Autopsy planned on 2-month-old girl

Autopsy planned on 2-month-old girl

YOUNGSTOWN

An autopsy will be needed to determine the cause of death for a 2-month girl.

The girl died Tuesday afternoon at Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning in Boardman. Police were called about 1 p.m. to her home in the 1400 block of Plazaview Court on the East Side, but when officers arrived, the baby already was at the hospital with her mother.

Detectives went to the home, then interviewed the mother at the hospital while crime-lab personnel looked for evidence.

Home damaged

BROOKFIELD

A home in the 1200 block of state Route 7 received $30,000 in damage after an apparent problem with the electrical box caused smoke and water damage to the basement early Tuesday.

A woman and her daughter escaped the fire unharmed after the woman heard sounds and told her daughter to get out of the house. They called 911 at 12:20 a.m.

The electrical box was melted, indicating the probable location where the fire started, said Steve Smoot, a firefighter and paramedic.

There was no fire showing outside of the house when firefighters arrived, but the basement was full of smoke, he added. Two area fire departments assisted with the fire.

Conservation alert lifted, boil alert remains in effect

HUBBARD

Officials have lifted a citywide water-conservation alert, though a boil advisory remains in effect.

The city advises residents to boil water before using it for cooking, drinking or brushing teeth, though officials are no longer warning residents to limit how much water they use.

Hubbard began work on its main water-transmission line Monday. Officials are waiting for test results to confirm city water is safe to drink.

Pay rate adjusted for city employee

GIRARD

City council voted this week to adjust the rate of pay for the city prosecutor’s administrative assistant. The assistant will earn $15.25 an hour rather than $15 an hour. The next regular council meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Aug. 8 at City Hall, 100 N. Market St.

The Girard Downtown Design Review Board will meet 4 p.m. Monday at the mayor’s office.

Brookfield trustees

BROOKFIELD

Brookfield Township trustees will have a special meeting at 5 p.m. today at the administration building, 6844 Strimbu Drive, with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to discuss environmental concerns in the township.

After the meeting, there will be discussion and resolution to purchase an ambulance and refurbish an ambulance with a federal grant or loan.

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