Retired pastor Ron Eade’s dual call to church and police
Retired pastor Ron Eade served 31 years at the Genesis Church in Mahoningtown New Castle, building a food pantry, Genesis Cadets, senior luncheon programs, and a Guatemala missionary effort while also serving as one of the New Castle Police Department’s first police chaplains. He retired from chaplain duties last month and from church service on Christmas Eve 2022. Damian Williams succeeded him as pastor on January 16 of last year.
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Lawrence County
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New Castle
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Croton church to close in Lawrence County ministry shift
Rev. Darryl Lockie explains the June 2 decommissioning of the Croton United Methodist site as Grace United Methodist Ministry consolidates worship at Decker Drive in Neshannock Township. The Croton campus becomes fifth Lawrence County church closed in five years, with mergers guiding sustainability.
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Lawrence County
United Methodist Church
King’s Chapel
Epworth
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First United Methodist
Decker Drive
Neshannock Township
Croton United Methodist
Croton Avenue
Croton
Grace
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Wesley United Methodist
Union Township
West Pittsburg
Dan Irwin
Pennsylvania unemployment near record low in December
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reports a 3.5 percent unemployment rate for December, near the lowest on record. The civilian labor force stands at 6,528,000, up 12,000 from November and 47,000 year over year. Jobs rose in five of eleven industry supersectors, led by construction with 3,700 more positions and a 1.4 percent gain, while education and health services added 4,800. Continuous low rates persist alongside a steady national rate of 3.7 percent.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
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Professional & Business
Sharon Regional president denies hospital sale rumors
Sharon Regional president Robert Rogalski told a Wednesday board meeting there is no sale or exploration of buyers for Sharon Regional Medical Center. He cited inflation and labor shortages as financial pressures and noted the hospital’s 2023 results were near break-even while recent upgrades to all private rooms were successful.
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Robert Rogalski
Steward Health Care System
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Steward
Sharon Regional
Tanner Mondok
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