Yurich sentencing set for Wednesday

Yurich sentencing set for Wednesday

YOUNGSTOWN

The sentencing of Dr. Joseph Yurich has been moved to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

It previously was scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday. Judge John M. Durkin will oversee the proceedings in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

Last week, Judge Durkin convicted Dr. Yurich of vehicular homicide and failure to stop after an accident for his role in a fatal Berlin Reservoir boat crash May 9, 2015. That crash resulted in the death of Neal Cuppett, 58, of Akron.

Dr. Yurich faces a minimum of 15 days and up to a year in jail.

Anti-fracking effort

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown Community Bill of Rights Committee says it has enough signatures to put an anti-fracking charter amendment on the city’s November general election ballot. This is the seventh effort by the organization to approve the proposal that failed twice in both 2013 and 2014 and once each in November 2015 and November 2016. The organization needs at least 1,259 valid signatures on petitions to qualify for the November ballot.

The proposal would not only ban fracking and fracking-related activities in the city, but also would restrict Youngstown from using water and wastewater funds for economic development projects.

Public health issues

AUSTINTOWN

The Mahoning County District Board of Health is offering a free seminar from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today in the Austintown Fitch High School cafeteria, 4560 Falcon Drive, to discuss a variety of public health issues of interest to the general public and individuals employed in the food-service industry including radon, biohazards and sanitation in food facilities.

The seminar agenda is: Registration, 8-8:30 a.m.; residential radon risks, 8:30-9:45 a.m.; how to protect yourself from diseases, biohazard levels 1-4, 9:45-11 a.m.; food safety in schools, 11 a.m.-noon; cleaning dishwashers and hard surfaces, 1-2:15 p.m.; pest management in restaurants, 2:15-3:15 p.m.; and evaluation, 3:15-3:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend any portion of the seminar.

Public roundtable

YOUNGSTOWN

The film “The Wisdom to Survive – Climate Change, Capitalism, and Community” will be the topic for viewing and discussion at the Thursday public roundtable at 7 p.m. at the Dorothy Day House, 620 Belmont Ave.

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