Ridgway News

Photo by Gian DeLoia - ECCOTA Executive Director Abbi Peters, left, and Ridgway Main Street Manager Michelle Bogacki team up to kick off the Eighth Annual Elk County Summer Concert Series to be held this Friday at the Courthouse Gazebo in downtown Ridgway.

A fire damaged a mobile home located at 113 Robin Road in Fox Township, Elk County at 1:05 p.m. May 29, the Ridgway-based state police reported.

Only in the early stages of construction the Osterhout Street bypass in downtown Ridgway has already begun to concern a local resident.

Photo by Becky Polaski - Representatives of the families of the eight Elk County soldiers who were killed during the Vietnam War are shown seated during the dedication ceremony for the Vietnam Memorial at the Mt.

Luke Hoffner, Johnny Lindenpitz, Colton Joiner, and Chuck White take checkered flag honors at Hummingbird Speedway on Saturday, May 26, 2012 St Mary's perennial favorite, Bob McMillen, was on the pole for the Steel Block Late Model feature race.

The skinny: An Elk County resident cried foul when meat bought from a passing peddler turned out to be less than expected.

At Tuesday's meeting of the Elk County Solid Waste Authority, Enforcement Officer Dave Stubber reported traveling 462 miles and working 152 hours between April 24 and May 19.

Photo by Gian DeLoia - The Ridgway Borough Council discusses the demolition of the remains of the 3-story apartment building along Depot Street with Ridgway resident James Kriegel, not pictured.

File photo by Gian DeLoia - Pool rates at the Lyle G. Hall Community Pool in downtown Ridgway will remain the same as last summer.

Red Oak Business Manager Sue Rulander said carvers are joined by crafters and vendors.

Photo by Gian DeLoia - Shown, from left, parent Jessica Steger, Ridgway-Elk County Chamber of Commere Administrative Assistant Mary Kucenski, owner Karen Fox, Main Street Manager Michelle Bogacki, Chamber President Cathy Grove, Kimberly Catalano of PNC Bank, and Julie Fox.

The Ridgway Area School District's Students of the Month were honored during Tuesday night's school board meeting.

A festival to celebrate ethnicity will be coming to Ridgway, May 12 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Center Street.

An incident of theft occurred sometime between 12 a.m. April 12 and 12 a.m. May 2 along River Road in Jay Township, Elk County.

Chuck Pennacchio, executive director of Health Care For All Pennsylvania, is scheduled to discuss single-payer health insurance on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Hirt Auditorium at Blasco Library, 160 E. Front St.

State Police in Ridgway say it doesn't look vandalism caused a wheel to fall off a school bus full of children yesterday.