Lawrence County News Archives

A Highland Avenue man was arrested and charged with violating Megan's Law. Robert Brian Hebb, 43, of Apartment 2, 1606 Highland Ave., was arrested by Lawrence County sheriff's deputies and turned over to the ... via New Castle News

Two men are in the Lawrence County jail following a robbery in Ellwood City. Domenic Pisani, 25, of Wampum, and Justin Gates, 19, of Ellwood City, were both arraigned before District Judge Melissa Amodie on ... via New Castle News

Workers and employers in Mercer and Lawrence counties will benefit from a nearly $925,000 state grant to upgrade job skills. via The Herald

“All orders issued by Mr. McDonald are to be ignored until such time as Council has an agreement with him and a job description”

The mayor recently ordered the police force to ignore its chief - who was not certified to carry a gun or make arrests - but things between the two officials had already gotten ugly. via Baltimore Sun

by Nicky Piszczor NEW WILMINGTON / LAWRENCE COUNTY-- Beneath the lower side of the manicured Westminster Quad lies a forgotten passageway. Buried under the sidewalks and the lawn is a piece of the institution's past that offered a link for the women who once lived in Browne and Ferguson halls. It's a college landmark of sorts despite most students today have no idea it exists. As for the students who do know about the Westminster Tunnel, it is still a mystery that has become the inspiration for some creative imaginations. Stories of the tunnel have cropped up over the years suggesting the now forbidden underpass is haunted. The Westminster Tunnel was actually built in 1941. It's purpose was to connect utilities between the Browne and Ferguson residence halls. However, those facts seem to remain buried like the tunnel itself as today's students enjoy sharing their speculations of what remains sealed behind the tunnel's metal doors. Titan Radio's Nicky Piszczor takes us down the steps and behind the locked tunnel doors into the passageway itself to discover its secrets. You can listen to Nicky's special TITAN RADIO ONLINE report with this link here.

NEW WILMINGTON / LAWRENCE COUNTY-- Wednesday's wintery weather conditions prompted Westminster College officials to close the institution for the day. Westminster College Dean Jess Mann cited the adverse weather conditions behind the cancellation of classes. Faculty as well as all non-essential employees were notified by email early in the morning that they would not be needed on campus. It is rare for Westminster to close because of weather as most of the college population lives on campus. However, driving conditions and changing precipitation of rain to snow made roads in and around New Wilmington difficult to navigate safely. Meanwhile several local school districts, including Wilmington Area and Mohawk schools also closed while a few others operated on a two-hour delay. Some roadways such as Route 19 in parts of Plain Grove, Scott and Washington townships presented drivers with a problem of drifting snow blocking parts of the highway, despite efforts by PennDOT trucks to keep those areas cleared. Similar conditions confronted drivers on back roads like State Route 956 in Hickory, Washington and Wilmington townships where the snow from fields created minor drifts as well.

“This is what we wait for - a typical winter in western Pennsylvania”

New Castle and Lawrence County are in the grips of a winter storm warning until midnight. via New Castle News

“They said that they thought he was drunk. And it turned out that he was. He was ... four times the legal limit”

Returning from Christmas shopping four years ago, Donald and Norma Romanio were driving down Route 60 when a car came barreling at them in the wrong lane. via Kdka.com

A Lawrence County borough has sold its municipal cable TV system. The New Wilmington Borough Council voted 5-1 Monday night to sell the system to Butler-based Armstrong Cable for $2.5 million. via The York Daily Record

The Borough of New Wilmington has sold its cable television system to Butler-based Armstrong Cable for a price of $2.5 million. The borough council approved the deal in a 5 to 1 vote on Monday night. A recommendation from a cable consultant firm informed the council it would cost hundred of thousands of dollars to upgrade the system for digital and high-definition television as mandated by the FCC. New Wilmington had entertained a bid from Comcast late last year, but that $2 million offer expired. The New Wilmington cable television and Internet provider system serves nearly 1,000 customers in town. Armstrong's General Manager Joe Taylor say it could be several months before the details of the sale are worked out, but he indicates his company is eager to bring digital upgrades, high-definition channels and new choices for telephone service to New Wilmington customers. Taylor also offers encouragement to Westminster's Cable Network as Armstrong encourages local programming. "We're already in a number of small college towns like New Wilmington," Taylor said. "We serve Slippery Rock, Grove City and we're even down in California, Pennsylvania."

A former state representative accused of giving two relatives no-show state jobs will have to serve six months of house arrest after pleading guilty to two felonies. via New Castle News

“To get that many of them out is something else,"said Chief Bill Lunn of the Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Department. "It's phenomenal.”

SLIPPERYROCK TWP, Lawrence County - At least two cows died and about 600 bales of hay and straw were lost early this morning when a large barn went up in flames. via Butler Eagle

Dennis Reed has been sentenced to death for killing former girlfriend Wendy Miller in 2001. via New Castle News

ELLWOOD CITY Indecent assault alleged Ellwood City police have filed two charges each of indecent assault and corruption of minors against a local school district custodian. via Ellwood City Ledger