County opens public safety building in Lawrence County
Lawrence County dedicated its new public safety building housing the 911 center, EMS, and Emergency Planning Center. Ground broke in December 2014 for a 6.5 million project at 1451 Countyline Street and the facility opened after a March 30 readiness. More than 150 officials and leaders attended the ribbon cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Dan Vogler
911 Center
Lawrence County Emergency Medical Services
Lawrence Emergency Planning Center
Countyline Street
Brian R. Melcer
Melcer
Mercer
Debbie Wachter
NEWS
Michael Stout
911
Area woman charged with cat cruelty charges filed in Wayne Township
A Wayne Township woman Delores Esther Conley 62 of 1831 W Lawrence Ave faces 58 counts of cruelty to animals. Detective Stacey Wiley reports Conley caused the deaths of 32 cats and deprived others of veterinary care and clean shelter. Preliminary hearing set for July 12. A tip led officers to Sees numerous sick cats in her home.
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Wayne Township
Lawrence County
Stacey Wiley
Delores Esther Conley
W. Lawrence Ave
Wiley
Township Animal Control Officer
Conley
Delays hinder service dog aid for veterans with PTSD
Emmanuel Bernadin of El Paso credits his French mastiff Bronze with keeping him from dying by suicide amid PTSD from Afghanistan. The VA study on service dogs, started after a 2010 budget bill, was delayed after contractor dogs misbehaved and harmed children, with a redesigned program not due to finish until next year. critics cite bureaucracy and high costs as obstacles to veterans receiving these aids.
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Washington
Emmanuel Bernadin
Bronze
Bernadin
Afghanistan
el Paso
Texas
Bernadid
Department of Veterans Affairs
Michael Fallon
K9s
Video poker push eyed to fix Pennsylvania budget
In Harrisburg lawmakers consider legalizing video poker to raise funds for a $250 million budget gap. Operators fear harm to casinos as plans propose up to 85,000 devices in taverns, with estimates of 5 devices per bar and 26 000 current slots. Supporters say regulation and tax collection would result, while critics caution impact on casino industry.
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Harrisburg
Sean Sullivan
Meadows
Washington
Pittsburgh
Sullivan
Tom Wolf
Kurt Masser
Northumberland
Obituary notices for Lee Norman Barilla and Marlene Hanna
Obituaries list Lee Norman A. Barilla aged 88 of Neshannock Township and Marlene A. Hanna aged 68 of New Castle. The brief item also mentions infant Caitlin Dunn Pulask and directs readers to Page A5 for full details and a news tip contact.
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Norman A. Barilla
Neshannock Township
Caitlin Dunn
Pulask Marlene A. Hanna
New Castle
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CNHI
Washington Reporter
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Cnhi News Service
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Gov
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Dial
Jefferson St
New Castile
Union
Shenango
Neshannock
Laurel
Mahoningtown
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