Chalk Hill News

Mark Hofmann is a Daily Courier staff writer and can be reached at 724-626-3539 or via e-mail. Three businesses have recently received financing through the Fay-Penn Small Business Loan Fund and the Rural Microenterprise Assistance Program, which was established with the use of loan funds from the Department of Agriculture.

Liz Zemba is a Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-601-2166 or via e-mail. Seven men accused of stealing a stuffed bear from a Fayette County restaurant handed over $8,722 to the owner on Tuesday to avoid prosecution on criminal charges, but the bear will not return to its former station.