Friday, August 18, 2017
Mosquitoes test positive for W. Nile
YOUNGSTOWN
Mosquitoes from Mahoning County have tested positive for West Nile virus.
“While Mahoning County has reported no human cases of West Nile virus in 2017, mosquitoes carrying the disease are present in the county,” said Patricia Sweeney, county health commissioner.
The board of health trapped mosquitoes in the county for the Ohio Department of Health to test for West Nile. Those tests came back positive.
Early symptoms of West Nile include nausea, fever, vomiting and headache. More serious cases include drowsiness, stiff neck, disorientation, tremors and possibly seizures.
Patrol investigates motorcycle crash
NORTH JACKSON
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an accident involving a motorcycle and a tractor-trailer that occurred Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 80 eastbound in Jackson Township, according to a news release.
The tractor-trailer slowed down and was struck by the motorcycle about 4:55 p.m., OSHP said. The motorcycle driver, who was wearing a helmet, was ejected. She was transported to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.
The tractor-trailer driver was not injured. The motorcyclist, Cheryel L. Davis, 51, of Youngstown, was cited for failure to maintain an assured clear distance ahead, OSHP said.
Drug, gun charges
YOUNGSTOWN
Police arrested the son of a man on trial for murder Wednesday on drug and weapons charges while officers served a search warrant investigating drug activity at a South Side home.
Reports said members of the vice squad and Community Police Unit arrested Jermaine Bunn, 20, and Durrell Richardson, no age given, about 6 p.m. at a 130 E. Warren Ave. home.
Found in the home was suspected crack cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, a .45-caliber handgun, a .25-caliber handgun, two digital scales and almost $1,400 in cash.
Bunn’s father, Jermaine Bunn Sr., 41, is on trial in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court for the April 2016 shooting death of a man at a party on the South Side just 48 hours after Bunn was released from prison.
Cemetery tour
YOUNGSTOWN
Local historians Richard Hall and Steffon Wydell Jones will lead a walk and tour of the historic Belmont Park Cemetery, 3346 Belmont Ave., at 3 p.m. Sunday. In case of rain, the tour will be at 3 p.m. Aug. 27. For information, contact Jones at 330-259-2091.
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