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3 hrs ago | Centre Daily Times

1 dead, 1 shot in dispute over bear hunting in Pa.

An autopsy is planned Wednesday on a man shot dead in an argument with a bear hunting party over trespassing on land in remote northern Pennsylvania.

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Related Topix: Red Lion, PA, Summerville, PA, Punxsutawney, PA, Pittsburgh Metro

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Spirit

Drug & Alcohol Commission targets Punxsutawney for drug prevention aid

During the Focus Group Monday, lists were made of the strengths and weaknesses of the Punxsutawney area, as well as this wish list for drug and alcohol prevention efforts in Punxsutawney.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Punxsutawney, PA, Clearfield, PA, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Clearfield County, PA

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Spirit

Hospital receives 750 doses of H1N1 vaccine

Mary Dinger, Punxsutawney Area Hospitala TMs employee health nurse, gives the H1N1 vaccine to Jefferson County EMS paramedic Luke Cressley Thursday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Punxsutawney, PA

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Myphl17.com

Hundreds turn out as early voting on table games for W.Va. casino gets under way

More than 300 people have already voted on whether to let the Charles Town Races & Slots put table games alongside its slot machines.

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Related Topix: Paint, PA, Games, Blackjack, Poker

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Spirit

Counties must recount ballots in Superior Court race

HARRISBURG a ' Jefferson County will be among all Pennsylvania counties undertaking a mandatory recount of ballots cast for four open seats on the state Superior Court.

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Related Topix: Harrisburg Metro, Harrisburg, PA, Philadelphia, PA

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Spirit

Courthouse rededication celebrates spirit of Jefferson County

The Jefferson County Courthouse was officially reopened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with county officials, along with present and past members of the judiciary.

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Related Topix: Brookville, PA

Thu Nov 12, 2009

4-H Network News

Jefferson Community School 4-H Expedition Club visits Pennsylvania to study coal energy and culture

Shown l. to r: Gary Lilley, teacher, Jae, Django, Becca, Jesaint, Lacee, Ivan, Pamela Roberts and Caleb.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Times Union

Paterson's speech

I would like to apologize for the slight delay. Senator Aubertine and I attended the funeral of State Police Officer David Lane this morning in Jefferson County.

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Related Topix: York, PA

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Herald Star Online

A sobbing Yarbrough apologizes

Convicted murderer Terrell Yarbrough on Thursday broke down sobbing as he addressed the families of his victims and apologized for his role in the May 31, 1999, murders of Aaron Land and Brian Muha.

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Related Topix: Washington County, PA, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Prison

Fri Nov 06, 2009

WWCP Fox 8 TV

Armed And Dangerous And On The Run In Jefferson County

State Police in Jefferson County are searching for a man they're calling "armed and dangerous". The man took off from police Thursday morning after a traffic stop on I-80. Police have been searching ever since.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

WATM

Officer Involved In Prisoner Death Is Fired

New details in a death investigation in Jefferson County. Three months ago, 48-year-old Stephen Obbish was found dead in a Punxsutawney police cruiser after he was arrested for public drunkenness.

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Related Topix: Punxsutawney, PA

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Spirit

County gears up for today's general elections

Today is election day, and though it lacks the excitement of last year's presidential election, the ballot is full of many local and county races.

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Related Topix: Punxsutawney, PA

Sat Oct 31, 2009

WWCP Fox 8 TV

Police Solve Burglary Spree In Jefferson Co.

Two men are behind bars in Jefferson County. Police say they are responsible for a string of break-ins over the past couple of months.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Spirit

Beat the heating bills

Craig Gray, a quality control inspector for Community Action Inc, is seen here with Trisha Skarbek, Community Action Inc., community service supervisor, utilizing a blower door, which is a diagnostic tool designed to measure the air tightness of buildings.

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Related Topix: Punxsutawney, PA, Department of Energy, Weather

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Spirit

Smith: 101-day budget impasse was a - conspiracy' between House Dems, Rendell

On hand Thursday for the Republican banquet in Reynoldsville were Tonya Geist, prothonotary; John Serian, state committeeman; Tony Harper, party chairman; Sam Smith, state representative; James VanSteenberg, treasurer; Bernard Snyder, coroner; David Inzana, magisterial judge; Joe Scarnati, state senator and lieutenant governor; and Pete Winkler, ...

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Related Topix: US News, Representative Glenn Thompson, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Punxsutawney, PA, Ed Rendell, US Governors

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Herald Star Online

Defense opening: 'Boo' was triggerm.....

In his opening statement Monday in Judge John DiSalle's courtroom, Defense Attorney Kenneth Haber said his client Terrell Yarbrough wasn't the one who shot and killed two Franciscan University of Steubenville students in May 1999, and that it was his companion, Nathan "Boo" Herring.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Washington County, PA, Robinson Township, PA

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Spirit

Hospital implements visitation guidelines

Amid the rise of suspected and confirmed H1N1 cases in Jefferson County, Punxsutawney Area Hospital has implemented visitor restrictions.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Punxsutawney, PA, Medicine, Influenza

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Weirton Daily Times

Jury still to be selected in trial .....

Jury selection continues for the murder trial of Terrell Yarbrough, 28, of Pittsburgh, who is charged with the May 1999 shooting deaths of two Franciscan University of Steubenville students in Washington County Common Pleas Court.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Washington County, PA, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Robinson Township, PA

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

2 local men among those to receive presidential citation

President Obama today will honor 86 Vietnam veterans, including two Western Pennsylvania men, with the Presidential Unit Citation for their actions in rescuing 100 comrades in a desperate battle near the Cambodian border nearly 40 years ago.

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Related Topix: Kittanning, PA

Tue Oct 20, 2009

The Morning Call

Records: DEP doing fewer trash truck inspections

During a surprise check of trash trucks at the Keystone Landfill in Lackawanna County in June, an inspector came across a sobering find: a rig with violations and a driver whose only identification was a Costa Rican driver's license.

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Related Topix: Lackawanna County, PA, Luzerne County, PA

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