METRO DIGEST || Boardman man kills self on Route 11

Boardman man kills self on Route 11

LIBERTY

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an apparent suicide by a Boardman man during a traffic stop on state Route 11 late Friday.

The patrol reported that a trooper was performing a traffic stop on Route 11 near the Tibbetts-Wick Road exit at 11:46 p.m.

When the trooper approached the vehicle, the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was unresponsive with visible injuries. A weapon was observed in the passenger area of the vehicle. Emergency medical personnel were summoned to the scene while the trooper performed first aid.

When ambulance personnel arrived, they pronounced the man dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the patrol reported.

The driver was identified as Eugene Mettille, 80, of Boardman. He also was the registered owner of the vehicle, a 2016 Honda Accord, the patrol said.

Mill Creel closures

YOUNGSTOWN

Mill Creek MetroParks will begin paving several roads Monday. Paving will take place between today and Friday on sections of West, Bears Den, Cross, and New Cross drives.

The roads will temporarily close to vehicular traffic while work is being performed.

Underground

Slippery Rock, PA.

Jennings Environmental Education Center, 2951 Prospect Road, will offer an indoor presentation related to the plants and animals that form communities below the ground in the Jennings prairie from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 20. The program is free and no registration is required. For details, call 724-794-6011.

Meeting canceled

YOUNGSTOWN

Tuesday’s Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission meeting has been canceled due to Election Day, but commission staff will be available and the office will be open during normal hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., that day at Oakhill Renaissance Place, 345 Oak Hill Ave., Suite 100.

Conference delay

YOUNGSTOWN

Because of Election Day, parent-teacher conferences in the city schools will begin Wednesday rather than Tuesday. Letters were send to parents informing them of the change.

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