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High water closes Shenango Lake campsites

6 days ago | meadvilletribune.com | Michael Roknick

PYMATUNING TOWNSHIP, Mercer County — A pair of nesting bald eagles at Shenango River Lake will be its only overnight guests for a while as high waters forced the closure of all the lake’s campgrounds. The Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the lake, made the announcement on Wednesday. A decision on whether the campsites can reopen on Friday, May 16 will be made next week. kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^#64C62E:@?]8@GQm#64C62E:@?]8@Gk^2m[ 2 H63D:E6 H96C6 42>A:?8 C6D6CG2E:@?D @?
American chosen as new pope a stunner, local Catholics say

6 days ago | sharonherald.com | Michael Roknick

FARRELL – It was such a nail-biter to hear who was named the new pope on Thursday that Kennedy Catholic delayed students hopping aboard a bus to attend a nearby event. “We decided to hang around the school a little longer to see who it was,’’ Father James Power said with a light laugh. Power is pastor of St. Joseph and St. Anthony Catholic churches, both in Sharon. kAm(96? 962C:?8 E92E E96 ?6H !@A6 {6@ )x' H2D eh\J62C\@=5 p>6C:42?\3@C? r2C5:?2= #@36CE !C6G@DE H9@ 925 366?
Last but not least: Final Sharon Regional School of Nursing graduates see it as an honor

6 days ago | sharonherald.com | Michael Roknick

SHARON – There is honor in being last, a couple students who graduated from the Sharon Regional School of Nursing said with pride. After 126 years, what was known as the Sharon Regional School of Nursing graduated its last class on Saturday.
I-80 Welcome Center gets more welcoming

6 days ago | meadvilletribune.com | Michael Roknick

SHENANGO TOWNSHIP, Mercer County — The Interstate 80 Welcome Center has gotten more welcoming. A ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the nearly $3 million renovation of the center in Shenango Township was held Tuesday morning. kAm“xE’D E96 82E6H2J E@ |6C46C r@F?EJ[’’ D2:5 r2C>6? p:6==@[ AC6D:56?E 2?5 rt~ @7 E96 |6C46C r@F?EJ %@FC:DE !C@>@E:@? p86?4J] “%9:D @A6?D FA E96 6?E:C6 DE2E6 @7 !6??DJ=G2?:2]’’k^Am kAmx?4=F565 :?
I-80 Welcome Center gets more welcoming

6 days ago | ncnewsonline.com | Michael Roknick

The Interstate 80 Welcome Center has gotten more welcoming. A ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the nearly $3 million renovation of the center in Shenango Township, Mercer County was held Tuesday morning. “It’s the gateway to Mercer County,’’ Carmen Aiello, president and CEO of the Mercer County Tourist Promotion Agency, said. “This opens up the entire state of Pennsylvania.’’Included in the upgrade is a snazzier interior with new flooring, displays and racks for tourism pamphlets.
High water closes Shenango Lake campsites

1 week ago | sharonherald.com | Michael Roknick

PYMATUNING TOWNSHIP – A pair of nesting bald eagles at Shenango River Lake will be its only overnight guests for a while as high waters forced the closure of all the lake’s campgrounds. The Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the lake, made the announcement on Wednesday. A decision on whether the campsites can reopen on Friday, May 16, will be made next week. kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^#64C62E:@?]8@GQm#64C62E:@?]8@Gk^2m[ 2 H63D:E6 H96C6 42>A:?8 C6D6CG2E:@?D @?
Rite Aid in bankruptcy - again, and what that means to customers

1 week ago | ncnewsonline.com | Michael Roknick

Rite Aid’s second bankruptcy in seven months has shoved the future of its local and national stores into unknown waters. The Philadelphia-based drugstore chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday. kAm%9:D >F49 :D <?@H?i &?=:<6 :ED =2DE 32?<CFAE4J[ H96C6 :E H2D 2==@H65 E@ C6@C82?:K6 F?56C 4@FCE AC@E64E:@?[ E9:D E:>6 E96 4@>A2?J D2:5 :E’D D6==:?8 @77 :ED 2DD6ED – :?4=F5:?8 :ED `[acd DE@C6D :? `d DE2E6D]k^Am kAm#:E6 p:5 D2:5 :E’D =@@<:?8 7@C 2 3FJ6C @C >F=E:A=6 3FJ6CD 7@C E96 DE@C6D :?
I-80 Welcome Center gets more welcoming

1 week ago | lancasterfarming.com | Michael Roknick

SHENANGO TOWNSHIP – The Interstate 80 Welcome Center has gotten more welcoming. A ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the nearly $3 million renovation of the center in Shenango Township was held Tuesday morning. “It’s the gateway to Mercer County,’’ Carmen Aiello, president and CEO of the Mercer County Tourist Promotion Agency, said. “This opens up the entire state of Pennsylvania.’’Included in the upgrade is a snazzier interior with new flooring, displays and racks for tourism pamphlets.
I-80 Welcome Center gets more welcoming

1 week ago | sharonherald.com | Michael Roknick

SHENANGO TOWNSHIP – The Interstate 80 Welcome Center has gotten more welcoming. A ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the nearly $3 million renovation of the center in Shenango Township was held Tuesday morning. kAm“xE’D E96 82E6H2J E@ |6C46C r@F?EJ[’’ r2C>6? p:6==@[ AC6D:56?E 2?5 rt~ @7 E96 |6C46C r@F?EJ %@FC:DE !C@>@E:@? p86?4J[ D2:5] “%9:D @A6?D FA E96 6?E:C6 DE2E6 @7 !6??DJ=G2?:2]’’k^Am kAmx?4=F565 :?
Rite Aid in bankruptcy - again, and what that means to customers

1 week ago | sharonherald.com | Michael Roknick

Rite Aid’s second bankruptcy in seven months has shoved the future of its local and national stores into unknown waters. The Philadelphia-based drugstore chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday. kAm%9:D >F49 :D <?@H?i &?=:<6 :ED =2DE 32?<CFAE4J H96C6 :E H2D 2==@H65 E@ C6@C82?:K6 F?56C 4@FCE AC@E64E:@?[ E9:D E:>6 E96 4@>A2?J D2:5 :E’D D6==:?8 @77 :ED 2DD6ED – :?4=F5:?8 :ED `[acd DE@C6D :? `d DE2E6D]k^Am kAm#:E6 p:5 D2:5 :E’D =@@<:?8 7@C 2 3FJ6C @C >F=E:A=6 3FJ6CD 7@C E96 DE@C6D :?