Gwen Albers

1 month ago | ncnewsonline.com | Gwen Albers

Mount Jackson’s William and Karen Daughtry aren’t Catholic, yet they follow the church’s tradition of abstaining from meat and eating fish on Fridays during the 40-day Lenten season. “It’s fresh, it’s hot and they’re good servings,” Karen Daughtry said while having fried cod and fixings at Mahoning Township Volunteer Fire Department on Friday.

2 months ago | ncnewsonline.com | Gwen Albers

Charlotte Bevan appreciated the community’s kindness after her mother, Ellen, was diagnosed with breast cancer. So, when given the opportunity to reciprocate, the Laurel Middle School seventh-grader did just that. Charlotte in December joined her classmates in doing nine community service projects, one of which involved making care packages for patients at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Neshannock Township. Her mother received similar packages while undergoing treatment at Hillman.

Jan 23, 2025 | ncnewsonline.com | Gwen Albers

Mary Matyasovsky is no stranger to the stage. A former Wilmington High School drum major and standout tennis player crowned homecoming and prom queen, Matyasovsky found herself on the world stage Monday when she sang with the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club for President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration in the Capitol rotunda. “It was very humbling,” Matyasovsky said Tuesday. “The sound inside the rotunda was amazing. It was so overpowering, so overwhelming.

Jan 21, 2025 | alliednews.com | Gwen Albers

LACKAWANNOCK TOWNSHIP – Lackawannock Township’s Becca McFerren grew up riding all-terrain vehicles and wants the same opportunity for her kids. That’s why McFerren has asked her three township supervisors to approve a measure that would allow ATVs to legally travel on Lackawannock’s roads. “Things have changed and people are buying up the land (for riding on) and it’s something we enjoy with our kids,” she said. Lackawannock Supervisor Terence Whalen, however, has concerns.

Jan 21, 2025 | ncnewsonline.com | Gwen Albers

Thirty-five years ago, Flo Buckwalter stumbled upon her dream job — a part-time position with Joann Fabric and Crafts in Hermitage. “I thought I would work there for 10 years, it would be a temporary thing,” said Buckwalter, a 77-year-old talented self-taught seamstress from New Wilmington. “Then I never quit.”On Thursday, she left the Hermitage Towne Plaza store for the final time, as Joann’s closed Friday after a longtime presence in the Shenango Valley.