood St., where a man said Jacob Conrad, 23, punched him in the face when the pair argued over the rent. Officers found Conrad in the parking lot behind the building, where reports said he told police he pushed the victim away from him and when the victim came back, he punched him.

Conrad was taken to the Mahoning County jail.

School board meeting

HANOVERTON

The United Local school board will meet at 7:30 tonight in the high school library, 8143 state Route 9.