Four more arrests were made on Thursday in an investigation into the operations of a methamphetamine lab in Mercer County. The apprehensions bring to eleven the number of arrests made in the case, and investigators say two more warrants are yet to be served. On Thursday, officials charged 38 year-old John Elder, from Cochranton, 36…
PennDOT has named a new Venango County maintenance manager. Spokesman Jim Carroll reports that PennDOT District 1 has announced that the post has gone to Garrett Westover, from Cranberry Township. Westover started with PennDOT in 2004, and has been with the agency’s District 1 since 2006. He will oversee a unit of about 85 employees…
Robert Morris basketball players and fans centered their attention Wednesday night on the first-round NIT basketball tournament contest between Providence and Charlotte. The attraction occurred one night after the RM Colonials knocked off defending national champion Kentucky 59-57 on the tourney’s opening night. The Colonials (24-10) were eager to learn their next opponent. Bryce Cotton led…
The Atlanta Braves slammed five home runs on Wednesday afternoon to power past the Pittsburgh Pirates 18-9 in a preseason baseball game played in Kissimmee, Florida. The Pirates (10-14) put up 16 hits to the 21 recorded by the Braves, but 14 of the Pittsburgh base hits were singles. Freddie Freeman and Andrelton Simmons both…
Officials of the energy industry and environmentalists announced Wednesday the creation of an agency that will serve as an independent review center to ensure that oil and gas companies meet stringent standards in “fracking” operations utilized in the drilling for natural gas. Based in the Pittsburgh area, the Center for Sustainable Shale Development would review steps…
Something is missing in Sugarcreek today. A 63 year-old landmark, a 75,000-gallon water tank near Sugarcreek Station, was demolished on Wednesday morning. The holding tank had recently been replaced by a 116,000-gallon underground tank constructed in the Buttermilk Hill area. The structure that was razed on Wednesday had been declared unsafe. Residents of the nearby Sugar…
State Police charged three additional individuals Wednesday in the death of a Chicora man during a fight on a Kittanning street early Sunday morning. Unlike a Monday arrest in which 27 year-old Dennis Rosenberger, from Kittanning, was charged with aggravated assault, the three new suspects are charged with homicide. Investigators say Rosenberger was involved in…
Two people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash on Main Street in Polk on Tuesday. State Police say the collision occurred when a vehicle driven by 35 year-old Mendy Adams pulled from a stop sign intersection and struck a vehicle operated by 74 year-old Marcella Marshall. Both drivers are from the Polk area. Adams and…
Unemployment numbers climbed sharply in the Oil Region in the month of January. More than 2,500 Venango County residents were without jobs. That translates to a jobless rate of 9.5 percent, up from 8.8 percent in December and 7.8 percent in November. Analysts say it appears that many who had lost their jobs in late…
A survey released Wednesday lists Chester County as the healthiest county in Pennsylvania. Venango County ranks number-35 among the state’s 67 counties. Butler County is ranked 10th, Clarion County is 33rd, Crawford County is number-42 and Forest County is ranked number-58. The report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin’s Population…
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