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Author at Grove City

GROVE CITY, PA.

New York Times best-selling author Anna Whiston-Donaldson will discuss her book, “Rare Bird: A Memoir of Loss and Love,” and finding hope in impossible circumstances Friday at Grove City College, 100 Campus Drive.

At 4 p.m., the Department of English will host the author in the Pew Memorial Room in the Pew Fine Arts Center on campus for “Brave Enough to be Vulnerable: How Sharing Your Messy Story Ministers to Others.” A reception will follow.

She also will speak at 6:30 p.m. in Harbison Chapel on campus about “Exploring the Mystery of God in Hard Times.”

“Rare Bird” chronicles the author’s grief over the death of her 12-year-old son in an accident. The book was selected as one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2014. Her appearance on campus coincides with its publication in paperback. It will be available for sale at both events, and Whiston-Donaldson will be signing copies after her chapel talk.

School break-in

YOUNGSTOWN

Police responded to an alarm set off at Harding Elementary School, 1903 Cordova Ave., late Friday night. According to a police report, a glass door on the north side was broken. Police observed a rock inside the building and a large enough hole for entry, but no suspects were located. Other marks were made on the upper windows caused by thrown rocks.

Work complaints

YOUNGSTOWN

Two investigators of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will visit the Youngstown unit of the NAACP from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Nov. 18 to help file complaints of employment discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 and older), disability or retaliation.

The EEOC considers retaliation the firing of a worker who complained about job discrimination, gave evidence in a job-discrimination matter or filed a charge of job discrimination with the commission.

The local unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is at the Cobbin Office Tower, 1350 Fifth Ave., Suite 202. Free parking is available.

Additional information is available by emailing naacpsecretary.youngstownoh@gmail.com.

Shot outside party

WARREN TOWNSHIP

A man is hospitalized after he was shot outside a birthday party in Warren Township, according to Vindicator broadcast partner 21 WFMJ-TV. The incident occurred in the 300 block of Eighth Street after 4 a.m. Saturday morning.

Police say Emanuel Cofield, 39, of Warren, was shot in the knee and buttocks. At least five shots were fired.

No suspects have been found, and Cofield’s injuries appear to be nonlife-threatening.

Cofield was released from the Trumbull County Jail on July 28. Jail records indicate he had a criminal history, including drug-trafficking charges.

Drugs found in stop

YOUNGSTOWN

Police cited Kennett Jimenez, 27, of Youngstown on drug-possession charges Friday night.

He was cited at 8:10 p.m. after police pulled him over on Glenwood Avenue near Willis Avenue for expired registration and a suspended license. Police conducted an inventory of the vehicle, finding an unknown crushed substance and 26 prescription pills.

Jimenez was released pending a court appearance Tuesday.

Mirror violation

YOUNGSTOWN

Police cited Dai’Ryon Mitchell, 19, of Youngstown on a drug-possession charge early Saturday.

Officers pulled him over at 1:07 a.m. on Hilton Avenue near South Avenue for obstructing the view of his rearview mirror.

Police found a folded paper containing 1.8 grams of marijuana. Mitchell was cited for driving under a suspended license and for the traffic violation. He was released at the scene pending a court appearance Monday morning.