Prison time for man

Prison time for man

YOUNGSTOWN

A city man with three prior domestic-violence convictions has been sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty as charged to felonious assault and domestic violence in a Dec. 24 attack on his wife.

Judge John M. Durkin of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court imposed the sentence Friday on Jazzmen Blackmon, 32, of Tampa Avenue.

The victim required stitches on her lip after Blackmon assaulted her with his fists, said Steve Yacovone, an assistant county prosecutor.

Blackmon will be on post- release control for three years after prison.

On Jan. 4, 2016, Judge Durkin sentenced Blackmon to nine months in prison after he pleaded guilty to domestic violence in a Sept. 24, 2015, incident, in which he was accused of using a baseball bat against his wife and an 11-year-old.

Search firm hired

CANFIELD

The executive director search committee of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County has hired Bradbury Miller Associates library executive search consultants of Kansas City, Mo., for $20,000 to assist in its search for a new executive director.

Heidi Daniel, who has been executive director for five years, will leave in mid-July to become president and chief executive officer of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.

Also on Thursday, public-library trustees appointed Susan Merriman, the Youngstown library system’s former fiscal officer, as interim director at a yet-to-be-determined salary.

Park event

boardman

Boardman Park invites the public for a free family event Sunday at Maag Outdoor Theatre, 375 Boardman-Poland Road. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Concessions will be available.

Beginning at 6 p.m., there will be a children’s bouncer, Jocko-the-Balloon Man, hayrides and more. From 6:30 to 8 p.m., participants can relax, dance or sing along to the music of Backbeat. Infini-Tribe will entertain the crowd at 8:15 p.m. with a hula-hoop show. And at dark the original movie version of “Annie” will be played.

Farmers’ market

HOWLAND

The Howland Farmers Market begins its 11th summer at 9 a.m. today at Richard Orwig Park, 8204 E. Market Street and Willow Drive. The market closes at 1 p.m. The market features more than 50 registered vendors offering items such as maple products, eggs, meats, salts and sauces.

Sex-offender violation in Pa.

NEW CASTLE, Pa.

Pennsylvania State Police have accused Michael Mills, 26, of New Galilee, Pa., of being in unlawful contact with a known minor female. Mills is a registered sex offender who was previously charged with unlawful contact or communication with a minor and possession of child pornography in 2013. He was also in violation of registration requirements for sex offenders. Mills is in the Lawrence County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

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