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Pennsylvania Making Small Gains in Unemployment
Fri, 18 May 2012 14:03:00 -0700

Pennsylvania's unemployment rate continues to buck the national average by getting better, if only slightly. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry indicated that the adjusted unemployment rate for the Keystone State fell from 7.5 percent in March of this year to 7.4 percent in April. Further, the agency said the rate fell .5 percent from April 2011, which means the job situation in ...

Biking: Stretches of Armstrong Trail getting a needed makeover
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:10:24 -0700

The value of feedback from users of the Armstrong Trail was evident when several of us came upon a three-man crew fixing a trail.

Marcellus Shale waste being treated in Lancaster County
Fri, 18 May 2012 14:46:54 -0700

Facility recently passed city safety inspection The debate over Marcellus Shale drilling has hit close to home. Though the wells used for drilling the natural gas aren't in Central Pennsylvania, some of the waste is being treated and stored here.

Pittsburgh’s Gillece Services Expands No-Complaint Service in Washington County, PA
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:03:08 -0700

Gillece Services, located in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, and servicing Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, and Westmoreland Counties is expanding its no-complaint, complaint-free services to Washington County, Pennsylvania.Bridgeville, PA (PRWEB) April 24, 2012 Gillece Services, located in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, and servicing Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, and Westmoreland Counties ...

Smith, Critz primary winners
Thu, 10 May 2012 07:52:41 -0700

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:22:54 Jeff Himler U.S. Senate hopeful Tom Smith of Armstrong County and incumbent Congressman Mark Critz of Cambria County emerged with their respective parties' nominations for federal office Tuesday in a primary election that also saw former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney solidify his grasp on the Republican nod for president. A former coal company owner, Smith bested four ...

Smith, Maher, Casey and Kane win state-wide Democratic and Republican races
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:12:26 -0700

Tom Smith, a former coal businessman and Armstrong County native, won Tuesday’s Republican Senate candidacy in Pennsylvania’s primary, receiving 39 percent of the total vote, with 98.97 percent of the state’s votes returned.

Write-in effort falls short in 66th District race
Wed, 09 May 2012 07:27:18 -0700

By Randy Bartley BROOKVILLE - There will be only one name on the ballot in November for Representative for Pennsylvania's 66th District: Republican Sam Smith.

Healthy living
Sat, 19 May 2012 06:07:09 -0700

CHRIS PARKER/TIMES NEWS Dr. David Russo of Blue Mountain Health System believes early education is the best weapon against obesity and addictions to cigarettes and alcohol.

Does Welch's loss give Corbett a political black eye?
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:57:36 -0700

Minutes after declaring victory in Pennsylvania Republicans' divisive, five-way Senate primary, Tom Smith brushed off questions about his ability to reunite his party.

Charges threatened against girl, 4, for unreturned library books
Thu, 10 May 2012 07:48:25 -0700

A 4-year-old girl in Armstrong County was threatened with charges after her mother failed to return library books taken out in her name. Katelyn Jageman's mother, Erica Jageman, said police showed up to her home and told her that Katelyn could face charges. "He said that she had overdue books at the library and that her mother and father had to call him because if they didn't get paid, charges ...