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Man feeding pigeons assaulted

WARREN

A’Drean Bennett, 22, of Denison Avenue Northwest, pleaded not guilty in Warren Municipal Court Monday to misdemeanor assault, after being accused of punching a man, 71, in the face Saturday afternoon in the Kmart parking lot on Parkman Road Southwest.

Police said the man was feeding pigeons in a remote part of the parking lot at 2:20 p.m. when a car passed near him, scaring the pigeons.

The man said he called the driver a name. A few minutes later, he turned to see a male standing behind him who grabbed a cart the victim was using to carry bird seed and other items and pushed it down.

The suspect then punched the older man, shattering his glasses and injuring his nose and forehead. He was taken to ValleyCare Trumbull Memorial Hospital for the cuts and dizziness.

Police arrested Bennett a short time later on Dennison Avenue. Bennett was released from the jail after posting $100 bond.

ALICE school shooter training

YOUNGSTOWN

Valley Christian School, 4401 Southern Blvd., is offering informational training for families from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

ALICE – Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Consider and Evacuate – will inform parents of the protocol in place if the school ever has an active-shooter situation on its campuses.

OVI checkpoints Friday

CANFIELD

The Mahoning County OVI Task Force in conjunction with the Ohio State Highway Patrol is conducting two sobriety checkpoints beginning Friday.

Details of specific locations and times will be released later this week.

There also will be local saturation patrols throughout Mahoning County during the week and weekend.

I-80 restrictions

MERCER, PA.

Daytime lane restrictions between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. are in place on sections of Interstate 80 eastbound and westbound in Mercer County and will continue throughout this week due to roadwork.

Interstate 80 eastbound is restricted to one-lane traffic for a 1-mile-long section between Exit 4 A and B (New Castle, Sharon, and Hermitage) and Exit 15 (Mercer).

Interstate 80 westbound is restricted to one-lane traffic for a 5-mile-long section east of the Pennsylvania-Ohio line. The lane restrictions are expected to be lifted Friday.

Free diabetes clinic

LIBERTY

The Area Agency on Aging, through the senior services levy, will host a diabetes clinic for Liberty Township residents.

This free six-week program starts Tuesday and continues through the next five Tuesdays from 10 a.m. until noon at the administration hearing room, 1315 Church Hill-Hubbard Road. The program is designed to teach self-management skills to improve or maintain good quality of life, prevent complications, improve eating habits, maintain adequate nutrition and increase physical activity. Call 330-759-1315 to register.