http://www.ncnewsonline.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:52:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_323155223.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_323155223.html Gale Hassell is one of the American Cancer Society’s Voices of Hope. She doesn’t hold out much of that commodity, though, when it comes to the new mammogram guidelines released this week by a national task force. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:16:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_318091718.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_318091718.html Sometimes following the letter of the law isn’t so easy. Police asked a woman if she was willing to submit to a couple of sobriety tests. She agreed. The first involved reciting the alphabet. That didn’t go so well. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:04:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_313210445.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_313210445.html AFSCME and Pennsylvania State Education Association teacher union members conducted an informational picket line across from the YDC entrance to draw attention to problems within the facility. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:10:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_306071013.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_306071013.html In the seven months since Tommy Nail’s death, his family has continued to look for answers. However, the resolution they are hoping to find could remain elusive. Family members said they cling to the hope that the young man’s death will be reinvestigated. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:55:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_293105528.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_293105528.html The death of a Penn State University freshman following a night out drinking stunned students at a school known among the college-set for its party scene. The teen has connections to Lawrence County. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:38:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_282133908.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_282133908.html If there’s a better way of doing just about anything, Scott Buckner will probably find it. The 38-year-old mechanical engineer is almost as good with his hands as he is with his mind. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:26:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_275142705.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_275142705.html Members of First Covenant Church spent Friday making apple butter for today’s fall festival. The Rev. John Magargee said about 20 volunteers were at the church in Bessemer peeling and slicing apples, then stirring the pot. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:50:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_272075032.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_272075032.html Burn patterns on the wall tipped off firefighters to a suspected arson. Multiple ignition points confirmed it. A fire gutted a two-story vacant house in Union Township. Firefighters were called to the scene at 7:38 p.m. Saturday. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:16:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_264101700.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_264101700.html It was a big in weekend in Lawrence County and the New Castle News will deliver items of interest to keep you informed on what’s happening in your community. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:07:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_261070744.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_261070744.html Larry Wilcox never gave up on himself, or others. The former executive director of the Lawrence County Drug and Alcohol Commission received the annual Salute to Courage Award presented at The Villa by the New Castle Community YMCA. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:29:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_259093004.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_259093004.html A coaching era came to an end on Tuesday.Geneva College women’s basketball coach Ron Galbreath resigned, effective immediately. Galbreath, who cited health concerns as a reason for the resignation, had been coaching basketball for nearly five decades. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:18:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_247151901.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_247151901.html The Fourth of July will never be the same for Keith and Sherry Walker. Nor will any other day. The West Middlesex couple’s son, David Allen Walker, 19, was killed July 4 while working on a display for Zambelli Fireworks Internationale. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:08:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_247140826.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_247140826.html Rich “R.J.” Johnson can handle heat. As a full-time city firefighter, he’s used to torrid temperatures. Now, he’s also acquainted with the sizzling warmth of a busy kitchen. Johnson will be serving up meals as co-owner of the Phoenician Grill. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:54:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_240155441.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_240155441.html A bare wall said nothing about the heritage of Mahoningtown. It does now. The exterior of Hyde Drug Store tells a story without uttering a word. It’s all done through mural — a visual representation of Mahoningtown in the 1930s and 1940s. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:46:00 +0000 http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_237150858.html http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/local_story_237150858.html An explosion ignited a blaze that destroyed a storage building at Grassy Crest dairy farm in Plain Grove Township on Tuesday. Owner Richard Kind estimated the damage to be “at least a half-million dollars."