Local news headlines
Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998
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Day-by-day links to past headlines and death records also are on our server.
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- MERCER COUNTY AREA:
All shook up about nothing; Earthquake rocks region; impact minor; 5.2 tremor causes more excitement than damage
- MERCER COUNTY AREA:
Experts: Espite the novelty, local earthquake was minor
- GREENVILLE:
At epicenter, downed chimneys and spilled sauce
- HARRISBURG:
House is set to vote on opportunity zones
- SHARON:
Lt. Gov. Schweiker sees revitalized community
- WEST MIDDLESEX:
Politicians race to check out motorsports museum
- MERCER, CRAWFORD COUNTIES:
Keystone Blind Association sponsoring buses to capitol rally
- MERCER COUNTY:
Sustainable ag program grants are available
- MERCER COUNTY:
Farmers say they're not reaping benefits from U.S. 'butter boom'
- MERCER COUNTY AREA:
Life Chain gathering set in 3 communities
- MERCER:
Former area pastor, wife keep the faith despite family tragedies
- WEST MIDDLESEX:
Church opens Cave youth center with concert
- WEST MIDDLESEX:
Rev. Robert McCreight named Presbyterian church interim pastor
- MERCER:
Testify booked in Sunday concert, too
- FARRELL:
Mercer County's World Apostolate of Fatima to mark its 40th anniversary
Friday's high school football scores
- Grove City 20, Hickory 7
- Slippery Rock 34, Reynolds 14
- Wilmington 35, Mercer 0
- Monaca 50, W. Middlesex 0
- Sharon 62, East Canton 19
- Farrell 41, Summitt Acad. 12
- Sharpsville 59, Lakeview 6
- Greenville 32, Warren 0
- Brookfield 45, Champion 29
- Hubbard 14, Lakeview (Oh.) 0
Today's death record
(Full texts of obituaries are not online yet but will be soon, with eventual postings back to January 1996)
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Nellie C. Antos, 88, John XXIII Home, Hermitage, formerly of Leslie Street, Sharon.
- Arthur G. Austin, 73, of 32 E. Garrison St., Bethlehem, Pa., formerly of the Shenango Valley (The Herald online staff sends its condolences to the family one of our most loyal readers, Art Austin.)
- Goldie Helen Mae Busch, 83, of 745 Greenville Road, Mercer.
- Ann Cebak, 81, Cortland, formerly of Masury.
- Daniel J. Donovan, 82, of 122 Ormond Ave., Sharon.
- Ann Dunkerly, 77, of 1098 Banar Drive, Sharon.
- Louise F. Michael, 63, of 400 Hamilton Ave., Farrell.
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