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One hundred eighty-six sunflowers - each one designating a Pennsylvanian killed in the Iraq War - reach heavenward along a lonely stretch of Lisbon Road in Ohioville.

SCRANTON A Scranton attorney who once served as the state's top prosecutor has filed a federal lawsuit against the state Board of Pardons, alleging the board is violating the state constitution by arbitrarily ...

A class of 31 Indiana County-area youngsters graduated Saturday from the inaugural Camp Cadet program sponsored by Pennsylvania State Police at the Indiana station.

The Indiana County Community Action Program will distribute food at the following locations and times next week: TUESDAY * North Mahoning Township: 9 to 11 a.m., township building * Montgomery Township and ...

Jackie Lee Thompson had no idea a hunting trip in the snowy woods of Tioga County would change his life forever.

"Once Lester Coslic starts something, he stays with it 100 percent," said Tom Calvert, of Berlin.

SATURDAY: We have 2378 guests online Written by The Indiana Gazette A man who led state police on an extensive search Tuesday afternoon was arrested and charged Wednesday after an officer picked him up on an ...

The former manager of the Prince Manufacturing plant in Bowmanstown testified Wednesday that his old business was a hive of truck traffic, with occasional lines of tractor trailers picking up loads, customer visits, UPS deliveries and even truckers stopping to use the factory's scales.

Clark Lynn Jr., a 26-year employee of Prince, testified about the plant traffic as part of East Penn developer Duane Schleicher's case to open a recycling and trash transfer station at the site. The Bowmanstown Borough's Board of Zoning Appeals is considering whether to grant Schleicher an exception to allow the trash transfer station, where garbage trucks would consolidate their loads into larger trucks. Wednesday's meeting was the third public hearing in which the board listened to testimony and questions related to Schleicher's request.

Miriam and Ernest Rebert of Arendtsville pick black raspberries at Swartz's Pumpkin Patch in late June.

A borough man faces felony charges for allegedly pointing a gun he was not licensed to carry at another man inside a restaurant and bar.

The poll results are published each Wednesday in The Indiana Gazette. We have 1135 guests online Written by John Como, for the Gazette ERNEST - Indiana County Municipal Services Authority will soon own and ...

It is a tribute to Lancaster County's emergency responders who have died in the line of duty.

Partly cloudy, 57F, feels like 53F, wind is from the west at 16 gusting to 25 mph, visibility is 10 miles SUNDAY: TUESDAY: We have 932 guests online Several defendants have been named on criminal charges filed ... via Indiana Gazette Online

“They know the nooks and crannies of this county. They know the people. They like writing about them.”

For the fourth straight year, the Lancaster New Era has been recognized as the most award-winning newspaper of its size by the state's premier journalism organization. via LancasterOnline

SUNDAY: We have 780 guests online CLYMER An Ernest man was injured at about 11:45 a.m. Saturday when his motorcycle and a pickup truck collided at Sixth and Sherman streets, near the Clymer fire station. via Indiana Gazette Online

Key policy changes are needed to prevent the United States from being overwhelmed by rapidly rising health care costs in the years ahead, according to an article by Peter Orszag, director of the Congressional ... via Tri State Observer

“I want to get back doing things and getting reacclimated.”

Overcast, 55F, feels like 54F, wind is from the southwest at 6 mph, visibility is 3 miles THURSDAY: For 51 years John Sipos officiated local high school basketball games not for the money but because he liked ... via Indiana Gazette Online

“It shouldn't take long to get it operating”

Humane societies in Cambria and Somerset counties have projects planned for their shelters when winter comes to a close. via The Tribune-Democrat

“In business, if you lose your ethics, you're dead”

P. Michael Ehlerman, consensus builder P. Michael Ehlerman Titles: Retired chairman, Yuasa Battery Inc.; chairman, Sovereign Bancorp Inc. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Leigh Bradshaw could be mistaken for a drug-company sales rep as she pulls out charts and leaflets to tell Dr. via The Morning Call