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Meeting canceled

BOARDMAN

Boardman Township trustees have canceled the special meeting that was scheduled for 5 p.m. today to discuss the 2021 plan.

YSU hires auditor

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown State University trustees Tuesday hired a full-time internal auditor.

Sarah Gampo of Atwater is to begin the job Aug. 8.

Her annual salary will be $76,000.

Gampo works as a senior auditor in the internal audit office at Kent State University.

YSU has outsourced internal audit functions since 2004.

Gampo will report to trustees.

YSU President Jim Tressel said most universities employ an internal auditor. The advantage is the person is on campus and available.

Grass-cutting fee

POLAND

Village council approved an amendment to the village zoning ordinance Tuesday evening.

The ordinance already imposed a fine of $100 on any property owner whose grass, brush, briars, burrs, thistles or weeds grow longer than 6 inches.

The amendment adds a fee of $100 per hour if the village is forced to cut the vegetation.

Brier Hill shooting

YOUNGSTOWN

The driver of a car was shot about 9:50 p.m. Tuesday at Dupont and Hammaker streets in the Brier Hill area.

It is believed the victim was taken to a local hospital.

Youngstown police were still at the scene at 11 p.m. and had not released the name of the victim, the seriousness of his injury, or the reason for the shooting.

Fair attendance

BAZETTA

The weather was hot and dry for the Trumbull County Fair, which ended Sunday. It led to a small decline in attendance – from 46,396 in 2015 to 44,618 this year.

Michelle Smith, Trumbull County Fair Board secretary, said that number does not include the number of people who attended on weeklong passes.

Thomas Sawyer, fair board president, said the heat on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday hurt attendance, but the dry weather and good turnout on Sunday helped.

Sunday’s attendance was 12,300, which is a nice increase over the 9,700 on the final day in 2015, Sawyer said.

One nice thing is that the fair went smoothly this year with very few controversies, illnesses or fights.

“It was just smooth,” Sawyer said. “This was a good year.”

Breaking and entering

BOARDMAN

Township police are investigating a breaking and entering at a vacant home on South Schenley Avenue.

A friend of the home’s owner reported the house, listed for sale, was broken into over the weekend.

All the copper pipes were stolen from the basement.

The suspect or suspects reportedly pried open the back door to the garage and a small knife was left in front of the home.

Fatima Tour of Peace

The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be displayed at two Valley churches.

From 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, the statue will be at St. Mary Romanian Byzantine Church, 7782 Glenwood Ave., Boardman.

The statue will be featured during a vigil planned at the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 343 Via Mount Carmel, Youngstown, from 9 a.m. Friday to about 6 p.m. Saturday. There will be a Mass at 5 p.m. in the basilica.

The statue is on a Tour for Peace in the United States, marking the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917.

Fun and Safety Day set

NORTH LIMA

The eighth annual Beaver Township Kids Fun and Safety Day will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Woodworth Park off Western Reserve Road.

Groups and activities will include Mahoning Valley Safe Kids Coalition, bounce-arounds, pony rides, face-painting, Making Kids Count, train and hay rides, petting zoo, YMCA, Jocko the Clown and more.

Clothing giveaway

YOUNGSTOWN

Greater Friendship Baptist Church, in collaboration with St. John Episcopal Church, will have a clothing giveaway from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Greater Friendship parking lot at 646 Lakewood Ave.

Also available at the event are chili hot dogs, ice cream beverages, games and back-to-school supplies.

For information, call Elder Rose Carter at 330-941-0475.

Antique road show

BOARDMAN

Mr. Darby’s Antique & Collectible Emporium, 8574 Market St., will host an antique road show from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

Individuals can bring in antique items to have them appraised by experts.

The event is free. Participants are asked to make a donation to Potential Development, a Youngstown high school for students with autism. All proceeds from the event will benefit the school.

The store also will give out hot dogs for free.

Mr. Darby’s recently opened its location in Boardman, where it houses more than 1 million items.

For more information, contact the store at 330-953-3226.

Quick-changing scam

AUSTINTOWN

Authorities are looking for two men, one of whom reportedly stole $1,650 from Citizens Financial Bank by using a quick-changing scam.

At about 5 p.m. Monday, two township police officers responded to a report of a theft at Citizens Financial Bank on Mahoning Avenue that occurred last Friday.

The officers met with a female employee who said a man came up to her teller window and requested she exchange $3,000 in $20 bills with $50 bills, according to a police report.

The woman said the man then refused the $50 bills and asked for Canadian bills. When she said she didn’t have Canadian money and gave him back the $20 bills, the man only returned $1,350 of the $50 bills.

The woman said the man left in a vehicle with another man.