METRO DIGEST || 6th Ward ‘Coffee and Conversation’

6th Ward coffee

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown Councilwoman Anita Davis, D-6th, will host a “Coffee and Conversation” event at 10 a.m. next Saturday at Flambeau Dinner Club, 2308 Market St. Davis will provide complimentary refreshments and dialogue on these topics: new trash collection; city charter review; appealing assessments for grass-cutting; updates on playground for 6th ward.

Nursing grant for YSU

YOUNGSTOWN

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, D-13th, announced a $19,146 grant to Youngstown State University.

This federal grant comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and will go to a YSU nurse anesthetist trainee program.

“I am proud to have had the opportunity to help YSU secure this important funding. Northeast Ohio is known far and wide for our world-class health-care industry, with almost 50,000 health-related jobs in our Congressional District alone. This funding will allow our young people get the training and experience they need to be ready to enter the workforce and continue our region’s legacy as a leader in the field of health care,” Ryan said.

Kids, dead chickens

AUSTINTOWN

Six children were removed from a New Road home where authorities found dead chickens and animal excrement.

Vindicator broadcast partner 21 WFMJ-TV reported that no charges have been filed. Police checked the home April 27 after getting a tip about children living there with dead chickens. They found three caged chickens in the basement and three dead birds in the trash, the station reported. Animal feces were on the basement floor.

WFMJ also reported that a man at the house was charged last year with four counts of child endangering but pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct.

Animals die in fire

NEW CASTLE, PA.

A Boyle Street couple escaped a blaze early Friday at their home, but 15 of their dogs and several caged birds died.

Vindicator broadcast partner 21 WFMJ-TV reported that one of the couple’s dogs survived and was taken to a veterinarian for treatment for smoke inhalation.

The fire started in the garage and the house was destroyed.

Facing drug charges

YOUNGSTOWN

Police said they found 242 painkillers Thursday inside a car they pulled over for having an expired registration.

Edwyn Lacey, 28, of Summer Street, is in the Mahoning County jail on charges of possession of drugs and driving under suspension. He was pulled over in a drive in the 100 block of Chicago Avenue just before 3 p.m. after officers noticed the registration on his car had expired.

Reports said Lacey told police the pills were his and he was going to sell them for his ex-girlfriend because she needs the money.

Huntington tech woes

YOUNGSTOWN

Huntington Bank customers encountered difficulty Friday in trying to do their banking online or by phone.

Company spokesman Bill Eiler told Vindicator broadcast partner 21 WFMJ-TV that an outage affecting both online and phone banking began at 10 a.m. Friday, and was fixed by 3:30 p.m. He blamed an internal problem.