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What's ahead this week

Monday, July 11
Johnsonburg Borough Council - 4 p.m. at the Johnsonburg Borough Municipal Building

Jones Township Supervisors - 7 p.m. at the Jones Township Community Building

Thompson summit on fire dept. issues

U.S. Congressman Glenn 'GT' Thompson (R-5) on Sunday hosted a summit at the Kane Volunteer Fire Department concerning various issues plaguing volunteer firefighters and their departments across the district and state.

Car thief arrested

Fugitive James Peters III turned himself in to City of Bradford Police at 4 a.m. Wednesday morning.
The 21-year-old is accused of stealing a Porsche SUV from Ridgway and later ditching it in Limestone, N.Y. after a police chase early Friday morning.

Brush fire reported in St. Marys

Members of the Crystal Fire Department responded with multiple units Tuesday afternoon shortly after 12:30 p.m. for a report of a small brush fire in the vicinity of 1436 Bucktail Rd. in St. Marys.

St. Marys man jailed in child porn sting

Jeffrey A. Cauvel, 50, of St. Marys was arraigned Monday afternoon on felony charges of one count of disseminating photos/film of child sex acts, eight counts of child pornography, and one count of criminal use of a communication facility.

2 arrested in Ridgway heroin bust

Tabitha Lynn Young, 39, of Rock Street, Ridgway, and 42-year-old Kimberly Parry of Roadrunner Drive, Marienville, were arrested Thursday and subsequently arraigned in front of on-call Magisterial District Judge Barry Brown of Emporium shortly after midnight on Friday.

Penn Highlands Elk to conduct drill

Penn Highlands Elk, along with local emergency service agencies, will be conducting a drill on Monday, June 27 at 6 p.m.

Construction upcoming on Elk County bridge project

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Rapid Bridge Replacement Project begins in Elk County in July with the reconstruction of two bridges.

What's ahead this week

Monday, June 20
Ridgway Borough Council -7 p.m. at the Ridgway Borough Municipal Building

Tuesday, June 21
Elk County Board of Commissioners - 10 a.m. at the Elk County Courthouse Annex

Ridgway Township Supervisors - 7 p.m. at the Ridgway Township Municipal Building

Tractor-trailer in crash

This tractor-trailer was involved in a crash Friday evening in Johnsonburg near the Old Brickyard.