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Minor injuries were reported after two vehicle collided while one of them was making a U-turn. Police say at 11:30 Sunday morning on Route 872 in Potter County 75-year-old Ellis Crowl of Airville was making the U-turn, but didn’t check to see if the other lane was clear, and his vehicle was hit by a vehicle driven by 33-year-old Gregory Claypoole of Kittanning. The drivers and their passengers – including two adults and three children – were taken to Charles Cole Memorial Hospital for treatment. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

by Jasmine Carlson Ridgway High School '15 On September 13-15, 2013, Pheasants Forever Chapter 630 had its 3rd Annual Youth Outdoor Hunt. This hunt is for kids with disabilities and life threatening illness. I’ve been involved every year and I’ve learned something new from each youth. This year the chapter took two wonderful boys and their families. Reece Scolari, 10, is in remission for kidney cancer and Ryan Tucker, 17, who has cerebral palsy and is paralyzed from the chest down. Both boys are from St. Marys. The boys were ecstatic when they arrived at the Queenstown Hunt Club where there is a lodge owned by Rosebud Mining of Kittanning. The first day at the lodge consisted of a greeting dinner, gifts and trap shooting. During the meet and greet I meet both families they all were amazed at the beauty of Rosebud’s lodge. Both families were then gathered around the fire place. Reece and Ryan were given hunting equipment, hunting vests and field chaps. Th...

A man who allegedly witnessed the lethal overdose of a Brookville teenager is now charged with helping moving the dead body. 32-year-old Joel Stark of Rimersburg is charged with conspiracy in connection to the death of 19-year-old Devan Knapp. He is free on $25,000 unsecured bail. Knapp went missing on January 11, and her body was found January 15 inside her car on a road in Clarion County. 29-year-old Shawn Ryan Carr of Kittanning allegedly injected Knapp with heroin, and when she stopped breathing, drove her car to the place it was found, put her in the driver’s seat and put a syringe on her lap. He is charged with third-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and a number of other offenses. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

St Marys –Work to repair a bridge on Route 1008 (West Creek Road) in Elk County will get underway Monday, July 30 and detours will be in place. The bridge spans West Creek on Route 1008, just west of the Elk/Cameron county line. Repairing the bridge will allow PennDOT to remove it from Elk County’s list of structurally deficient bridges and keep it in service for years to come. The bridge was built in 1963, is 63 feet long and carries an average of 150 vehicles per day. In order to make the repairs, the road near the bridge will be closed and detours will be in place. From the St Marys side of the bridge, drivers will use Route 1008 to Route 1003 (Washington Street) to North Michael Street to Route 120. On the Emporium side of the bridge, drivers will use Route 1008 into Cameron County, Route 4002 (Beechwood Road) to Route 120. R.L. Johnson Construction Co. of Kittanning is the contractor on this $264,000 job, which is expected to last through Oct. 4. Work includes removal and replac...

State police say no evidence has been found to suggest the incident involving rear wheels falling off Johnsonburg school bus was a criminal act. Last Thursday morning a set of wheels fell off the Johsonburg Area School District bus as it was taking 25 elementary school students to the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. The bus driver was able to bring the bus to a safe stop and no one was hurt. The incident happened on Route 28 in Allegheny County. Trooper Bruce Morris says state police treated the incident as a criminal investigation, and had the bus analyzed by forensic unit troopers and the state police motor carrier safety assistance program. They also reviewed the remaining fleet of buses and found no other problems or damage. State police in Ridgway and Kittanning said they would like to thank the school district and the bus contractor for their assistance in the investigation. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

A former nurse at Brookville Hospital is facing charges for allegedly taking larger amounts of medications from the hospital's pharmacy than necessary to treat her patients. The state attorney general’s office says 37-year-old Tricia Haugh of Kittanning was working as an anesthetist in the hospital operating room in October of last year when was seen singing and talking to herself, was unable to remain still, had pinpoint eye pupils and tried to hide from co-workers. The charges state that Haugh was immediately removed from the operating room and asked to take a drug test, which she declined. Attorney General Tom Corbett says a sealed syringe, a full and sealed vial of Propofol and a full and sealed vial of Flumazenil were found in Haugh's employee locker. Narcotics agents found that between August 2009 and October 1, 2009 12 out of 21 patient records had discrepancies in Fentanyl administration during their procedure. Haugh is free on her own recognizance. http://attorneygener...