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Local News

June 3, 2008

News Briefs from June 4, 2008

ADA to judge: Throw the book at repeat offender

MERCER COUNTY — It wasn’t Scott D. Vogan’s first time in front of a judge, and Assistant District Attorney Neil McEwen on Monday was clear on how he wanted to keep him out of the courtroom in the future.

“He does nothing but commit crimes. The only way to stop him is to put him in state prison for as long as possible,” McEwen said.

Common Pleas Judge John C. Reed sentenced Vogan, 36, Conneaut Lake, Pa., to one year and two months to four years in prison for a consolidated charge of bad checks, a misdemeanor.

“He is a drain on the county. He has 34 adult convictions,” McEwen said. He emphasized that was the number of convictions, not how many times Vogan has been charged or arrested.

“I have 36,” said Reed.

Vogan said he is also sentenced for 15 to 30 months in Crawford County and 17 months to six years in Venango County, and will be up for parole this month.

“I need to put it together,” Vogan said. “I think that’s the answer.”

Temporary fix reopens New Lebanon street

NEW LEBANON — PennDOT has announced the opening of the bridge carrying Mercer Street over the tributary to Mill Creek in New Lebanon.

The road was closed March 14 when stones within the masonry arch culvert caused undermining of the roadway.

Due to the lengthy time for fabrication of the box culvert, PennDOT Mercer County Maintenance partnered with the Department of Environmental Protection and Mercer County Conservation District to expedite an interim repair.

Mercer County PennDOT crews demolished the old structure and installed two twin metal pipes temporarily. The road will be closed again once the box culvert is ready to be installed.

Riverside Park drinking fountain damaged

GREENVILLE — Someone pulled a drinking fountain from the wall outside the bathroom building at Riverside Park, Greenville, between Sunday and Monday, causing about $300 in damage, Greenville-West Salem Township police said Tuesday.

Anyone with information should call police at 724-588-4190.

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    The  county’s effort at going green by encouraging recycling in rural areas has been a tremendous success by most accounts, but isn’t without a few glitches. In Wilmington Township, residents often only have a window of a few minutes to get cardboard recyclables in before the bin is full, prompting a discussion among Mercer County Commissioners Wednesday morning.

    May 25, 2012

  • District will tap reserve fund

    Reynolds school directors plan to fill a $374,567 hole in the 2012-2013 budget with money from the district’s fund balance.

    May 25, 2012

  • School board mulls change to sports chaperone policy

    In order to comply with the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, the Sharpsville Area School Board is looking to adjust a chaperone policy it implemented six months ago.

    May 25, 2012

  • Afternoon crash hurts 3 high school students

    Three Jamestown High School students were injured – one seriously – when their pickup left a roadway in southwest Crawford County and crashed into a tree Tuesday afternoon.

    May 24, 2012

  • Board sells some, holds some

    Brookfield Board of Education members voted Tuesday to accept only the bids for the elementary school and the middle school, for a total of $97,050.
    The decision came after an hour-long executive session.

    May 24, 2012

  • Levey: Kohl’s project died with school vote

    Stripped of the necessity of voting for a tax incremental finance plan by Hermitage School Board’s unwillingness to participate, Mercer County commissioners said Wednesday they would like to meet with school board and Hermitage city officials to discuss other ways they can help Levey and Co. build a retail development in the city.

    But Levey spokeswoman Jeffrey A. Mills said there is nothing to discuss.

    May 24, 2012

  • Warden expects hectic season at county jail

    With the unofficial start of summer just a few days away, Mercer County Jail officials are preparing for a busy season.

    May 23, 2012

  • Levey officially drops TIF request

    Levey & Co. has officially ended its request for a tax incremental financing plan to build a retail development anchored by a Kohl’s department store.

    May 23, 2012

  • Grant will pay to fix 12-15 homes



    The City of Farrell will be able to fix up about a dozen homes in the city thanks to a $300,000 HOME grant from the state.

    May 23, 2012

  • Hard budget choices yet to come


     
    Hermitage School Board has been fortunate in many ways during the economic downturn that has been so hard on many other schools.

    May 23, 2012