Elk County News

Photo by Amy Cherry - Elk County Catholic High School honored the accomplishments of the Class of 2012 on Sunday afternoon during the school's 50th commencement exercises.

There were no injuries, but police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that rear-ended another, chasing the vehicle a short distance before driving away in Horton Township.

Events such as cookouts, family reunions, and graduation parties make Memorial Day weekend a time of revelry for many area residents.

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.

The Brockway Area School Board met in special session on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in order to adopt the proposed final budget for the 2012-13 school year in the amount of $13,057,506 and that it be advertised prior to adoption at the next meeting scheduled for June 26, 2012.

An incident of harassment occurred at 4:44 p.m. Saturday along the Bennetts Valley Highway in Jay Township, Elk County.

Fifth grade students from throughout Elk County recently participated in the Progressive Agriculture Safety Days, a nationwide program geared toward teaching youth about safety issues dealing with agriculture, community, home and other topics.

At Monday's meeting of the Elk County Gas Task Force, Ridgway Borough Main Street Manager Michelle Bogacki said a new website launched by the Marcellus Shale Coalition will help support regional economic efforts by bringing together area businesses with companies in the Marcellus Shale industry.

An Elk County woman has been charged with terroristic threats after she pointed a rifle at a man.

State Police are on the lookout for a copper thief who made off with 18-spools of copper wire.

There's no word yet on who abandoned those dogs, but 6News learned Jefferson County is struggling when it comes to enforcing animal neglect and cruelty laws.

The state Department of Environmental Protection's most recent report on gas well permits suggests that the shale drilling boom has yet to arrive in our corner of Pennsylvania.

Photo by Gian DeLoia - Johnsonburg Area School District Superintendent Dennis Crotzer, center, gives a statement on the bus accident during Thursday night's regular school board meeting.

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.

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

Three of the five defendants charged in the vandalization of the Gardner Hill Community Church in Weedville were sentenced Monday in Elk County Court.

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.