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A summer without lightning bugs? What new research says about Pa.'s beloved state insect
KELLETTVILLE ― Every year in late June, Peggy Butler and her husband, Ken, welcome visitors to rural northwestern Pennsylvania for the chance to glimpse the rare and beguiling Photinus carolinus. This firefly species flashes synchronously, creating dazzling spectacles of light. The abundance of fireflies on their property in Forest County —there are at least 17 species in addition to the synchronous firefly — led the Butlers to found the Pennsylvania Firefly Festival. ...
State Police Calls: Ohio Woman Charged for Threatening Man in Forest County
FOREST COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) — Marienville-based State Police responded to the following incidents:. PSP Marienville responded to an incident of harassment around 3:00 p.m. on June 15, in the 8400 block of Starling Lane, in Green Township, Forest County. Police say 60-year-old Debra Jean Burkey, of Youngstown, Ohio, told...
State Police Calls: Driver Leaves Gas Station Without Paying Balance
FOREST COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) — Area State Police responded to the following incidents:. State Police in Marienville received a report around 1:18 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, of a theft at a store on Elm Street in Tionesta Borough, Forest County. Police say it was reported a vehicle drove...
Flood advisory for Forest County until 1:30 a.m. Thursday
A flood advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 11:24 p.m. in effect until Thursday at 1:30 a.m. for Forest County. The weather service says, "Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected." "Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas," explains the weather service. "Turn around,...
State Police Calls: Local Woman Charged for Threatening to Punch Victim
CLARION/FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) — Marienville-based State Police responded to the following incidents:. Local Woman Charged for Threatening to Punch Woman, Calling Her Derogatory Names. Troopers responded to an incident of harassment on Cherry Street in Jenks Township, Forest County, around 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 15. Police say...
Featured Local Job: Home Health/Hospice Aide
Home Health/Hospice Aide – Clarion Forest VNA is seeking a full-time Home Health/Hospice Aide. Our home health/hospice aides provide personal care services to both home health and hospice patients in their home and other skilled healthcare facilities primarily in Clarion and Forest Counties. The individual best fit for this position is well-organized and has excellent customer service skills and desires a more flexible schedule.
Update: The current severe thunderstorm warning will be expiring at 7:30 p.m.
The warning was for Forest County. “The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire,” says the National Weather Service. Shielding yourself from approaching lightning: Expert safety guidelines. Lightning strikes the United States approximately 25 million times each...
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