GROVE CITY – All 28 speakers at a DEP hearing Wednesday were unanimous in their opposition to an application by Tri-County Industries Inc. to reopen a landfill in southeastern Mercer County.

MERCER – For decades up to the 2000 election, Mercer Countians cast votes in heavy, bulky voting booths. Each voter entered the booth and pulled a heavy, foot-long lever that closed a two-panel curtain behind them with a mechanical thump.

Justin Hazenstab is determined that he is going to be a coffee bean.

Lawrence County and three municipalities that get annual block grant allocations intend to use a bulk of their money from this year’s allotment for housing rehabilitation.

A Beaver Falls man is wanted in connection with an Oct. 7 robbery of a man and woman at gunpoint on the city’s East Side.

A man facing trial on charges related to gun possession and fleeing police has chosen to represent himself in court.

Cases involving a police pursuit and drugs against Taylor Renee Foley of Ellwood City and Andre Shontez Lee of Michigan will advance to the Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas.

UPMC Jameson and UPMC Horizon will present the 10th annual PINK: Fashion Show and Women’s Expo from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 110 E. Lincoln Ave., New Castle.

A public meeting of the Lawrence County Prison Board quickly turned into an executive session when a retired jail captain spoke about his recent employment experience at the facility.

Union High will field a varsity football team once again next season.

A North Hill man is wanted after a domestic disturbance in Union Township sent a woman to the hospital, according to a police report.

 A 61-year-old Ellwood City man has died in a reported fall at a sewage treatment plant in Franklin Township.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are gauging support for a vote to formally authorize the impeachment inquiry as another official testified Tuesday in the deepening probe of President Donald Trump’s efforts to have Ukraine investigate Joe Biden.

Lawrence County Children and Youth Services is taking measures to ensure its employees and people in its building are safe.

A New Castle woman’s bid to purchase the former Wasilewski’s Market was denied late last month, but still hopes to acquire the building.

Crews were out Tuesday morning at the Cooper-Butler Building in preparation for demolition this week.

Lawrence County is continuing to take care of its children who are wayward or forsaken. 

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lawyers for the man accused of shooting to death 11 worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue last year said in a filing Tuesday that the case would be over if federal prosecutors had accepted his offer to plead guilty in return for life-without-parole.

Alissa Jones was a marksman, held a 4.0 grade point average in high school and set lofty goals about going to the university of her choice to study forensic science and criminal justice.

The comment and response document from Allegheny Mineral's application for a proposed 252-acre surface mine in Slippery Rock Township was issued on Sept. 30.

After DON Services rehabbed its first home of the Court Street Revitalization program, it handed the house over to its new owner without charge.

Although doctors are traditionally only responsible to treat patients physically, medical staff undoubtedly form relationships with the patients they see from diagnosis to remission.

A DON Management trailer is parked outside two DON Services projects on South Mulberry Street. The home on the right is a used as a nursing home transitional facility, while the one on the right is under construction for a family.

A community garden on Richelieu Street still has some produce available for harvest. In the foreground is a rainwater collection system, made from an old satellite dish (the flower portion) and water tanks. The system was funded by Arts + Education at The Hoyt, and built by George Junior Republic.

A sign outside the DON Services community garden promotes the agency’s mission and partners.

A 92-year-old woman died Sunday afternoon as a fire broke out at 1709 Gretchen Ave. on the city’s East Side. New Castle and a Shenango Fire District fire fighter aiding in battling the blaze.

Shenango Township residents next year might see a new light tax and might see the end of a per capita tax.

Remembering loved ones who died too soon from violence, but also letting go of the hurt and anger the event brought on was stressed Sunday at a candlelight vigil for victims of a triple homicide last year at 819 W. North St.

The New Castle Cancer Support Group was displaced, but it is far from disbanded.

Although the day started wet and chilly, the annual the Apple Castle’s Fall Harvest Festival and Craft Fair on Saturday was a success.

SHARON – Standing next to the altar at First Baptist Church in Sharon on Sunday, Rev. John Trojak pointed to the building’s walls and ceiling.

A random act of kindness can surprise a roomful of people when it’s least expected.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An internal review of Pennsylvania's parole system spurred by five parolees getting charged in quick succession with homicide is, in theory, acknowledging a long-standing complaint of parole agents over a long-term policy shift designed to help more parolees succeed on…

HERMITAGE — None of the students in Cheri Manners’ Spanish class knew why they were being called to the Hickory High School lobby last month.

Mohawk Area School District superintendent Michael Leitera has earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Youngstown State University.

MERCER – A Farrell man was sentenced last week to 10 to 20 years in state prison after he was found guilty of raping a 12-year-old.

The Lawrence County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corp. is spearheading an initiative to move the county into the future — and is asking the community for insight on how to get there.

Mayoral candidate Mark Elisco says his first three priorities if he is elected mayor all revolve around one goal — to bring more revenue into New Castle.

Purdue quarterback Jack Plummer is sacked by Penn State defensive end Shaka Toney during last Saturday's game at Beaver Stadium in State College.

Steelers' backup quarterback Devlin Hodges throws a pass against the Baltimore Ravens during last Sunday's game at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.

State Rep. Aaron Bernstine wants answers.

FILE - In this Friday July 26, 2019, file photo, a visitor looks through Lego pieces provided for a project at the Tate Modern, in London. Lego is testing a way for customers to ship their unwanted bricks back and get them into the hands of other kids. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)