Lawrence County Fair Sets Special Prices and Entertainment
The Lawrence County Fair runs through Aug 18 offering special admission prices on select days. General week passes cost 11 per person, with 6 and 9 for 4‑H and Future Farmers members. Monday features rides 5 to 6 pm and grandstand entry, plus Navy Band and a mini-tractor pull. Tuesday presents The Nichols Music of Many Moods at 8 pm, with single Monday tickets at 2. Prices vary by day, including car day Thursday, ride rates at Nolan Amusements, and grandstand shows by Dave Martin Rodeo and Shenandoah with two evening performances. Children 12 and under often free. wheelchair seating reserved.
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Lawrence County Fair
4T1
Future Farmers of America
U.S. Navy
the Nichols
Mills Brothers
Platters
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Elvis Presley
The
Beatles
Bee Gees
Beach
Statler Brothers
Alabama
Oak Ridge Boys
Nolan Amusements
Zambelli Internationale
Shenandoah
Descendants of John Whiting Hold 82nd Union Reunion
Lawrence County events list includes the Descendants of John Whiting planning their 82nd annual reunion from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Kay and Ken Seaman’s home in New Wilmington with a basket picnic. Other notices list Red Cross blood drawings at multiple local sites, Toastmasters meetings, a Commodore Users Group gathering, Parents Without Partners, former Strauss employees picnic, and a Lawrence County Railroad Retirees picnic and corn roast at Cascade Park.
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John Whiting
Lawrence County
Kay
Ken Seaman
New Wilmington
Toastmasters Club
Fountain Restaurant
Caring Communicators Toastmasters Club
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Commodore Users Group
New Castle Public Library
Parents Without Partners
New Castle
Strauss
Mahoning Township
Matilda Dattilo
Orchard Way
Angie Pisula
Lattavo Drive
Lawrence County Railroad
Cascade Park
Preate pushes tools to curb oil price hikes in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg attorney general Ernie Preate calls on state lawmakers to grant subpoena power to investigate oil price gouging and possible industry collusion. He argues federal action is needed as fuel prices rise since the Kuwait invasion, while Gov. Casey favors a federal task force. Gasoline and home heating oil prices show sharp regional increases, with Philadelphia lowest and Erie highest, per Energy Office data.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Ernie Preate Jr
General Assembly
Preate
Capitol
Heould
John Zinkand
Pennsylvania Petroleum Association
Pennsylvania Energy Office
Philadelphia
Erie
Energy Office
James Seda
Morgan Recovers From Cancer and Plans Return to Radio
Herb Morgan, battling cancer, has resumed radiation and chemotherapy and hopes to return to broadcasting by September. He credits oncologic surgeon Dr. Dennis Bordan for guidance and friendship, credits support from fans, and urges others to seek medical checkups. Memorial Hospital and community programs push cervical, breast, and colon cancer screenings as Morgan regains weight and taste for foods.
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Morgan
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Bordan
New Englander
Mable St
Cancer care needs empathy and patient participation
Dr. Dennis Bordan, a cancer surgery specialist in New Castle, argues that treatment must combine medicine with emotional support. He notes patients face anxiety when doctors fail to explain procedures and emphasize patient involvement alongside surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. He cites Herb Morgan as a case where better communication could have reduced distress.
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Morgan
Ben
John
Hill View Manor
Bordan
Herb
Rordan
Dennis Bordan
New Castle
Herb Morgan
Mt Jackson horse show rescheduled due to weather
The 175th Mt Jackson anniversary horse show is moved to Sunday starting at 9 a.m. at the corner of Pa 317 and 551 Mt Jackson. Trail and walk trot classes added for a total of 28 events.
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Mt. Jackson
Slay suspect surrenders in Pittsburgh shooting case
A 17 year old Pittsburgh youth named Clande Shelton surrendered to police. He was arraigned on criminal homicide in the July 6 shooting death of Shon Staton, 17, of McKeesport, outside a bar. Shelton was sent to a juvenile detention center.
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Pittsburgh
UPS
Clande Shelton
Allegheny County
Edward Capretta
Shon Staton
McKeesport
Shelton
Obituary and correction notices for Trettel and Vandrak
James L. Trettel of Portersville RD 1 belonged to Emmanuel Lutheran Church Prospect RD 1 where services are set for 11 a.m. tomorrow. Dr Robert Stephen Vandrak is newly listed as a physiatrist at St Francis Hospital correcting prior occupation. Call Bob Vosburg at 654 6651 with corrections between 8 30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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James L. Trettel
Portersville RD
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Prospect RD
Robert Stephen Vandrak
St. Francis Hospital
Bob Vosburg
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Lawrence
Blood Campaigns
Red Cross Ae House
N. Mercer St
Second Baptist Church
Bell Avenue
Kmart
North City Plaza
St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing
Red Cross
North Side Hospital
Youngstown
Anthony ‘‘Bo’ DeCarbo
Morgan Als
Dr. Bordan
State Department of Labor and Industry
Beaver County
Sharon
Butler
Mangets
Roland Slade
U.S
D. Brooks Smith
Slade
Sophie Masloff
Slay
New Castle News
P.O
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