Chicora News

King Lion Raymond Hayes Sr. called the Rural Valley Lions Club meeting to order and welcomed all Lions in attendance and prospective member, Craig Dineley, who was the guest of John Wasilko.

Unger student marshal at PSU commencement Brandon Unger was the student marshal for the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Penn State's spring commencement on May 15.

Jordan J. Mescall, 21, of Brookville, was arrested for driving under the influence and faces drug possession charges after he was stopped for a traffic violation along Route 28 at 5:58 p.m. Tuesday.

Chris Lee Corgnati, 23, of Ford City, was cited for failing to yield after he failed to yield for traffic along Route 422 at 7:57 a.m. Monday, causing a vehicle driven by Jessica Ann Winghart, 28, of Yatesboro, to collide with a highway barrier.

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A former substitute elementary schoolteacher from Butler County awaiting trial on charges of sexually assaulting two boys is now accused of repeatedly soliciting nude photos of five more boys and girls 12 to 16 years old.

Walter L. Claypool of Center Hill, will celebrate his 90th birthday on June 7. Mr.

The man emerged from the bag room at one of the private clubs in Western Pennsylvania -- I will not say which club -- and barked, "Hey, next time you do a list about the most annoying things on the golf course, make sure you mention these." He pointed to one of those oversized head covers for drivers that can be anything from an animal to a school ...

A state trooper in Butler County was treated and released at a hospital after he was dragged by a vehicle.

BUTLER CO., Pa. -- A Butler County man is charged with assault after dragging a state trooper with his vehicle.

A Petrolia man is accused of dragging a trooper with his sport utility vehicle and then leading police on a high-speed chase early this morning that started in Chicora.

A Fairview Township family's modular home was destroyed by fire this afternoon. Firefighters said no one was injured in the fire at 132 Poplar Road.

A Butler County doctor will stand trial on accusations that he sexually assaulted two Boy Scouts when they were teenagers, a judge ruled Monday.

State police said a doctor who spent more than two decades serving as a leader with Boy Scouts in Butler County is accused of sex crimes by some of those former scouts, who are now adults.

The following were committed to the Armstrong County Jail on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to jail records: * Jamil James Johnson, 24, of 681 N. Water St., Kittanning, by the probation office on a probation violation.

The following were committed to the Armstrong County Jail on Tuesday, according to jail records: * Jerry Alan White, 28, of 140 Conerty Road, Chicora, by the probation office on a probation violation for failure to abstain from controlled substances.

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Registrations accepted for reality tour Registrations are being accepted for the "Armstrong Reality Tour" drug prevention program at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Armstrong County Jail.

Criminal charges have been filed against an 18-year-old Venango County man in a drag racing accident that left a 19-year-old woman dead.

A western Pennsylvania physician is charged with molesting two teenage boys when he was a Boy Scout leader between 1989 and 1995.