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Jeanette L. Bergman, 41, of 507 Hedgerow Court, Cranberry Twp., died Wednesday (February 3, 2010) at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Born December 24, 1968, in Warren, she was a daughter of Carl Stranburg and Sara Markey McCracken. On May 26, 1990, in Kane, she married Frank Bergman who survives.
A graduate of Kane Area High School in 1986, she also attended Gannon University and received her degree from the University of Pittsburgh in Bradford. Read the rest of this entry »
The Kane Volunteer Fire Department held its annual election meeting Tuesday at the fire hall on Poplar Street. Elected as chiefs are, left to right: Tim Holt, third assistant chief; Tim Lehman, second assistant chief; Jim Huckabone, first assistant chief; and David “Norm” Schreckengost, fire chief.
David “Norm” Schreckengost has been elected as the new chief of the Kane Volunteer Fire Department.
He was elected Tuesday at the fire department’s annual election meeting at the fire hall on Poplar Street.
Read more at the Kane Republican
At 8:13 pm, an accident was reported in Bradford Township.
The accident occurred in the area of 750 West Washington Street.
1 car was reported to have hit a guardrail and then traveled into a ditch.
1 person was still in the vehicle at the time of the call and it was unknown if there were any injuries.
Upon arriving at the scene, personnel informed responding units that there were only minor injuries.
At 5:19 pm, an MVA was reported in Port Allegany PA.
The accident occurred at the intersection of North Main Street, and Chestnut Street.
2 vehicles were involved.
No injuries were reported.
Port Allegany FD was called for fluid cleanup, and Port Allegany fire police were called for traffic control.
Dog owners across Pennsylvania are reminded to apply for mandatory 2010 dog licenses before the Jan. 1 deadline, Deputy Secretary for Dog Law Enforcement Jessie Smith said today.
“Obtaining a license is a quick, easy way to help ensure the safety of man’s best friend,” said Smith. “Not only can a license be a passport home for lost dogs, license fees collected help us to ensure humane conditions are provided for dogs in kennels.”
State law requires that all dogs three months or older be licensed by Jan. 1 each year. An annual license is $8 and a lifetime license is $51. If the animal is spayed or neutered, the annual fee is $6 while a lifetime license is $31. Discounts are available to older adults and people with disabilities.
All dogs must be licensed. Failure to license a dog is a summary offense and could result in a maximum fine of $300 for each unlicensed dog.
Fees collected through dog licensing are used by the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement to protect the health, safety and welfare of dogs. More than 930,000 licenses were obtained in 2009.
License applications are available at county treasurer’s offices. A list of county treasurers and a downloadable license application is available online at www.agriculture.state.pa.us under “Forms.”
At 7:08 am this morning, an attempted robbery was reported at the Sheetz convenience store in Saint Mary’s.
The store went on lock-down shortly after the actor left the store.
The actor left the store using the side door wearing a green fleece and a hat. The man was white, in his late 20’s, heavy set, possibly with brown hair, under 6 ft tall. Employee’s said that the man took $300 or less. The man indicated that he may have had a weapon in his pocket.
Search dogs were called into the area to help to search for the actor.
Saint Marys police, and Pennsylvania State police were dispatched to the scene.
Once on scene, police looked at surveillance footage to see if the actor had used a vehicle to leave.
The first update from the scene said that the man fled on foot toward Depot Street, and that the man threatened that he had a weapon, but never showed it to anyone.
The suspect was ID’d at the scene, and was reported to be on probation.
At around 9:15, all Mckean County PD’s were alerted to check their faxes for “be on the lookout” information on the suspect, stating that he may be in a green Bonneville with a small child in the car.
**UPDATE**
The suspects name is Edmund Ambuski. The Bonneville that he is driving is reported to have PA registration HHG-9815. The small child that was reported to likely be with him was determined to be 16 months old.
Potter County has its first confirmed case of a death caused by swine flu, state health authorities say.
The news comes via a Friday morning update by H1N1 in PA, a Web site set up by the state Department of Health.
The state Department of Health did not have anyone available to comment on the situation Sunday evening. The Web site does not list the identities, ages or specific places of residence of swine flu victims.
McKean, Elk and Cameron counties have yet to see an H1N1-related fatality.
Read the rest of this story at the Bradford Era.
Secretary of Administration Naomi Wyatt today provided details on how the state’s workforce will be further reduced due to budget cuts. The administration will begin furloughing 319 employees today.
“It is with deep and sincere regret that we announce these furloughs. This administration has been cutting costs and improving efficiency since 2003, but the sharp decline in state revenues left us with no other options,” Wyatt said. “While it was originally thought that up to 1,000 furloughs might be needed, the Governor was able to preserve as many jobs as possible by working to maintain spending at $27.8 billion and developing creative cost savings solutions.” Read the rest of this entry »
Beginning Nov. 22, Pennsylvanians who are out of work through no fault of their own may be eligible to receive up to 20 additional weeks of emergency unemployment compensation, Governor Edward G. Rendell said today.
“This latest round of federally funded benefits provides a badly needed financial lifeline to more than 35,000 Pennsylvania families who have exhausted their benefits and need to pay for food, shelter, utilities and other necessities as they seek to rejoin the workforce,” said Governor Rendell.
Eligible claimants will receive information and filing instructions about their emergency benefits via mail. If claimants have not received a notice by Nov. 23, and believe they are eligible, they can contact the unemployment compensation service center for assistance. Additional information will be available later this week online at www.uc.pa.gov. Read the rest of this entry »
At 5:10 pm, an MVA was reported near Port Allegany.
The accident occurred at the intersection of Rock Run Road, and Rt 155, just North of Port Allegany, in Turtlepoint.
1 vehicle was reported to have gone off the road. 1 person was in the car. The patient self extricated, but was reported to have a possible head injury.
Port Allegany FD, and EMS, along with Priority Care ambulance were dispatched to the scene.
A Wilkinsburg police officer accidentally fired his sidearm into the ground inside the intake area of Allegheny County Jail on Wednesday night, injuring two volunteers leading 80 high school students through the facility, officials said.
The volunteers, one 18 years old and the other a retired deputy warden, were transported to UPMC Mercy, Uptown, and treated for minor injuries, Warden Ramon Rustin said.
The 80 North Catholic High School students were touring the jail. Some were in the intake area when the officer’s gun fired, county police Superintendent Charles Moffatt said. The intake area is a garagelike entrance to the jail on Second Avenue, which is sealed behind metal doors after prisoners are brought in.
Read more at the Officer.com
At around 6:55 pm, Kane FD was called to assemble at their station for a search detail.
At 7:34 pm, a State Trooper reported that units were searching near a trail head, in the area of Kane Lawn and garden.
Kane FD had a brush truck, and several ATV’s searching for missing persons.
Kane FD was assisted by State Police, and Kane Borough police.
At 7:38 pm, Kane State Police reported that all people searching were reassembling.
At 8:40 pm, Ludlow FD was dispatched to meet at their stations to assist with the search detail.
At 7:32 pm, Kane FD and ambulance were called to assist Elk Company 8.
A possible structure fire was reported at the Russel City Store.
Kane FD was requested to send 2 engines, 1 tower, and 1 rescue crew to the scene.
Chief 8, of Elk Co 8, arrived on scene and requested that Route 66 be closed.
At 7:41, an additional fire engine from Mount Jewett was requested to standby at the Elk Co 8 station.
At 7:59 pm, Chief 8 requested that the State Police Fire Marshall be notified.
With the approach of Labor Day, PennDOT Secretary Allen D.
Biehler, P.E., is paying tribute today to PennDOT employees and the
Pennsylvania highway construction, design and consultant inspection industries
for their efforts to fast-track road and bridge construction projects that are
boosting the economic recovery.
“Recovery Act funding is helping to get the economy back on track, and
Pennsylvania has moved quickly to invest these funds to create economic
opportunities and improve our network of roads and bridges,” Biehler said.
“PennDOT employees went to work last November preparing for the expected
economic recovery work that President Obama and Congress wanted state
Departments of Transportation to accomplish,” Biehler added. “Our district
offices developed ways to either expedite projects on the back end of the
Transportation Improvement Plans or develop additional projects that could meet
the quick timelines called for by the Recovery Act.”
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