House approves school project payments bill in Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania House approved a 109 to 86 vote to modernize school construction reimbursements with an electronic database, sending the measure to the Senate. Gov. Corbett and supporters push for $105 million more in the budget to begin payments on about 200 projects awaiting reimbursements, while Democrats argue it won't aid cash strapped districts without new funding amid a potential deficit.
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Harrisburg
House of Representatives
Senate
Department of Education
Seth Grove
Tom Corbett
Grove
R-York
Steven Santarsiero
Dbucks
House
Frank Dermody
Rallegheny
Officials respond to drowning at Mahoning quarry
Emergency personnel from the township fire department and the Lawrence County Dive Team searched the former Mahon ing Township quarry off Erie Drive after a possible drowning was reported around 8 p.m. Divers marked the scene at 8:50 p.m. and retrieved a body by about 9:25 p.m. The victim’s identity was not released.
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Mahoning Township
Lawrence County
Erie Drive
Lady Lancers fall in eight in state semifinal
Neshannock High softball drops a 5-4 eight inning loss to Claysburg Kimmel in the PIAA Class A semifinals at Hempfield High School. The Lady Bulldogs move on to face Minersville for the state title while Neshannock ends 18-3 season and graduates Madison Altmyer and Alexandra Fischer.
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Corey J. Corbin
NEW Neshannock
Marissa DeMatteo
Lady Lancers
Claysburg-Kimmel
Neshannock
Story
Greensburg
Neshannock High
Claysburg Kimmel
Hempfield High School
Williams Valley
Lady Bulldogs
Old Timers Day Adds Family Friendly Format
Old Timer's Day shifts to new date and format with a family focus. Set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept 14 in Cascade Park ballroom on a Sunday. Event chair Julie DiLullo, deputy in the Lawrence County treasurer's office, notes a return to the 1907 family picnic concept and seeks local donations.
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Cascade Park
Julie DiLullo
Lawrence County
DiLullo
Weather and alerts signup notice appears in obituary section
An obituary page includes a prompt inviting readers to sign up for free text alerts for daily weather, breaking news, sports scores, and school information via a provided web link.
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Francis
Poncho" Esposito
Dave Rishel
Gary Church
Debbie Wachter
New Castle News
Michael James Lane Jr
Cincinnati, Ohio
Rodger C. Smith
Ellwood City
Mary Jane Bovo
M.D. Center For Total Woman Care
Medical Arts
Wilmington Road
New Castle
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