City pension fund declines third quarter drop in New Castle
New Castle city pension fund posts a 0.87 percent decline for the quarter ending Sept 30, trimming value by 256 416 to a total of 29 495 062. Investment managers Ameriprise Financial and Huntington Private Financial Group report the drop at a quarterly trustees meeting. Ameriprise holds 13 370 660 and Huntington 16 124 402, with declines of 12 851 and an unspecified amount respectively.
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New Castle
Pension Fund Board of Trustees
Ameriprise Financial
Huntington Private Financial Group
Ameriprise
Huntington
Fire destroys mobile home in Hickory Township
A late night blaze at Gaslight Mobile Home Park Route 108 Hickory Township left three adults homeless. Fire Chief David White said firefighters arrived around 11:50 p m and found flames from the dining room area window. The home was a total loss and the cause is under investigation though not suspicious. Red Cross aided residents with food clothing and lodging while local volunteers aided with mutual aid from Scott Princeton and Shenango Township.
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Hickory Township
David White
Gaslight Mobile Home Park
White
American Red Cross
Scott
Princeton
Slippery Rock Township
Shenango Township
State withholds Trinity guardrails amid safety concerns
Pennsylvania and 12 other states face 9000 guardrails deemed unsafe as officials await federal guidance. A Texas verdict of 175 million against Trinity Highway Products spurs calls to halt installs. Virginia moves to remove the end caps, while critics cite design changes and testing gaps. Witnesses include attorney David Kwass and client Becky Dryer, injured in 2009. Trinity will halt shipments pending federal tests.
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Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation
Trinity Highway Products
Texas
New York Times
Trinity Highway
Federal Highway Administration
Virginia
David Kwass
Philadelphia
Kwass
Becky Dryer
Beaver County
Trinity
Oil drop chills Williston restaurant boom
Williston entrepreneur Marcus Jundt notes his four eateries rely on oil profits rather than food. Oil averaged 96 dollars a barrel over four years fueling drilling and hiring across North Dakota Texas and Oklahoma. With prices plunging to about 80 from 107 in June fears of a global glut persist and communities dependent on oil face reduced spending and slower growth.
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Williston, N.D
Marcus Jundt
Williston
Minnesota
North Dakota
Texas
Oklahoma
U.S
Woman accused of robbing elderly driver in New Castle
A 47 year old West Side woman Angela Renee Kirkland of 338 1/2 Smithfield St is jailed on multiple charges after allegedly robbing an 82 year old man who had given her a ride in the 1000 block of Wilmington Avenue. The driver fought Kirkland over the money and sustained a cut to his left hand. Police identified Kirkland from a description and arrested her in the 300 block of Halco Drive after she resisted officers. She had $61 on arrest and faces numerous charges including robbery simple assault theft from a motor vehicle receiving stolen property resisting arrest defiant trespass harassment soliciting a ride and two counts of disorderly conduct. She was arraigned and held on 1500 bond.
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West Side
New Castle
Angela Renee Kirkland
Smithfield St
Wilmington Avenue
Kirkland
Halco Drive
Lawrence County Housing Authority
Grant Street
Melissa A. Amodie
Lawrence County
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