So much for the informal Thanksgiving deadline for reaching a new state budget! The Governor and state lawmakers appear ready to head back to the starting point to try to reach agreement on a new spending plan, even as we approach the start of the sixth month without one. With the framework for a budget…
The day before Thanksgiving is traditionally considered the busiest travel day of the year in the United States, and this year, some 46.9 million Americans are expected to be away from home at some point during the holiday. Here in Pennsylvania, officials are urging safe and sober travel. Officials from the Pennsylvania State Police, all…
The new bridge constructed this year on Route 173 over French Creek near Cochranton opened Wednesday (Nov. 25). Route 173 has been closed for the construction project since early April. The new 339-foot-long “prestressed concrete” bridge replaces an 85 year-old span which was declared structurally deficient, and is located near the intersections of both Route 322 and…
Titusville City Council has voted to accept the first reading of a 2016 city budget which would contain no increase in property taxes. The spending plan is balanced at just under four million dollars. Tuesday’s vote on the plan was unanimous. A final vote is expected on December 22.
Governor Tom Wolf says the state budget framework announced two weeks ago is in jeopardy. The Governor told the Pennsylvania Press Club that Republicans have not been able to gather enough votes to pass the framework, which includes a big increase for basic education and property tax relief, a component that Wolf says is a…
The state Senate on Monday narrowly defeated a measure which would have eliminated the school property tax in Pennsylvania. Senators voted to a 24-24 deadlock on a proposal that would have replaced the tax with higher state personal income and sales taxes. Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack cast the deciding vote, breaking the tied ballot and defeating…
The Oil City Area School Board on Monday night approved the hiring of Kevin Ochalek as interim head high school wrestling coach – less than two weeks before the mat season begins. The Monday agenda also included the approvals of Trent Zdarko as JV coach, and the hiring of junior high and elementary school coaches…
A section of Sycamore Street in Oil City was still closed Tuesday following the weekend’s break of a main water line along Spring Street. As of Tuesday morning, a large pile of road material and other debris remained stacked at the intersection of Sycamore and Spring. Sycamore Street was impassable from that intersection to Elm Street. Some…
NFL Results – Week 11 Thursday, November 19 Jacksonville 19, Tennessee 13 Sunday, November 22 Arizona 34, Cincinnati 31 Baltimore 16, St. Louis 13 Green Bay 30, Minnesota 13 Carolina 44, Washington 16 Tampa Bay 45, Philadelphia 17 Dallas 24, Miami 14 Denver 17, Chicago 15 Houston 24, NY Jets 17 Indianapolis 24,…
Police officials in Crawford County today are investigating a pair of overnight break-in attempts at social clubs in Crawford County. State Police officials from the Meadville station report that the Moose Club in Cochranton was entered sometime between 11:00 PM Monday and 4:00 AM Tuesday. The club’s burglar alarm was damaged and a cash register…
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