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Yahoo
25-05-2025
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Memorial Day observances in area
Here is a listing of public Memorial Day observances as reported to The Meadville Tribune: • The Kiwanis Club of Conneaut Lake will hold an observance Monday at 10 a.m. at Memorial Park. Invocation and benediction will be given by Bruce Davis of Norrisville Community Church. Speaker will be retired Brigadier General Patricia Genung, Amy Detelich will sing the national anthem, and Jordan Vaughn will play 'Taps.' American Legion Post No. 587 will present the colors. The event can be viewed on the Conneaut Lake Historical Society Facebook page. • Richmond Township will hold an observance Monday at 10 a.m. at the Township Recreation Building, 30031 Route 408. The observance will include a roll call of township veterans and active servicemen and servicewomen. Patriotic music will be provided by Shawn Amy, pastoral duties will be performed by Pastor Harry Zurasky, and master of ceremonies will be Ray Crocker. Guest speaker will be Staff Sgt. Jonathan Campbell. • The city of Meadville's Memorial Day events are set to begin Monday with a 10 a.m. parade. The observance begins at 11 in Diamond Park and continues until noon when Meadville-area churches traditionally toll their bells. Portions of parade streets will close around 9:30 and reopen shortly after the parade. Diamond Park itself will be closed to traffic from around 9 until noon. • Cochranton's Memorial Day observance will take place Monday at 10 a.m. in Cochranton Cemetery. Organizers said there will not be a parade. The ceremony is under the direction of Cochranton American Legion Post 836. The traditional program will include music provided by the Cochranton High School band and the Women's Club of Cochranton. Patriotic readings will be presented by Cochranton students. The Legion will conduct military honors including presentation of the colors, remarks, a final roll call, and a memorial wreath presentation. In the case of inclement weather, the program will be held in the Cochranton High School gym. • Conneautville American Legion Post 615 will hold its annual Memorial Day tribute with a rifle salute and playing of Taps at area cemeteries: Conneautville Cemetery at 9 a.m.; St. Peter's Cemetery at 9:30; Beaver Center Cemetery at 9:45; East Springs Cemetery at 10:15; Rundletown Cemetery at 10:30; and Springboro Cemetery at 11.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
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Memorial Day observances planned in Crawford County
Here is a listing of public Memorial Day observances as reported to The Meadville Tribune: If your community is holding an observance, email tribune@ for inclusion in a future publication. • The Kiwanis Club of Conneaut Lake will hold an observance Monday at 10 a.m. at Memorial Park. Invocation and benediction will be given by Bruce Davis of Norrisville Community Church. Speaker will be retired Brigadier General Patricia Genung, Amy Detelich will sing the national anthem, and Jordan Vaughn will play 'Taps.' American Legion Post No. 587 will present the colors. The event can be viewed on the Conneaut Lake Historical Society Facebook page. • Richmond Township will hold an observance Monday at 10 a.m. at the Township Recreation Building, 30031 Route 408. The observance will include a roll call of township veterans and active servicemen and servicewomen. Patriotic music will be provided by Shawn Amy, pastoral duties will be performed by Pastor Harry Zurasky, and master of ceremonies will be Ray Crocker. Guest speaker will be Staff Sgt. Jonathan Campbell. • The city of Meadville's Memorial Day events are set to begin Monday with a 10 a.m. parade. The observance begins at 11 in Diamond Park and continues until noon when Meadville-area churches traditionally toll their bells. Portions of parade streets will close around 9:30 and reopen shortly after the parade. Diamond Park itself will be closed to traffic from around 9 until noon.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
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One dead, two injured in Blooming Valley head-on crash
BLOOMING VALLEY — A two-vehicle head-on crash shortly before midnight Saturday has claimed the life of a 29-year-old Meadville-area man and injured two other people, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Meadville. The identity of the deceased had not been released as of Sunday pending notification of next of kin. The crash happened around 11:50 p.m. on Route 77 just southwest of its intersection with Route 198 in the borough of Blooming Valley. The deceased was alone driving southwest on Route 77 when the vehicle crossed into the oncoming lane of the route, police said. The vehicle then collided head-on with a vehicle traveling northeast. There were two people in the vehicle that was traveling northeast, police said. Both were taken to Meadville Medical Center for treatment of injuries; their conditions were unknown. Police said the driver of that vehicle was a 52-year-old woman from Conneautville and the passenger was a 57-year-old man from Wattsburg. The other driver was pronounced dead at the scene early Sunday by Crawford County Coroner Eric Coston, who told The Meadville Tribune that the man was not wearing a seat belt and died due to blunt-force trauma. The deceased's remains are in the custody of the Crawford County Coroner's Office pending notification of next of kin. Blooming Valley and Saegertown volunteer fire departments and Meadville Area Ambulance Service assisted state police at the scene.
Yahoo
30-03-2025
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Thumbs, March 29
Thumbs up to the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and all those involved in the work in positively identifying the remains of World War II veteran Cpl. Glenn H. Hodak of Cambridge Springs. Hodak, a gunner on a B-29 bomber was just 23 when he was shot down over Japan and captured on March 10,1945. Hodak later perished in a fire at the Tokyo prison on May 26, 1945. The remain were positively identified by DPAA scientists through dental and anthropological analysis and circumstantial evidence. Thumbs down to the withdrawal of charges in a case against convicted killer Johnny Henry. Sentenced to just five to 10 years for the 2022 murder of Joseph DeTello of Meadville, Henry had also faced a first degree felony count of drug delivery resulting in death in the death of Terrance Walker of Meadville. That charge and four others were withdrawn last week in a move the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General said 'was based on witness availability.' While that's understandable, the AG's office declined to respond to questions about what this means for the future of the case and whether charges could be refiled at some point. The families of both DeTello and Walker, as well as the community as a whole, deserve a complete and transparent pursuit of justice. Thumbs up to the Ainsworth Foundation and ApSeed, an early childhood education nonprofit working to provide 900 prekindergarten touchpads. The devices will be distributed in the coming weeks through nine Meadville-area nonprofit groups. The pads are filled with educational games focusing on four building blocks of reading — letters, numbers, shapes and colors. Hopefully the pilot program will be a success and continue for years to come. An ongoing thumbs down to the PIAA officials responsible for disqualifying Meadville' boys basketball team from the playoffs after a brawl started by fans in the stands spread to the court earlier this month. Crawford Central officials submitted their required action plan last week as part of the required measures to make sure the team is eligible for next year's tournament. The steps outlined in the plan, most notably an increased police presence and designated seating areas for home and visiting fans, cheerleaders, seniors and others, all seem reasonable. What still seems unreasonable, in contrast, is punishing team members who did not participate in the fighting and simply moved away from where it was taking place. The PIAA's ruling sends a message, and it's one that has been heard many times before from the organization: Maximum accountability and transparency for member schools, but no accountability and transparency at all for PIAA. Thumbs to those who paid tribute this week to Rod Wise of Meadville, a local law enforcement whose career spanned more than 50 years, stretching back to the 1970s. Wise was known for being a good officer who also was good with people. The large turnout this week for his funeral call hours and service is a lasting symbol of the respect he had earned from the community. Thumbs down to the downward spiral on display at the Asbury Manor mobile home park in Meadville. On a tour there this week, residents told local officials of their repeated attempts to engage with the park's owners regarding what they described as an ongoing lack of general maintenance and the dangers posed by about 20 abandoned mobile homes. While company staff members occasionally contact residents regarding late rent, one resident said, they consistently ignore resident concerns about maintenance, safety and other issues.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
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Police: Man falsely imprisoned couple at West Mead home
WEST MEAD TOWNSHIP — A Meadville-area man has been charged by Pennsylvania State Police for allegedly not allowing two people to leave a West Mead Township home Thursday morning. Robert S. Snow, 37, was arraigned Thursday before Magisterial District Judge Samuel Pendolino on a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment and a summary count of harassment. Police allege Snow kept the two people — a man and a woman who is a relative of Snow's — from leaving the home in the 20000 block of Route 322 around 10:30. Snow locked the doors of the home and told the man and woman that they weren't allowed to leave, all the while using his body to block the door, according to the criminal complaint filed by police. Snow also pushed the man when the man made three attempts to exit the home through different doors, the complaint said. Following arraignment late Thursday afternoon, Snow was placed in the Crawford County jail, Saegertown, in lieu of $7,500 bond. He faces a preliminary hearing on the charges March 20.
