Mites devastate local hives threaten spring harvest
Beekeepers report 60 to 80 percent hive losses statewide due to two parasitic mites and harsh winter. Apple Castle’s Lyle Johnston cites declining bee numbers, uncertain apple crops, and growers renting from beekeepers like John Rung, whose eight healthy hives replace 18 requested as mites and weather take toll.
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Lyle Johnston
Apple Castle
Neshannock Township
Johnston
Ralph
John Rung
Rung
Eastbrook
Bees and mites threaten hive health and ruin crops
Mites do not harm honey directly but weaken bees by infesting brood cells. Varroa mites reproduce in larvae, spreading as bees mature, with one mite potentially leading to thousands in three years. Tracheal mites hide in breathing tubes and menthol is the only labeled treatment. Beekeepers report mixed results with Apistan strips and warn many colonies die if untreated. Louise Carroll notes wild bees are also suffering from mites.
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Louise Carroll
AIDS Milestone Reflections On Fifteenth Anniversary
A six part series marks 15 years since AIDS emerged. The piece recalls June 5 1981 as the CDC first noted a gay related immune deficiency and traces the name change to AIDS, HIV identification in 1985, and rising death toll. It notes ongoing fear and public education amid continued research.
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Center For Disease Control
Mercer County man dies in head-on crash
A Mercer County man, Galen Wayne Clapper, 51, died at Horizon Hospital after a head-on crash with a motorcycle on Pa. 18 near Buckwalter Road in Shenango Township. Scott A. Thompson, 22, was treated and released. Both had just finished midnight shifts. no alcohol was involved. Police will review possible charges.
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Mercer County
Galen Wayne Clapper
Mercer-New Wilmington Road
East Lackawannock Township
Volant
Horizon Hospital
Shenango Valley
Farrell
Scott A. Thompson
Hall St
Sharon
Pa. 18
Buckwalter Road
Shenango Township
Shenango
Ronald Preston
Thompson
Trav
Eling
Clapper
Preston
Farmers Cheese Plant
Wilmington Township
Sawhill Tubular
Arm¢o Inc
Mercer County District Attorney’s Office
Work release approved for former priest amid parents' anger
Lawrence County approves work release for Edward Huff, ex pastor of St. Anthony in Bessemer, despite objections from parents of five alleged victims. Huff began work Tuesday at Don's Alpine Pools after a 1993 plea to counts of indecent assault and corruption of minors. The deal limited ministry contact with children and allowed work release only if reinstated by the sentencing judge. Parents say hearing excluded them and claim no part of the plea bargain.
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Lawrence County
Edward Huff
St. Anthony Church
Bessemer
Don’s Alpine Pools
New Butler Road
Glenn McCracken Jr
Huff
McCracken
U.S. Postal Service
Ashtabula
Deaths of Nancy Antonelli and others listed locally
Obituary notices list Nancy Antonelli 60 of 816 Vogan Street Angeline Augustine 85 of 1116 South Mercer Street Raymond Bettoni 75 of Hill View Manor Galen Wayne Clapper 51 of New Wilmington James R. Clark 66 of Ellwood City Carl M. Esposito 87 of 2131 Martha Street Cleda A. Hall 77 of Fombell Route 1 George H. Houk 77 of Kinsman Ohio Clara M. Kerr 83 of Shenango Home Rosa E. Ullrich 92 of 211 East Northview Avenue.
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Nancy Antonelli
Vogan
Cleda A. Hall
Fombell RD
George H. Houk
Kinsman
Ohio
Clara M. Kerr
Shenango Home
Ella Fitzgerald dies at 78 world’s first lady of song
Noted singer Ella Fitzgerald died on Saturday at age 78 ending a five-decade career that earned 13 Grammys. The obituary notes her influence and milestones in a long musical journey.
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Ella Fitzgerald
Whitewater
Steve Jones
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