Facing charges

Facing charges

CLEVELAND

A Youngstown man was charged with firearms and narcotics violations, including selling heroin that resulted in a fatal overdose May 14, a U.S. attorney said Friday.

Lebron Charles Bunkley, 37, is named in the six-count indictment on charges that include heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine distribution. Bunkley is also charged with possessing .22-caliber and .25-caliber pistols and ammunition May 18, in furtherance of drug trafficking, despite numerous prior felony convictions.

2 revived by Narcan

EAST LIVERPOOL

Two unconscious adults in the front seat of a car had to be revived by Narcan, as a 4-year-old looked on in the back seat.

It happened Wednesday on Prospect Street in East Liverpool near a school bus stop, according to a report by 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner.

A police officer says he witnessed a dark Ford Explorer driving erratically. As a school bus was discharging students, the vehicle in question began to brake hard and skidded to a stop.

The officer made contact with the driver who was identified as James Lee Acord, 47. According to the police report, his head was bobbing back and forth, and his speech was difficult to understand.

Acord said he was taking his female passenger, Rhonda Pasek, 50, to the hospital.

Both adults face charges of endangering children and other charges.

Being prepared

NEW MIDDLETOWN

September is National Preparedness Month. To prepare for storms and any event that may disrupt normal daily activities, New Middletown police and fire department personnel will be handing out emergency-preparedness information at 9:30 a.m. today at Dollar General Store, Talmer Bank and Huntington Bank. Smoke detectors also will be available upon request.

Free brochures on emergency preparedness are available at the municipal building during business hours.

Road closing

KINSMAN

Kinsman Ridge Road, between state Route 87 and Church Street, will be closed Monday and Tuesday for road repairs and paving. Emergency vehicles will be accommodated.

The recommended detour route is east of state Route 87 and southwest on state Route 7.

Burnett East Road, at the intersection of Burnett East Road and Farmdale North Road, will be closed Wednesday for road repairs and paving. Emergency vehicles will be accommodated. The recommended detour route is south on state Route 5 and northwest on Mayburn Corners Barclay Road.

Dress-code policy

YOUNGSTOWN

Krish Mohip, CEO of Youngstown City Schools, is extending the waiver of the district’s dress-code policy for all students until Sept. 30.

That means all students can continue to wear approved clothes to school through the end of the month. Students were given letters to take home to their families explaining the extension.

Mohip plans to have a community meeting before Sept. 30 to further discuss and clarify the dress-code policy with families and other community stakeholders.

The district had announced it was waiving the dress-code policy for students the first three weeks of the school year, which would have ended Friday and required students to follow the policy Monday.

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