Western Pa. bank acquires CB&T
A western Pennsylvania-based bank plans to acquire the Clarks Summit-based parent company of Community Bank & Trust for approximately $70 million. Hermitage-based FNB Corp. and…
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Nye charges bound over for trial
Charges against a Susquehanna County man accused of raping a teenage girl were bound over for trial in the Susquehanna County Court of Common Pleas….
Man charged with assaulting cop
A routine traffic stop for suspicion of DUI just after midnight on July 31in Silver Lake Township led to an altercation for two Montrose men…
Mt. View principal named
The Mountain View School Board voted Monday night to name Robert Presley as its new elementary school principal. Presley, who has been assistant principal at…
Cops charge 3 in vehicle theft ring
Law enforcement officials have uncovered what they believe is a vehicle theft ring that involves items taken in Pennsylvania and which were subsequently sold or…
Area teens laid to rest
Two teens killed in a car crash in Great Bend Township last week were laid to rest following funeral services held on Saturday and Monday….
Salt Springs group in deal for nonsurface gas lease
The private nonprofit organization that manages Salt Springs State Park has signed a non-surface disturbance gas lease worth more than $750,000 for 137 acres that…
Berry good festival
Carol Winkleblech and her granddaughter, Abby McGuire, bag up pints of fresh-picked berries at the 31st Blueberry Festival held this past weekend in Montrose. The…
Casey slips fracking rules into energy bill
A provision to require disclosure of all chemicals used in fracturing Marcellus Shale to extract natural gas could wind up as part of the scaled-down…
Taste of Forest City: 46 pierogies, 10 mins.
As the gun went off and pierogies went down Saturday, Russ Keeler stood still and watched his 19 competitors as the clock ticked and his…