Feds seek site for new Lawrence County operations facility
A federal agency plans to replace a 400000 square foot mine site employing 2000 workers with a new facility. Law rence County is among candidate areas including Ellport Ellwood City South New Castle Wampum and New Beaver boroughs and several townships. County officials coordinate with the Lawrence County Economic Development Corporation to vie for the project.
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Lawrence County
Dan Vogler
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Butler
Beaver
Linda Nitch
Lawrence County Economic Development Corporation
Vogler
Nitch
Robert del Signore
Shenango Township
Iron Mountain Mine
Boyers
Butler County
Office of Personnel Management
Ellport
Ellwood City
South New Castle
Wampum
New
Voters flock to Lawrence County registration office
With a highly contested presidential election near, Lawrence County voters rush to the registration office. Ed Allison. the county elections director, says staff handle in person and 600 online registrations. Voter questions span registration status polling times postmark dates and party affiliation as ballots expand to Congressional U S Senate and state races plus a judges retirement age referendum.
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Lawrence County
Ed Allison
Allison
Mary Grzebieniak
Gregory Harris
Volant
Harris
Congressmen Stand With Trump Amid Controversy in Harrisburg
In Pennsylvania, Art Halvorson a Democratic write‑in candidate who backed Ted Cruz plans to vote for Donald Trump despite the Access Hollywood tape backlash. Rep. Bill Shuster and other GOP figures weigh Trump’s future as party leaders face electoral pressure in the 9th and 10th districts.
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Harrisburg
Art Halvorson
Congress
Ted Cruz
Texas
Halvorson
Donald Trump
Trump
Lary
Bill Shuster
Shuster
Access Hollywood
Billy Bush
Pennsylvania
Charlie Dent
Patrick Meehan
Rob Gleason
Republican Party
Mike Molesevich
Lewisburg
Tom Marino
Mohawk High Goes 1 to 1 With Chromebook Upgrade
Mohawk High School announces a district 1 to 1 initiative placing Google Chromebooks in the hands of grades 9 through 12. Superintendent Michael Leitern says the program aims to make students life ready and keep all staff engaged while 500 laptops are provided at no cost with community donations covering insurance for loss or damage.
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Mohawk High School
Google
Michael Leitern
Leitera
Sanitation Authority Pushes Upgrades to Treat All Water
New Castle Sanitation Authority plans upgrades to its Beaver River plant to meet EPA rules requiring primary and secondary treatment for all water, even in floods. Current 18 million gallon capacity sometimes handles 30 million daily during heavy rains, prompting potential higher sewer bills if grant funding is unavailable. Executive director Richard Christofer notes 10 to 12 heavy rain events annually, with June 2015 rains cited.
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New Castle Sanitation Authority
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Richard Christofer
Beaver River
Christofer
EPA
Obituaries Nicholas Monico Osman Watkins and others
Obituaries note Nicholas R. Monico age 80 of Mars keying to Virginia L. Osman 62 Layton Circle Pauline Watkins 68 of New Castle. See Page A5 for full notices and life tributes.
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Feds
Beaver Boroughs
Perry, Shenango
Slippery Rock
Taylor, Wayne
Hickory
Neshannock
North Beaver
Scott
Union Townships
Harlansburg
Voters Scuity Co Register
U.S. Senate
Penn
Sylvania
Mohawk High
Nancy Lowry
Ryan Castor
Alexa Nulph
Sanitation Authority
Nicholas R. Monico
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