Forgotten health crisis drives Mercer overdose response
Mercer County coroner John Libonati and staff respond to overdoses as opioid addiction persists beyond COVID. They document causes and histories to treat addiction as a disease, citing rising overdose deaths in 2015 2016 and continuing into 2020 with pace to climb in 2021.
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John Libonati
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Missing Melissa Henson described by grandmother
The grandmother of Melissa Henson says her granddaughter, 35, has been missing since mid January after friends in New Castle reported not seeing her. Henson, who grew up in Ellwood City and moved to New Castle in 2017, had drug issues and was last heard from during a snowstorm period around Christmas.
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Henson
Candice Quiles
Cleveland
Melissa
Ellwood City
Quiles
Neshannock Township
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Manchin vows to vote against partisan election bill
Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia said he would not support the broad election law overhaul, signaling the bill’s likely defeat after near party-line House approval. He warned that partisan action would deepen divisions and harm the republic, outlining the plan’s aims to curb gerrymandering, ease voting hurdles, and increase campaign finance transparency with a 15 day requirement in states.
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White House
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Joe Manchin
West Virginia
Charleston
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South New Castle Borough to launch new website
South New Castle Borough plans a official website hosted on Shenango Area Fire District server, aiming to go live by next month with ordinances, resolutions, and resident forms. The council authorized remedial action on a dilapidated 1911 Prospect St home and enforcement for long-delinquent sewer and garbage accounts.
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South New Castle
al Burick Tit
Shenango Area
Lou Perrotta
RAR Engineering
Prospect St
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