County to negotiate new Hill View Manor contract
Lawrence County commissioners will not renew the Hill View Manor contract with Complete Care Services. They plan to negotiate a new agreement, citing updated nursing home rules and the need for flexibility. The current contract expires in December with a 7 Sept renewal decision deadline. The facility runs 110 to 115 residents in a 136 bed census, leaving 16 unused beds, a factor in federal Medicare and Medicaid per diem adjustments.
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Lawrence County Commissioners
Hill View Manor
Montgomery County
Brian Burick
Nursing Home
John Hodge
Complete Care Services
Roger M. DeCarbo
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Mohawk bus detours tied to turnpike project delays
Mohawk Area school officials anticipate bus detours and possible delays during the spring and next school year due to a Pennsylvania Turnpike reconstruction project. The plan calls for removing about 10 miles of highway from the Ohio line to Exit 11A, affecting overpass closings in Lawrence County and Mohawk district routes.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Ohio Line
Lawrence County
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Mohawk
Health pros and parents debate backyard trampolines
Health professionals and parents argue the benefits and risks of backyard trampolines, weighing safety concerns against kids’ physical activity, supervision needs, and long term wellbeing. Experts urge safety measures while families consider usage limits and equipment quality.
Trampolines Seen Triggering More Injuries at Tod Children’s
Dr Gerhard Perz of Tod Children’s Hospital in Youngstown says trampoline injuries are rising as sales grow. In 1999 the hospital treated 25 to 50 such injuries and last week a child broke his neck and is in intensive care. Common injuries include head injuries bruises fractures and sprains with ER visits. Over five years Tod’s has treated two paralysis cases linked to trampoline use. The American Academy of Pediatrics guidance is not shown.
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Gerhard Perz
Tod Children’s Hospital
Youngstown
Perz
Tod’s
American Academy of Pediatrics
Fisher tours county as gun law strictens enforcement
Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher announced Operation Hard Time empowering police to charge illegal gun possession as a felony with up to ten years in prison. Governor Ridge signed Act 59, taking effect February, and Lawrence County is among the first counties to launch the program. Fisher told local police the change aims to curb criminal gun possession and ensure serious penalties.
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Pennsylvania
Mike Fisher
Operation Hard Time
Tom Ridge
Fisher
Lawrence County
Lawrence
Matthew T. Mangino
General Assembly
Study questions disclosure rules in 4th District race
AP notes a watchdog report finding disclosure laws too weak to flag conflicts in the 4th Congressional District race. It cites Sen Melissa Hart's support for a bill aiding a drug firm in which she owned stock and Rep Terry Van Horne's backing of a grant to an agency connected to a law firm heassociated with, though no legal violations were cited. The piece suggests potential conflicts could go unreported under current statutes.
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Pittsburgh
Center For Public Integrity
Terry van Horne
Melissa Hart
Hart
van Horne
Former AT&T executive dies at 80 in Amelia Island
William S. Cashel Jr., former AT&T vice chairman and chief financial officer, died Tuesday from Parkinson's disease complications at age 80 in Amelia Island. He helped lead AT&T through the government breakup of the monopoly, completed in 1984.
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At&t
Amelia Island, Fla
William S. Cashel, Jr
At&t Corp
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