Summaries of the week's news appear in the Sunday edition. These current and past weekly chronologies are online as are day-by-day links to past stories and deaths.

• MERCER COUNTY AREA: Local Guard focused on the task at hand; Unit savors days before deployment

• TRUMBULL COUNTY: Candidates come forward to fill commissioner vacancy

• SHARON: Annual toy drive brightens holiday for 300 needy kids

• NEW CASTLE: Officials ask public to limit hospital visits

• Patricia Arbaczewski Arbutiski, 69, Center Township, Beaver County, formerly of Pittsburgh and North Sewickley Township, Beaver County.
  
• Frank P. Bartley Jr., 88, Ormond Beach, Fla., formerly of Harrisville.
  
• Thomas M. Carrigan Jr., 66, of 404 Patton Ave., Farrell, formerly of Cleveland and New Castle.
  
• Foster A. McClearn, 85, of 54 Beech St., Stoneboro.
  
• Joanne A. Miller, 81, of 521 Stambaugh Ave., Sharon.
  
• Kenneth E. Nickel, 92, Leeper, Pa.
  
• Ruth E. Patterson Pearson, 85, East Lackawannock Township, formerly of Center Church Road, Liberty Township.
  
• Haydn W. Thomas, 78, of 72 Parish Ave., Hubbard.
  
• William J. Toth Sr., 82, of 3310 Valencia Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho, formerly of Brookfield.