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Mercer County authorities have identified a man who was seriously injured in a fireworks accident Saturday.

A man who burned himself and set a house on fire in a fireworks accident was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital on July Fourth, Mercer County authorities told WTAE Channel 4 Action News.

A Hermitage woman was supposed to fly to Texas Monday to begin serving a federal prison sentence.

As Dillon Hamilton raced down East State Street in a soap box derby car, he looked over at his grandmother with a broad smile.

Mercer County Senior Centers, divisions of Mercer County Area Agency on Aging Inc., announce activities for July.

Dr. Daniel J. and Stefanie Bell put their house in Lawrence County on the market Sunday.

Hermitage commissioners may not have liked it, but they did the right thing this past week.

A Cleveland man waived to court charges that he shot at three women May 2 in Farrell.

Residents of the Valley View Road area of Hermitage who have opposed the Quaker Meadow development walked out of the city commissioners' meeting Wednesday before the commissioners had finished voting.

Info: 724-699-2277. * General Federation of Women's Clubs members past and present are invited to a Three "Rs" luncheon to be held at noon July 11 at Jess's Restaurant, Hermitage.

Another church is the victim of burglars in Mercer County. The Shenango Valley Baptist Church on Neshannock Road was burglarized sometime over the weekend.

After nearly 2 1/2 years, prosecutors and a New Castle woman resolved a drug case in a way that seems anticlimactic - she was accepted into a diversion program.

Info: www.thurstonclassic.com or 814-336-4000. * Dr. Jason Tripp will give away chiropractic services to the community during a 1950s costume party Wednesday at his office, 2160 E. State St., Hermitage.

The city of Hermitage's insurance company will fork over the full $25,000 the city agreed to pay to settle a lawsuit filed by the wife of a man killed in a traffic crash, said City Manager Gary P. Hinkson.

Police in the Shenango Valley say their string of apparently related church break-ins has now reached an even-dozen. We're told churches were burglarized in Farrell, West Middlesex and Sharpsville in recent days.

Hilary Landfried may or may not be one in a million. The newly minted Hickory High School graduate knows that a career as an opera singer comes to only a few, and is practical enough to acknowledge that she may not be one of the chosen few.

A man accused of having child pornography on his home computer will face charges in court.

Hermitage school directors re-interviewed a third superintendent candidate on Monday, and they will convene to discuss their choices during a budget hearing June 17.

Pickup of items is available and more information can be obtained by calling 724-588-9639, 724-588-6161 or 724-588-7599. Special events * Fred Boles Quintet featuring Ellen Banks, featured vocalist with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and Packard Band, Warren, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Buhl Farm Park Performing Arts Center, Hermitage.