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Hermitage Arts Festival to feature arts, food, music
HERMITAGE, Ohio (WKBN) — There will be plenty to do this weekend across the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys. In Hermitage, the 25th annual Arts Festival runs tomorrow and Sunday at the Rodney White Olympic Park, which is behind the city’s Municipal Building. Workers were busy setting up tents...
Thunderstorms with marble-sized hail in Mercer County Wednesday
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Wednesday at 3:48 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 4:30 p.m. for Mercer County. The storms are forecast to bring wind gusts of up to 50 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches). "At 3:48 p.m., Doppler radar tracked strong thunderstorms along...
Mercer County Food Bank announces first pantry in Hermitage
The Hermitage community will now have broader access to food assistance in town. Those struggling with food insecurity can now turn to an added resource provided by the Mercer County Food Bank, with a brand new pantry coming to Hermitage. It's the continued goal of the Mercer County Food Bank...
The fight over brine spreading is a rural-urban tension
(The Center Square) — Rural-urban tensions split lawmakers on whether to reinstate spreading oil and gas wastewater on roads to suppress dust. “It all comes down to risk assessment. Are the impacts to the environment outweighed by the benefits created?” Burt Waite, a retired geologist and hydrologist, said during a House Republican Policy Committee hearing on brine spreading. “Most of us would agree that some environmental impact is inevitable and acceptable to have safe roads to drive on.” ...
Temporary traffic patterns to be in effect for needed railroad repairs in Venango County
Needed railroad repair work will cause a temporary traffic pattern in Venango County. Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad will undergo repairs on the tracks across Elm Street in Oil City which will cause a temporary traffic pattern change, according to PennDOT. Traffic normally flows one-way but the pattern will...
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