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July 13, 2008

News Briefs from July 14, 2008

Four men arrested in drunken brawl

GREENVILLE — Four men were arrested after a fight Thursday behind a local bar.

Greenville-West Salem Township police released the information Sunday. They didn’t name the bar.

Terrance Peoples, 28, whose address wasn’t released, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. Peoples broke a beer bottle over the head of one of the other fighters, police said.

The other men, Stephen J. Sagenich, 31, Mercer; and Samuel L. Chess, 26, and Robert L. Hughes, 27, both of Greenville, were each charged with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct, police said.

Identity thieves rack up $19,716 of debt

PINE TOWNSHIP — A Grove City area man was bilked out of $19,716 in a case of identity theft that started May 27, state police said.

Larry Kiser, 51, of 221 Daugherty Road, Pine Township, told police someone opened a $22,500 line of credit in his name and withdrew $19,716 from the account, police said.

Burglary reported at Clem’s Auto Center

WORTH TOWNSHIP — Someone broke into Clem’s Auto Center between 6 and 10:30 p.m. Thursday and stole $2,224 worth of sundry items.

The business, located at 1084 Millbrook Road in Worth Township, was locked and the thieves broke in and stole a digital recording surveillance system, $100 in cash, nine catalytic converters and 14 car rims, state police said.

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  • Recycling program a bit too popular

    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