Local news headlines
Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998

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• MERCER COUNTY: Judge Albert E. Acker dies
  
  
• FARRELL: Police, residents take aim at crime
  
  
• GREENVILLE: Temporary shelter is planned
  
  
• WASHINGTON: Paper Social Security checks soon to be obsolete
  
  
• SHARON: Vehicular homicide charges filed
  
  
• SHARON: Man admits to hiding corpse
  
  
• FINDLEY TOWNSHIP: Emergency services praised after fire at prison
  
  
• YOUNGSTOWN: GC resident Bob Black joins WFMJ-TV news
  
  
• MERCER: Man gets 8-20 for assault
  
  
• SHARON: Judge gives Berk Realty extension to post bond
  
  
• MERCER COUNTY: Chief clerk is planning to resign
  
  
• SHARON: Arts guild to hold awards ceremony
  
  
• GROVE CITY: Letter: Tri-County Industries is interested in buying airport
  
  
• SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP: Supervisors shake up planning commission
  
  
• HERMITAGE: Convict's burglary case to go to court
  
  
• MERCER COUNTY AREA: Rain causes basement, road flooding in wide area
  
  
• SHARON: Man surrenders on charges of having sex with minor
  
  
• SHENANGO VALLEY: Aspiring actress goes from beatnik bunny to playing vicar's wife.
  
  
• MERCER COUNTY: GLO director finds locals dedicated
     `Die Fledermaus is set for Saturday
  
  
  
  

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Today's death record
(Full texts of obituaries are not online yet but will be soon, with eventual postings back to January 1996)

Albert Ellsworth Acker, 72, 656 Carley Ave., Sharon.

Amelia Christy, 90, formerly of Panin Road, Hermitage.

Julius ``Demp'' Denson, 78, of 805 Theresa Ave., Hermitage.

Katherine R. Friedrich, 79, of 850 Mayfield Road, Sharpsville.

Ethel B. Harshbarger, 86, of 105 W. Liberty St., Hubbard.

Helen L. Houser, 75, of 53 Werner Road, Sugar Grove Township.

James Houston, 71, of 3933 Esther Lane, Hermitage.

Margaret E. Trabert, 79, Carrie Way, Grove City, formerly of Harrisville.

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