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Dairy Queen teams up with Children’s Miracle Network to help youth

Erie, Warren and Crawford County Dairy Queens are teaming up with Children's Miracle Network to raise funds for pediatric patients at AHN Saint Vincent during Miracle Treat Day on Thursday. On this day, participating Dairy Queen locations will donate a portion of the proceeds from every Blizzard Treat sold to support local children's health care needs. Miracle Treat Day is an annual tradition that brings communities together to support Children's Miracle Network hospitals across the country. Funds raised through this initiative help provide critical medical care, life-saving ...

Kiantone woman charged after fight at business

A Kiantone woman is facing charges after allegedly losing her temper at a Jamestown business. Jamestown police report Racheal L. Waldron, 32, was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, DWI, two counts of felony aggravated DWI Leandra’s Law and second-degree harassment after an incident at 11:05 p.m. Sunday. Officers responded to the southside business for a reported fight. A subsequent investigation determined that Waldron attempted to place an order as the business was closing. Waldron became upset the order was refused and proceeded to spit in the face ...

Bank completes acquisition

Northwest Bancshares, Inc., the bank holding company for Northwest Bank, and Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc., the multi-bank holding company of Jersey Shore State Bank and Luzerne Bank, announced that, effective Friday, the previously announced merger of Penns Woods with and into Northwest has been ...

Police seek assistance locating suspect

Members of the Pennsylvania State Police Erie station responded to the 1200 block of Ponderosa Drive in Summit Township, Erie County for a report of an unknown person attempting to enter a side garage door attached to a residence. The male was also caught on video surveillance inside a ...

Visions of the National Parks and Beyond opens at the Crary Art Gallery on Aug. 2 featuring artwork by six regional artists: Thomas Annear, Wendy Bale, Angela Caley, James Hoggard, Tom Janik and Thomas Paquette. It showcases images of national parks in oil, gouache, and acrylic paintings, as well as photography, mixed media, and cut paper pieces. Viewers can embark on a cross-country journey from the Smokey Mountains in the east to the Grant Tetons and Yellowstone National Park in the west, with plenty of stops in between. Annear contemplates the balance of preserving wild spaces ...

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Hessel Valley Community Church to serve breakfast CHANDLERS VALLEY - A free community breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Hessel Valley Community Church, 166 HEssel Valley Road, Chandlers Valley. The breakfast is dine-in only and includes french toast, sausage and fresh fruit. Longhouse Scenic Drive Road closed starting today The USDA Forest Service announced that Longhouse Scenic Drive, in the Allegheny National Forest, will be temporarily closed to through-traffic beginning Monday, July 28, through mid-October. The road closure is from just ...