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Area non-public schools commemorate School Choice Week

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Tidioute Community Charter School and St. Joseph’s Catholic School are among the schools across the state to celebrate School Choice Week recently. State Sen. Scott Hutchinson, R-Oil City, visited Tidioute Community Charter School last week for the school’s honor roll and merit ...

Battle lines form over energy efficiency bill

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House Democrats appear ready to approve legislation that would implement new energy efficiency standards - and House Rep. Doyle Heffley is staunchly opposed. House Bill 660 was introduced in February 2025 and referred to the Energy Committee. It was laid on the table in March, with nothing ...

Pittsfield resident retires after 30 years with EmergyCare

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After 30 years of dedicated service with the EmergyCare team, Joyce (Lake) Strickland retired from EmergyCare after 30 years on Dec. 27. A Pittsfield resident and Youngsville High School class of 1979, Strickland was celebrated with a retirement luncheon recently surrounded by family, ...

Proposal would allow chemical castration of sex offenders

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A proposal to allow judges to include castration as a condition in a child rapist’s sentencing is being revived in the state House of Representatives. Rep. Marla Brown, R-New Castle, is circulating a co-sponsorship memorandum for legislation she is drafting that would allow courts to order ...

Intercepted fentanyl packages land Warren man in jail

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A Warren man faces a felony drug distribution charge after a nearly year-long investigation by Conewango Township police. Samuel J. Hornacky, 23, of Warren was charged Monday with felony criminal attempt to manufacture, deliver or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver and misdemeanor ...