Less than a year ago, the business manager of the Conneaut School District pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend at his home and later filed for personal bankruptcy protection.
Sunday marked the start of Sunshine Week 2019. This highlighting of open government was established in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors.
The public rift between Crawford County commissioners and Sheriff Nick Hoke over a $250 budget cut is troubling.
When the Crawford County commissioners announced last week the approval of a new management company for the county-owned nursing home, some numbers stood out.
Last week, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale had critical comments for Pennsylvania's school districts that had not updated their policies to comply with one of the state’s keynote legal changes inspired by the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.
If you haven’t heard much about 2-1-1, you’re likely not alone.
Employees and administration at Rolling Fields Elder Care Community and Conneaut School District said they have trained for situations like the EF2 tornado that hit the western Crawford County nursing facility on Tuesday. But watching everyone come together that afternoon, it looked as if it…
Officials at the city of Meadville and Vernon and West Mead townships are to be applauded for their efforts to handle winter maintenance of the Smock Bridge sidewalk. Unfortunately, their common sense plan to keep pedestrians safe seems more likely to land them in hot water with the state’s …
Federal lawmakers:
We need to put a stop to human trafficking.
We were pleased to see Jan Feleppa was approved to be the Crawford Central School Board representative for Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit Board of Directors recently.
A tragic death reported in our sister paper last week, the (Johnstown) Tribune-Democrat, is a strong reminder for us all to check on your neighbors this winter — especially seniors.
Is there an attack on the First Amendment?
We agree with Gov. Tom Wolf's decision to declare a 90-day disaster emergency in response to the state's heroin and opioid epidemic.
We've been lucky to escape winter driving conditions in northwestern Pennsylvania to this point.
There appear to be some good things going on at Voodoo Brewing Co.
The weather might change from year to year, but the constant throughout the 51 years of the Meadville Halloween Parade has been entertainment.
Municipal elections barely register on the radar for many, but we feel they're especially important.
Meadville City Council had an unenviable choice to make last week.
Tonight, zombies, princesses, villains, superheroes and more will roam many Crawford County communities to celebrate Halloween.
Pittsburgh earned the moniker City of Champions in 1979 after the Pirates won their fifth World Series, the Steelers captured their third Super Bowl, the Pitt Panthers claimed the Fiesta Bowl, Carnegie Mellon University went undefeated in football, the Penguins finished third in their divisi…
Hats off to those responsible for another successful celebration at Diamond Park this past weekend.
Mere words can’t fully express the sorrow everyone felt when learning of the untimely death of Charles Burns in an accident during a draft horse event at the Crawford County Fair last week.
Nearly a month ago, we discovered that a local dentist had his office vandalized.
Just like that, summer is over and students are back in school.
President Donald Trump has called prescription drug prices in the U.S. “outrageous” and a “rip-off,” and he promised to allow the government to negotiate those prices once in office. That hasn't happened.
Tuesday marked a sad day for the nation.
Congratulations to Allegheny College head athletic trainer Jamie Plunkett on his upcoming retirement.
We’re glad to see progress made on the reconstruction of the two dams that form Tamarack Lake.
There was a time not too long ago when there wasn't much to do in the Meadville area around the Fourth of July that was open to the public.
Everyone makes mistakes. It's only human.
We were disgusted when we discovered graffiti spray-painted at Meadville-area locations on Monday.
How much faith do you have in government running things?
We’re happy to have had the collection of hazardous household waste and electronic items last Saturday at the Crawford County Fairgrounds, but we've got one small problem with it.
Six months ago, when snow covered roads, and the sun and fun of the summer seemed too far in the future, there was a cry for help for the Thurston Classic.
It looks like a weekday can be very special in Meadville.
Does Meadville need another coffee shop?
We’d like to give the organizers a well-deserved thank-you for the Creek Connections Student Research Symposium at Allegheny College last week.
Six months ago, a group decided that window decorations on empty storefronts would draw more attention from potential tenants.
With the political discourse and rancor seemingly the norm in Washington these days, it was refreshing to have candidates for Meadville mayor and Meadville City Council engage in a civil discussion Monday night.
The Meadville Area Senior High boys basketball team might have won a silver medal last weekend in the PIAA Class 5A championship game, but the Bulldogs are gold medalists to us.
When the Meadville hockey team gutted out 2-1 overtime victory over Carrick in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Division 2 championship on Wednesday night at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, it ended the team's championship drought.
Longtime Plaza Lanes youth bowling director Doug Grumling will step away from his spot at the end of this season.
Everybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.
The new lighting along the Allegheny College corridor of North Main Street makes a substantial difference in pedestrian safety.
The new lighting along the Allegheny College corridor of North Main Street makes a substantial difference in pedestrian safety.
We will forgive the members of Friends of Tamarack Lake for taking the news of the dam rehabilitation project with cautious optimism.
Congratulations to the Cochranton community for stepping up and filling a need with the Community Services Complex on North Franklin Street.
Thank you to the members of the community who launched the Meadville Area Free Clinic 20 years ago and continue to support it today.
Crawford Central School Board member Glenn Tuttle outraged many people when his social media posts were made public last month.
