Meeting on Tues., Dec. 16, Boardman Township Trustees moved to request Ohio Attorney General David Yost to look into the issue of the non-payment of property taxes by the Kohan Retail Investment Group, owner of the Southern Park Mall. The request cited the manner in which the taxes weren’t paid, in particular with a check that bounced.

     The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association released all-state football teams for Div. V on Dec. 9.
      Mooney Head Coach Frank Colaprete shared Coach-of-the-Year honors with Rob Woodward, of Wheelersburg.
      Colaprete led Mooney to a 10-3 season and a berth in the Div. V semifinals.
      Named All-Ohio first team defense was Cardinal linebacker Rocco Zabel, a 6-2, 205-lb. junior.
      Second team honors went to defensive lineman Kehuan Dean, a 6-3, 205-lb. senior.
      Named All-Ohio honorable mention were running back Ike Lake, a 5-9, 170-lb. senior; and offensive lineman Dewey Heard, a 6-1, 300-lb. senior; and tight end John Brenner, a 6-4, 225 lb. senior.

     spect in a fraudulent money scheme was at two of its branches for upwards of three hours before local authorities were told about the man.
      It was on Nov. 24 that police were notified a suspicious man visited First National Bank’s branch at 670 Boardman-Poland Rd. on Nov. 19 where he opened a savings and checking account depositing $20 into each account.
      According to a Boardman police report, the savings account then received a wire transfer of $67,000 on Nov. 22 from “an unknown source” that was deposited into the savings account the man opened.
      And on the same day Nov. 22, the man returned to the branch at 670 Boardman-Poland Rd. where he withdrew $5,000 from the savings account and then went to the First National branch at 6515 Tippecanoe Rd. and withdrew another $3,000 from the savings account, Ptl. Cam Bednar said.
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