New auditor

New auditor

NEW WATERFORD

Ralph T. Meacham was sworn in as acting Mahoning County auditor and also as auditor at 6:30 p.m. Monday by Judge Carol Robb of the 7th District Court of Appeals in the judge’s New Waterford residence.

Meacham, whose return from a European vacation was delayed by a winter storm on the East Coast, said he wanted to be sworn in as soon as possible to ensure continuity in auditor’s office operations.

The county commissioners appointed Meacham as acting auditor Thursday, after a three-judge panel imposed a paid suspension on Michael V. Sciortino on Feb. 23 based on allegations against Sciortino in the Oakhill Renaissance Place criminal conspiracy case. Judge Robb will conduct a ceremonial swearing-in of Meacham at 5:15 p.m. today in the Mahoning County Courthouse rotunda.

Teen missing

YOUNGSTOWN

Police are looking for a missing 17-year-old girl who may be in danger. A spokesman for the department’s Family Services Unit said officers are looking for Tereyjah Green, who last was seen in the 600 block of Almyra Avenue on Saturday.

The spokesman said Green’s mother reported her missing Sunday. She is black, 5 feet 9 inches tall, and weighs 115 pounds. Anyone with information can call police at 330-742-8929.

Shooting wounds 2

YOUNGSTOWN

Two people wounded after a shooting at a West Side housing project remain hospitalized.

Chief of Detectives Capt. Brad Blackburn said Ryan Friendly, 24, was in critical condition late Monday at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, and Aeriyka Gentry, 21, is in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the head. They were shot about 10:20 p.m. Sunday at a Tyrell Street apartment. Blackburn said there are no suspects.

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