Quaker Falls Park Set to Open This Fall in Mahoning Twp
Upgrades to the Quaker Falls scenic site in Mahoning Township near Route 224 near a 50 foot waterfall move toward a county owned park opening this fall. A 180 acre area remains closed while finishing touches finish. County planning leaders say grants and property acquisitions since 2016 support hikers and sightseers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Falls
Mahoning Township
Lawrence County
Amy McKinney
Rebecca Shaffer
Councilwoman's actions at Volant meeting steal show
At Volant borough council, Deb Lakin and John Wayne Edwards threatened to call the state police on a New Castle News reporter and later argued in a parking lot with merchants and residents. The roughly 80 minute session included a dispute over a 2008 ordinance limiting public participation to residents and taxpayers unless permitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volant
Deb Lakin
John Wayne Edwards
New Castle
Lakin
Edwards
John DeCaro
DA finds no irregularities in Volant merchants licenses
The Lawrence County District Attorney's Office concludes a four month probe into Volant Borough merchant license fees found all payments properly recorded. The suit, filed April 9 by New Castle attorney Chris Papa on behalf of about 20 merchants, alleged missing funds and use of the public restroom without proper accounting. Detectives were seen with boxes on April 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volant Borough
Lawrence County District Attorney’s
New Castle
Chris Papa
Senate backs opening phase of $1 trillion infrastructure bill
The Senate voted to start work on a nearly 1 trillion package after Biden and bipartisan senators agreed on core measures. The plan includes 550 billion dollars in new public works spending and could lead to days of debate as final passage remains uncertain. Biden praised the accord as a historic democratic achievement and Portman announced the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Joe Biden
White House
Biden
America
Rob Portman
Ohio
Capitol
Portman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Morgan Boyd
Penn Power
McKinney
Youngstown Public Library
Poland Township
Pete Siriannine
Lamancusa
Mitch McConnell
R-Ky
Chuck Schumer
D-Ny
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
Ncnewsonline
Mercer St
Carl R. Costello
Caver
County
Constitution Blvd
Beaver Falls
Hes
PJ Lateko
Drew Latsko
Ron Dudash
Don Colucci
Mike Anders
Mike Perrotta
Don Colucci Jr
Domenick Dimeco
Monica Scarnati
Corthy Germanski
Victoria Pagley
Sam Carbone
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!