PUNXSUTAWNEY — National Weather Service meteorologist Jared Rackley, stressed the importance last week of weather spotters, calling them the first line of defense when severe weather threatens.
DuBois Area School District Business Manager Jeanette Buriak presented a 2019-2020 proposed final budget to the board at Thursday’s work session, a non-voting meeting.
REYNOLDSVILLE — The Reynoldsville Borough Council acted last week to apply for a grant to renovate the community pool.
RIDGWAY — Ridgway DECA students have been breaking barriers this year, earning top places in district and state competitions. At the end of the month, they’ll go international.
BROCKWAY — The German-American Partnership Program (GAPP) gives a group of German exchange students a chance to experience what American life is like, focusing on such activities as visiting New York City, high school, Easter, shopping, and petting a chicken.
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BROCKWAY — A 46-year-old Brockway teacher was arrested Wednesday on 105 counts of possession and dissemination of child pornography and the sexual exploitation of children.
BROCKWAY — A 46-year-old Brockway teacher was arrested Wednesday on 105 counts of possession and dissemination of child pornography and the sexual exploitation of children.
DuBOIS — District Judge Patrick N. Ford of DuBois presided over preliminary hearings and other proceedings April 12.
FALLS CREEK — DuBois-based state police are investigating headstones being knocked over in Taylor Memorial Cemetery in Falls Creek.
A 42-year-old Sykesville man has been charged in connection with an assault on a woman at a Sandy Township convenience store in April of last year, according to a criminal complaint filed at D…
ST. MARYS — Taylor Boland pitched a no-hitter as Elk County Catholic topped visiting Curwensville 3-1 Monday.
BROCKWAY — Brookville took what was given to them and then some on its way to a 18-3 victory in five innings on the road over Brockway Monday.
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DuBOIS — The DuBois Central Catholic softball team entered Monday’s doubleheader against Greensburg Central Catholic having mercy-ruled eight of its first nine opponents and hoped the WPIAL fo…
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DuBOIS — With just a 10-game regular season schedule, Senior Night came early for the DuBois volleyball team Monday night, and the squad sent its three seniors out with a hard-fought, five-set…
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DuBOIS — To say the Brookville softball program has struggled against DuBois over the years would be an understatement, but for the the second time in three seasons the Lady Raiders made the t…
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AMBRIDGE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of four people killed after a vehicle traveling the wrong way collided with an oncoming car in western Pennsylvania over the weekend.
The Slate Hill Road railroad crossing in Lower Allen Township will be closed for up to five days starting Tuesday, April 30, the township announced Wednesday.
Two gorillas have been snapped apparently mimicking human behavior, in a remarkable selfie with a park ranger who helped rescue them as babies.
Officers took one man who'd left the scene of a stabbing death into custody after they called him and asked him to return to the area, New Castle County Police announced Tuesday.
The Indiana Area school board is nearing its next round of calculations for the 2019-20 school year and, so far, school directors and administrators haven’t talked of a need for a tax increase — despite a looming $1.8 million gap between projected revenues and expenses for the coming year.
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Two-time Grand Slam runner-up Kevin Anderson is skipping the clay-court swing this season because of a lingering right elbow injury.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian will miss five to six months after his second hip operation in a little more than a year.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2019--Esports teams partner with hundreds of esports players, whose thousands of hours of live gameplay stream to vast global audiences each week…
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A pair of Australian teams earned draws in the Asian Champions League on Tuesday, good enough to keep one alive in the competition while eliminating the other.
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TORONTO (AP) — Toronto forward Jozy Altidore will be sidelined for two-to-third weeks with a hamstring injury.
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KATY, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2019--Today, Igloo announces “RECOOL,” the world’s first eco-sensitive cooler, made from 100% biodegradable materials. “RECOOL” was created to provide customers with an economical and environmentally conscious alternative to single-use foam coolers.
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2019--CGI Merchant Group LLC (CGI), a private-equity, alternative investment manager focusing on commercial real estate and infrastructure, today announced it has expanded The Nexus Workspaces portfolio, launching two new locations in Boca Raton and Boynton Be…
MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2019--On the heels of a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a former executive of Canadian National Railway Company (CN), the company and two subsidiaries have struck back with their own lawsuit, along with a demand for a seven-figure monetary punishment.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2019--FOX News Channel (FNC) will present a town hall with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, IN on Sunday, May 19 th, announced Jay Wallace, President and Executive Editor of FOX News and FOX Business Network. Modera…
ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2019--As a leading life sciences consulting firm offering strategic and tactical commercialization services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device manufacturers, D2 Consulting will participate at the upcoming Specialty Pharmacy Summit in Las V…
Fourth-year Homer-Center track and cross country coach Brandon Payne can’t seem to stand still for very long.
Jody Rainey, principal of Homer-Center High School, admits his viewpoint on academics might sound to some a little radical for an educator.
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Organ donation is probably the furthest thing from your mind … unless you’re on a wait list for an organ replacement. Then it becomes literally a matter of life and death.
Speech — even in this age of social media — is still humanity's most important means of communication. The spoken word is the way the vast majority of people on our planet express their wants and needs.
Members of the Bennetts Valley Senior Center held their monthly Birthday Bash in March. The afternoon was spent playing Left Right Center, scat and socializing. The March honorees, Gerry Quickel and Gail Arrowood, received many well wishes and a great Happy Birthday tribute sung by their man…
Pictured are Landon Buchanan, 11, and his father Justin, presenting a check to Sharon Pearce of “Women at the Well Ministries” in Corsica. Landon raised funds through a Golden Gloves boxing tournament, held March 16 in DuBois, to donate to the faith-based organization.
The St. Marys Rotary Club recognized Baird Bankovic and Nathan Caggiano for their work and help with the club’s auction held this past February. Baird and Nathan were presented with Walmart gift cards. Bankovic and Caggiano are pictured with Rotarian Vern Kreckel III and club President Betty…
CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit filed against Jussie Smollett's attorneys (all times local):
A new rehoming program for wild horses in the American West seeks to address herd overpopulation by using financial incentives that supporters say will help the environment and save taxpayers millions of dollars.
BOSTON (AP) — Two more people charged in a sweeping college admissions scandal have agreed to plead guilty.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Supreme Court arguments over the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census (all times local):
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Latest on the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka (all times local):
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — More than 300 people were killed in bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Sri Lankan authorities say at least 31 foreigners died in the attacks.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The purported leader of an Islamic extremist group blamed for an Easter attack in Sri Lanka that killed over 300 people began posting videos online three years ago calling for non-Muslims to be "eliminated," faith leaders said Tuesday.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — As a state of emergency took effect Tuesday giving the Sri Lankan military war-time powers, police arrested 40 suspects, including the driver of a van allegedly used by suicide bombers involved in deadly Easter bombings and the owner of a house where some of them li…
A common greeting on Christmas cards and other notes might say, “Another year has passed and here we are again!” In our case, that very thing has passed – another year has passed … since we celebrated our wedding anniversary the last time. Evelyn and I were married on the 4th of April and th…
What makes a memory take hold and stay with us? Over the years I’ve talked to people who remember what they were doing when JFK was killed. I’m not talking about people who were adults at that time but those who were children such as I. I was a toddler then and no I don’t remember where I wa…
With warmer weather more people are on the move – walking, jogging, running, etc. Many of us want to lose some weight before summer and short season arrives and still others need to watch what they eat for medical reasons.
A team I was on won a trivia contest the other week. I mean, I love the idea of trivia – my head is full of useless knowledge and trivia is a chance to bring that out. This event has inspired me to write a column about little-known facts.
