One-car accident

One-car accident

YOUNGSTOWN

Police and the Mahoning County Coroner’s Office are investigating after a woman was killed in a one-car accident Thursday evening.

A news release from the coroner’s office said Rachelle Anderson, 43, of Mayfield Drive in Boardman, died of multiple blunt force injuries after a car she was driving went off the side of the road about 10:45 p.m. on the Salt Springs Road exit ramp from Interstate 680.

Death ruled natural

WARREN

The Trumbull County Coroner’s Office says the death of a Girard man, 52, early Wednesday on state Route 5 in Bazetta Township has been ruled natural, probably from a heart-related illness, and not because of a car accident.

William C. Ketterer, 52, died shortly after he was involved in a single-vehicle accident in which he lost control on snow-covered state Route 5 in Bazetta Township. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the accident occurred at 5:58 a.m. when the man’s pickup truck struck a guardrail on the right side of the highway heading west.

Used grease stolen

AUSTINTOWN

Used oil and grease was stolen from Salvatore’s at 4831 Mahoning Ave. some time in the last month, according to a report.

An employee for Buffalo Biodiesel Inc. told police his company is responsible for removing used oil and grease from Salvatore’s, which it uses to make biofuels. The employee said he emptied and secured the container Feb. 13, but it was emptied again and the grate and padlock securing the grease were missing when he returned March 20.

The employee told police there is a lot of money in the grease business and he suspects a competitor may be stealing the grease.

Annual Jazz Fest

BOARDMAN

The 17th annual Boardman High School Jazz Fest will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Boardman Performing Arts Center. The event will feature all four of Boardman’s jazz ensembles, including the eighth-grade group.

Boardman alum Joe Graziosi will be featured on the saxophone. Graziosi has worked as a musical director for Royal Caribbean Cruises.

Tickets for the jazz fest are $3 for adults, $2 for students, and free for senior citizens and children. Tickets will be available at the door.

YSU policy OK’d

YOUNGSTOWN

A new Youngstown State University policy on the accessibility of electronic and information technologies has been approved by the U.S. Department of Education.

The approval is another step in the university’s agreement with the federal education department’s Office for Civil Rights to ensure that YSU’s website and its course managements systems, such as Blackboard, are accessible to individuals with disabilities, particularly those with visual, hearing and manual impairments.

The university has formed a work group, developed nondiscrimination notices, launched a new compliant website and trained nearly 1,200 employees to ensure compliance with federal civil-rights laws prohibiting discrimination based on disability.

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