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Morning planner for Thursday

20 hours ago | meadvilletribune.com | Judy Vaughn

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St. Brigid Bidders met April 17

1 day ago | meadvilletribune.com | Judy Vaughn

Alexander Bealles and Erin Bealles were first in the A rank at the April 17 meeting of St. Brigid Bidders of Meadville American Contract Bridge League. Their score was 82.90. Average score was 67.50. Frank Smith and Roland Mariani were second, 79.40; Josh Sansotta and Barbara Grzegorzewski, third, 77.37; Frank Grzegorzewski and David Collura, fourth, 74.60; and Jane Yusavage and Thomas Yusavage, fifth, 74.40.
Grace UM Church will hold rummage sale May 2 and 3

1 day ago | meadvilletribune.com | Judy Vaughn

A rummage sale will be held at Grace United Methodist Church, 828 N. Main St., Meadville, May 2 and 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. May 3 is bag day. Items for sale include seasonal items, glassware, clothing, coats, shoes, books, puzzles, toys and so much more. Sponsored by the UWF for mission projects.
Council approves settlement with former city employee

2 days ago | meadvilletribune.com | Mike Crowley

Litigation between the City of Meadville and two former employees ended with a $45,000 payout by the city and few other details. Meadville City Council members unanimously approved the settlement with Tim Groves, the city’s former business manager, and Rosemarie Groves, a former benefits and payroll administrator.
Column: Hello, World! America doesn’t have your back anymore

2 days ago | meadvilletribune.com | Llewellyn King

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Glitches, unproven tech in Pa.’s new financial aid system exacerbated delays for thousands of students

2 days ago | meadvilletribune.com | Charlotte Keith

By October, the scale of the crisis was clear. State grants that thousands of students were counting on to pay for college were weeks behind schedule. The botched rollout of a new federal financial aid form had already caused serious delays. Then, the new software system the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) was using to run the grant program slowed things down even more. kAm“x 2> ;FDE D:4< @G6C E96 D:EF2E:@? H6 2C6 :?
Students and others planting trees, cultivating futures

3 days ago | meadvilletribune.com | Mike Crowley

A crew of students from the life skills transitional program housed at Crawford Tech reported for work at Huidekoper Park around midday Wednesday. The day was gray, unseasonably cold and altogether miserable weather-wise, but the students didn’t seem to mind as they followed representatives of Penn State Extension and the city of Meadville’s Shade Tree Commission.
Debbie Pritchard is the volunteer of the month

3 days ago | meadvilletribune.com | Jane Smith

When Debbie Pritchard retired in 2017, she knew she wanted to stay active. But she didn’t want to be active in a structured, time-bound way that a job requires. kAmpE E96 D2>6 E:>6[ D96 “76=E 566A=J 8C2E67F= 7@C 2== E92E =:76 925 8:G6?
Commissioners to act on subdivision and land ordinance

3 days ago | meadvilletribune.com | Keith Gushard

County commissioners are expected to act on a proposed Crawford County Subdivision and Land Ordinance at their voting meeting Wednesday. If approved, the county ordinance would not take precedence over any local municipal subdivision and land ordinance already in place in a city, township or borough. There are 22 municipalities in the county that don’t have their own subdivision and land development ordinance.
Lafayette exhibit explores French general's visit to Allegheny College

3 days ago | meadvilletribune.com | Chloe Forbes

Chris Anderson was leafing through various books in Allegheny College’s archival collection when he came across a long “lost” artifact. “I was planning an event and I was looking randomly through some of our old books, and I pulled this out and I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is the missing Allegheny guest book from 1825 that Lafayette signed,” said Anderson, the archives and special collections librarian at the college’s Pelletier Library.