METRO DIGEST || Scleroderma Awareness Walk Saturday

Scleroderma Walk

BOARDMAN

A Scleroderma Awareness Walk is set for 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Boardman Park, 375 Boardman-Poland Road. Money raised at the walk will benefit research and awareness for the auto-immune disorder. The sunflower is an awareness symbol for scleroderma, and a collection of plastic sunflowers will be placed at the entrance to Boardman Park on U.S. Route 224.

Roadwork closings

LISBON

Construction is expected to begin Monday on a safety-improvement project at the intersection of state Route 164 and state Route 558 between Leetonia and Lisbon, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced today.

The $463,000 project will improve the existing sight distance and roadway design by reconstructing more than 900 feet of state Route 164 and more than 400 feet of state Route 558.

State Route 164 will be closed to traffic June 13-27.

Both state Route 164 and state Route 558 will be closed July 6-13.

State Route 164 traffic will be detoured on state Route 30 east to state Route 11, north to state Route 344, east back to state Route 164 south.

State Route 558 traffic will be detoured on state Route 517 west to state Route 45 north back to state Route 558 east.

ODOT’s contract for this project is RT Vernal Paving Co. Inc. from North Lima, and the completion date is Aug. 15.

Child-sex videotape

HARRISBURG, PA.

A Mercer County woman is under arrest, charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl, videotaping the abuse and disseminating the recordings to other individuals.

According to 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner, Carissa Lee Vadala, 19, Anchorage Road, Sharpsville, Pa., was arrested Friday after an investigation by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section.

The investigation began after child-protective service agents received information from law-enforcement officials in South Carolina.

According to a criminal complaint, an investigator with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office in Walhalla, S.C., contacted the attorney general regarding evidence recovered during a separate child-pornography investigation.

The evidence consisted of a video that showed a woman sexually assaulting the 10-year-old victim, the sheriff’s office said.

Further investigation led CPS agents and officers from the South Pymatuning Township Police Department to execute a search warrant at Vadala’s residence.

Adventure Day Camp

BOARDMAN

Early-bird discounted enrollment is open through Monday for Boardman Park’s Adventure Day Camp, which runs for 10 weeks beginning June 13.

To register a child for one week or multiple weeks, visit www.boardmanparkcamp.com.

The camp aims “to offer young minds the opportunity to explore their imaginations, discover physical fitness, expand their knowledge of sports and develop a growing sense of adventure through diverse activities,” a park release stated.

Camp hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. The program is open to children who have completed kindergarten through sixth grade.

Discounts are available for Boardman residents and siblings. Camp scholarships also are available.

For information, contact 330-965-0482 or visit the website.