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State to auction unclaimed valuables

COLUMBUS

Old coins and currency, stamps and other collectables, including a gold tooth, will be sold to the highest bidder this week during a second auction of unclaimed items held by the Ohio Department of Commerce.

The sale is set for Thursday and Friday at the Apple Tree Auction Center in Newark, starting at 9 a.m. both days. The state agency’s Division of Unclaimed Funds had a comparable auction in February that resulted in more than $510,000 in sales.

This time, nearly 2,400 lots of antique money, stamps, trading cards and jewelry will be on the block, all collected by state officials from safe-deposit boxes that were long forgotten or abandoned and have gone unclaimed.

The state maintains a website – com.ohio.gov/unfd – where residents can check to see if any forgotten payments, security deposits or bank deposit box contents have been posted.

Infant mortality

YOUNGSTOWN

Mount Gilead Baptist Church, 2811 Hillman St., will host a public square presentation discussing infant mortality concerns. The guest speakers will be Dr. Rodney Hill, OB/GYN; Michelle Edison; and Leigh Greene. The event will take place at 6 p.m. May 11. The moderator will be Dr. Linda McNair.

Newton Township cleanup this weekend

NEWTON fALLS

Newton Township trustees will have the annual Spring Clean-Up Weekend and scrap tire collection from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the township administration building, 4410 Newton Falls-Bailey Road.

A maximum of eight tires will be accepted per household; they must be off rim; no oversize tires are allowed. A maximum of one pickup truck load of unwanted debris will be permitted per household.

Other items that will not be accepted are: hazardous or electronic waste (paint, oil, antifreeze, propane tanks, TVs, computer monitors, etc.), appliances, garbage, daily trash.

Items may be dropped off during designated hours only. The event is a free service for township residents only. An ID will be required as proof of residency. For information, contact the township at 330-872-0003.

Special meeting at main library

YOUNGSTOWN

The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County Board of Trustees will have a special meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the main library, 305 Wick Ave.

The meeting is expected to adjourn into executive session to discuss the employment or appointment of a public employee. It will end in open session with discussion of procedures for interviewing and hiring a new executive director to replace Heidi Daniel, who will leave in July to become director of a library in Baltimore.