Blue bins to be removed at Wampum recycling site
The blue recycling bins at the Wampum Borough site on Church Street will be permanently removed before January and the site closed. Curbside recycling remains available through Valley Waste at (724) 843-9373. Changes to blue bin programs in Lawrence and Mercer counties will limit deposits to paper and cardboard starting January. For details call (724) 658-6925 or visit the Lawrence Mercer Recycling website.
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Wampum Borough
Church Street
Curbside
Valley Waste
Lawrence County
Lawrence
Mercer
Lawrence-Mercer County
First baby born from deceased donor uterus transplant
Brazilian doctors report the world first baby born to a recipient with a uterus transplanted from a deceased donor. The 32 year old mother delivered by cesarean last December after seven months of pregnancy via IVF. The donor was a 45 year old who had three children and died of a stroke. Both mother and baby are healthy, with two more transplants planned in the study.
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London
Czech Republic
Turkey
U.S
Dani Ejzenberg
University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine
Lancet
Mats Brann
Falcone
Cesar Diaz
Wellington Andraus
Hospital Das Clinicas
Sao Paulo
Brazil
County tax payments halted by check until Dec 31
Lawrence County Treasurer's Office will not accept personal checks for county taxes at the counter or by postmarked Dec 15 or later through Dec 31. From 2019, personal checks are accepted. Dec 15 to end of 2018 accepts cash, money order, cashier's check or credit card with a 2.45 percent fee. Questions call (724) 656-2124.
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Lawrence County
Visa
MasterCard
Discover
Tax Claim Bureau
Union Township Man Arrested After Stolen Car Stop and Chase
Levi John Johnson, 28, of 2017 W State St Union Township, was arrested after police say he drove a burgundy Pontiac reported stolen from Oil City. He led officers on a high speed chase through New Castle West and South sides, was caught after fleeing two yards, and hospitalized for back pain. He faces two manufacturing? driving under the influence and multiple counts including receiving stolen property and fleeing from police. Johnson was arraigned andheld on $25,000 bond. preliminary hearing waived.
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Union Township
Oil City
New Castle
Levi John Johnson
W. State St
Greenwood Street
Parkway Drive
Johnson
Croton
Harlansburg
Carlsbad Place
Upmc Jameson
Jennifer L. Nicholson
Lawrence County
Central Court
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George
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