Johnsonburg News

Free thanksgiving dinners will be hosted in the area on Thursday during the afternoon.

WILCOX The Jones Township Municipal Authority turned its eye toward the 2010 budget at last night's meeting.

JOHNSONBURG Engineer Dan Guss updated members of the Johnsonburg Municipal Authority on the progress of the construction of the Wastewater System Upgrade project during last night's regularly-scheduled meeting at the authority offices along Center Street.

The recent economic decline that has let to an increased number of area residents utilizing some of the free services offered throughout the area.

Downtown St. Marys will come to life on Friday evening as part of the annual Light Up Night sponsored by the St.

Photo by Brent Addleman The speakers for yesterday's dedication of the new rail spur in Johnsonburg gather atop the nose of a train engine.

Thursday, 12 November 2009 Photo by Brent Addleman Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson shows off Nancy Pelosi's Health Care bill during last night's Town Hall meeting at the Johnsonburg Fire Hall.

JOHNSONBURG Local veterans, county officials and Johnsonburg school district personnel and town officials gathered yesterday morning for a Veterans Day program in the high school auditorium.

Photo submitted by Tom Pavlock Tom Pavlock is currently in his 26th year as a teacher at Johnsonburg High School.

St. Marys Area School District personnel worked along with St. Marys Police and other law enforcement on Thursday in securing St.

JOHNSONBURG Former county employee Stephanie A. Kilhoffer of 609 W. Main St., Ridgway appeared in District Justice George A. "Tony" King's office yesterday morning and waived her preliminary hearing.

The Local Artist's Co-Op/Allegheny Artistry at 106 East Main St., Youngsville, is the site for the areas first Artists Trading Card Show.

WILCOX The Jones Twp. Municipal Authority discussed matters pertaining to bills and equipment at last night's meeting at the authority offices beside the Wilcox Post Office.

Dan Guss, project manager for Uni-Tec Consulting Engineers Inc., provided the Johnsonburg Municipal Authority with an update on the Wastewater System Upgrade Project Phase II during last night's regularly-scheduled meeting at the authority's offices.

JOHNSONBURG Police chief Bryan Parana addressed residents and members of Johnsonburg Borough Council about the recently proposed changes to the dog ordinance at yesterday afternoon's regularly-scheduled meeting.

Photo by Greg Reedy Area native Aaron Bienkowski is currently in the U.S. Navy and will be heading to Bahrain in December.

Work continues on the Johnsonburg bypass. According to a press release from PennDOT, Swank and Associates are set to begin construction on the bridge that will span the Clarion River.

JOHNSONBURG The Johnsonburg Area High School started the 2009-10 school year with a new addition to its faculty.

Producer and studio musician Meco marked a confluence of the two dominant pop-culture preoccupations of the late '70s, shooting to fame on the heels of a chart-topping disco rendition of the theme to Star Wars.

Photo by Amy Cherry A father embraces his daughter immediately after getting off the bus on Sunday afternoon at the Bradford armory.