Weather damage

Weather damage

YOUNGSTOWN

Thousands of FirstEnergySFlbcustomers in Trumbull County, where Girard was particularly hard-hit, lost power when heavy rain and high winds came through the area twice Thursday, bringing down tree limbs and power lines. Isolated areas in Columbiana County also lost power.

However, by 6 p.m., only a few FirstEnergy customers in Trumbull County remained without electricity and fewer than 80 outages still were being worked on in Columbiana County.

Storms and rain were expected to subside Thursday night and early today. However, the National Weather Service Thursday issued a flash-flood watch for Columbiana County until 8 a.m. today.

Clinton spends $121K on local TV ads

YOUNGSTOWN

The presidential campaign of Democrat Hillary Clinton is spending $121,000 on TV commercials in Youngstown as part of her first general-election advertising blitz. Her campaign began airing two commercials Thursday in eight battleground states, including Ohio. The commercials focus on her work helping children.

The campaign says the ads “are part of an eight-figure, initial six-week television buy.” NBC reported the buy is at least $7.3 million with $1.3 million in four Ohio media markets including Youngstown. NBC also reported that $121,000 will be spent in Youngstown.

Woman: Boyfriend assaulted my dog

WARREN

A Vernon Avenue Northwest woman reported Wednesday evening that her boyfriend assaulted her dog.

When an officer arrived to go inside the apartment where the dog was thought to be, the woman’s boyfriend told the officer the dog was gone because he had let it go after it bit him.

Another couple told police that they had found the dog and taken it to the Champion Pet Center. It had a cut under its mouth, and it appeared someone had tried to cut the dog’s throat.

The owner was told to consult with Warren prosecutors about filing charges.

Roads to be closed at Mosquito Lake

CORTLAND

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources advises those visiting Mosquito Lake State Park to plan ahead for upcoming road maintenance.

The park will be performing road maintenance and culvert replacement beginning at 7 a.m. Monday through 9 a.m. next Friday.

Construction will take place on the main park road, north of the park office, which is at 1439 state Route 305. The road will be closed to all traffic during this time.

Boaters accessing the marina and boat-launch area will need to detour to Miller Landing Road. Those visiting the beach and dog park will not be affected if entering the park from the state Route 305 entrance.

For information, contact Mosquito Lake State Park at 330-637-2856.

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