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Real Estate Transfers For June 2024
Summer is heating up! And so are movers in and around the Ellwood City area. Summer makes for a great seasonal move with warm weather to get settled into your new estate. According to RocketHomes.com, homes in Lawrence County sold in June 2024 at an median price of $150,000.00, just barely above (0.6% increase) more than they did a year ago. However, and more specifically, homes in Ellwood City sold for 3.1% more than they did a year ago in June 2023.
'The Waltons' cast members to visit fans in Butler and Lawrence counties this fall
Mary McDonough (Erin Walton), Eric Scott (Ben Walton), Leslie Winston (Cindy Walton), and Kami Cotler (Elizabeth Walton) will do meet-and-greets. PORTERSVILLE ― Four original cast members of TV's "The Waltons" will visit western Pennsylvania to mingle with fans this autumn. Mary McDonough (Erin Walton), Eric Scott (Ben Walton), Leslie...
Pennsylvania opioid money: Coroners and drug testing approved, Kensington residents denied
HARRISBURG — A review of hundreds of decisions made by a powerful state oversight board sheds light on how Pennsylvania counties will be allowed to spend hundreds of millions of dollars from opioid settlements. Money for coroner offices? Yes. The board in June reversed its earlier rejection of Lawrence...
MidJune 2024
NEW CASTLE, Pa. – Forward Lawrence – Chamber and Economic Alliance recently celebrated 15 graduates of the Leadership Lawrence County program. The program is designed to improve leadership skills such as communication, conflict resolution and influencing change for individuals wanting…. SHARON, Pa. – Mercer County Food Bank announced...
Flood watch issued for potential excessive rainfall
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A flood watch has been issued for parts of the Valley due to yet another severe thunderstorm threat Saturday. The flood watch includes Columbiana, Lawrence, and Mercer counties. Although Youngstown is technically not in the flood watch, heavy thunderstorm rains could cause flooding issues anywhere...
Expect dense fog in part of Pennsylvania Thursday morning
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 4:15 a.m. on Thursday for dense fog until 6:15 a.m. for Mercer, Venango, Forest, Lawrence, Butler, Clarion, Beaver, Allegheny, Armstrong, Washington and Greene counties. "Patchy dense fog can be expected early this and potentially result in rapid changes in visibility over...
New Castle police searching for suspect in deadly April shooting
Police out of New Castle, Lawrence County, are asking for information regarding a suspect they consider armed and dangerous. Thirty-year-old Andrew Howard, of Youngstown, Ohio, has been charged with criminal homicide, conspiracy to commit homicide and illegal possession of a firearm, according to court documents. Police said Howard killed Omar...
Update: Weather alert for strong thunderstorms in part of Pennsylvania Sunday evening
The National Weather Service issued an updated weather alert at 5:24 p.m. on Sunday for strong thunderstorms until 6 p.m. for Mercer, Lawrence and Butler counties. Residents should be prepared for wind gusts of up to 55 mph. "At 5:24 p.m., Doppler radar tracked strong thunderstorms along a line extending...
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