The newest “class” of five members to be inducted into the Franklin High School Hall-of-Fame was announced on Tuesday. Scheduled to be inducted into the Hall on Applefest week in early October are James Hedglin, the Reverend Ronald Witherup, Hillary Hager-Carter, Jill Wilkinson-Blalock and Rich Hancox. Hedglin is a retired probation and parole supervisor who…
Two people died in Easter holiday crashes investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police this year. 128 others were injured in those traffic accidents over the three-day Easter driving period last Friday through Sunday. The State Police investigated 397 crashes over that time period. Last year, two people were killed in 455 crashes responded to by…
The State System of Higher Education has approved proposals from Clarion and Millersville Universities to adjust how they charge tuition for certain programs. The SSHE calls it an effort to allow the schools more flexibility in a number of operational areas. Clarion has been granted approval for its proposal to charge undergraduates on a per-credit basis. …
It appears that the Oil City Area School Board will make an official decision on the fate of Oakland Elementary School at a May 19 meeting scheduled for the Oil City High School auditorium. The closing of the school located in the Dempseytown area has been included as part of a likely revamping of the…
An Oil City man was jailed without bail on Easter Sunday after having been arraigned on charges in the alleged physical assault on a woman during a domestic dispute at a residence on Oil City’s South Side. Oil City Police have accused 38 year-old Robert Hartle with hitting, kicking and biting a woman at a…
A Shippenville man has been convicted on five charges in a case in which he was accused of making additions to a prescription medication order. 39 year-old Ryan Wise will be sentenced at a later date. Wise was charged in September with the possession of a controlled substance through misrepresentation, forgery, two counts of intent to…
A Jackson Center man has been charged with indecent assault in an incident that reportedly involved a fifteen year-old girl. Officials in Mercer County say 37 year-old Michael Klingensmith is also charged with the corruption of a minor. State Police at the Mercer station in Jackson Center say the charges stem from an incident at…
State Police officials say a flatbed trailer loaded with steel beams was stolen recently from a parking lot in Barkeyville. Police reports seem to indicate that the trailer was not previously hitched to a cab, but investigators do say it had been parked in the same lot along Route 8 for several months. The trailer, complete…
Goals on three consecutive shots in a span of two minutes and thirteen seconds early in the third period Monday night gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 come-from-behind victory at Columbus and a 2-games-to-1 lead in their opening round Stanley Cup playoff series. Brandon Sutter, Lee Stempniak and Olli Maatta were given credit for the…
A lob single by Neil Walker with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday night lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 home win over the Cincinnati Reds. The hit capped a double comeback by the Bucs (9-11), who trailed by scores of 2-0 and 5-4. New Pirates…
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