A Sunday afternoon single-vehicle crash near the 143 mile marker on Interstate 79, near the Goshen Road exit, proved fatal for the driver, according to a Monday press release. According […]
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AREA ARRESTS
MON SHERIFF’S Conaway Jr., David M., 25, attempt to escape from custody, Aug. 12, Deputy Hall. GRANVILLE POLICE Purdue, Kenneth E., 32, prohibited possession of firearm, receiving stolen vehicle, Aug. […]
Electoral Count Act up next on Congress’ list
As former President Donald Trump desperately clung to power last year, a number of flaws in the U.S. election system became all too clear. Thankfully, one may soon be fixed. […]
How I’ve stayed COVID-free (so far)
Infected people have coughed on me, maskless. I didn’t get COVID. I’ve attended parties that became super-spreader events — didn’t get COVID. I never sheltered in place and frequently punctured […]
It’s the uncertainty, stupid
SCRANTON, Pa. — Ask a restaurant owner how difficult the COVID-19 era has been, and the list of struggles is lengthy — loss of customers, supply chain problems, doubling and […]
Clay-Battelle prepares for strong year for volleyball team
BLACKSVILLE — There’s a permanent smile on the face of Matt Wood these days. The second-year Clay-Battelle volleyball coach has every reason to be grinning from ear-to-ear as his Cee-Bees […]
Next year’s hottest accessory: iron lungs
Children — some as young as toddlers just learning to walk, some well into their adolescence — with metal braces caging each leg, crutches tucked up under their armpits to […]
Aug. 14 letters to the editor
We have an obligation to search for truth We are too immature as a society to be trusted with social media. We jump to conclusions. We spread false information. We […]
Mar-a-Lago search through a veteran FBI agent’s eyes
by Frank Montoya Jr. Let me start by stating the obvious. The execution of a federal search warrant at the residence of a former U.S. president is more than an […]
We can’t let gov’t tell us to ‘shut up, or else’
by Gene Policinski There may be no worse assault on our freedom of speech than a law that would permit the government to tell us to “shut up” when it […]
