The Herald, Sharon, Pa.

Local News

October 2, 2008

News Briefs from October 3, 2008

Court hearing postponed for car chase suspect

SHARON — A preliminary hearing for a man facing a host of charges after a car chase, crash and fight with police Sept. 14 in Sharon was continued Thursday.

A hearing for Kevin Washington Jr., 49, whose last known address was 1159 Wallis Ave., has been set for Oct. 16 in Sharon’s district court.

Washington was arraigned on 18 charges, including two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, after he was arrested Sept. 23 in Meadville after he escaped Sept. 16 from a Youngstown hospital.

Police tried to stop Washington’s car about 7 p.m. Sept. 14 after he ran a stop sign at New Castle Avenue and Malleable Street. Washington ran a Sharon police cruiser off the road, crashed his car into a tree on Prindle Street and fought police who tried to arrest him, spitting blood in one of their faces, police said.

Washington was returned to Mercer County Jail after failing to post $200,000 bond.

3 critically hurt in crash that closed Route 208

PINE TOWNSHIP — Three people injured in a crash Wednesday morning on state Route 208 in Pine Township were in critical condition Thursday at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.

The crash closed part of Route 208 between Blacktown Road and Pine Top Drive for several hours, PennDOT officials said.

Scott L. Grossman, 27, of Grove City, was heading west at about 9:35 a.m. on 208 when he crossed the center of the road and hit a garbage truck driven by James Odum, 35, of Niles, Ohio, police said. Grossman’s minivan went off the road and hit a tree, while the garbage truck hit a fence and utility pole, police said.

Grossman and passengers Gloria Grossman, 56, and Jerry Grossman, 73, both of Grove City, were all taken to the Pittsburgh hospital, police said. Odum was treated at Grove City Medical Center, Pine Township, a hospital spokesperson said.

Information on the crash was unavailable Wednesday night, police said.

Man hurt in motorcycle crash in critical condition

SHARPSVILLE — A Hempfield Township man remained in critical condition Thursday at a Pittsburgh hospital after a motorcycle crash Sept. 16 in Sharpsville, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Tom Holliday, 30, of 605 Mercer Road, crashed his motorcycle about 1 a.m. into a utility pole at Walnut Street and Mercer Avenue, police said.

Police said Holliday was initially flown to Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, for treatment of chest injuries. He has since been transferred to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, where he was in critical condition Thursday evening.

Holliday was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, police said

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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