Clarksville News

The expected 90-day closure of the Alexander Road Bridge will begin not this Friday, June 27, but Friday, July 11, due to a last minute schedule change.

Monday was the 64th anniversary of the deadliest, most destructive tornado to tear through Washington and Greene counties.

Leah Zwerver, 23, of Waynesburg and Stephen Yourchik, 20, of Clarksville, were both killed Saturday when a tractor they were riding flipped over.

“She had a tendency to get hot last year”

Despite windy conditions, a new stake record highlighted five divisions of the Adios Betty Pace for Pennsylvania sired 3-year-old fillies at The Meadows on Saturday. via Hoof Beats

“Eventually ended up on Interstate 65 southbound and near exit zero. The vehicle that was being pursued actually crashed into one of the Clarksville town police cars.”

A Clarksville man is charged with attempted murder of a police officer. Police say the suspect used his car as a weapon and tried to run them down. via WDRB-TV Louisville

“The terrible accident that occurred today involved many of our customers that would greet you daily or just wish you a good day. Please pray for our injured friends as well as our deceased ones as they try to cope with this tragedy.”

Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette Rescue personnel and state police survey the scene of yesterday's crash in which five people riding in the white van at right were killed. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“I'm sorry for, you know, for what happened”

Daniel Famularo and Robert Loar had $834 from a November bank robbery in Fredericktown for about 90 minutes before they were caught. via O-R Online

A memorial service for Peggy Lou Clark of Waynesburg, who died Sunday, March 16, 2008, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 28, in Rush Funeral Home Inc., Rogersville, with David C. Clark officiating. via O-R Online

A Clarksville man violated a protection-from-abuse order against him, struck a man with his vehicle following a domestic dispute and punched a state police trooper in the face while in police custody early ... via O-R Online

A federal petition filed by a Greene County man convicted of killing his daughter has been thrown out because he failed to pay a $5 filing fee for the appeal. via Herald-Standard

“I was amazed by the number of robins”

What ever happened to flying south for the winter? As warm fall days faded into a chilly, wet December and Audubon Society's 108th Christmas Bird Count got under way, great clouds of birds darkened the skies ... via O-R Online

Today is Saturday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2008. There are 361 days left in the year. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

“The world is like a mirror; frown at it, and it frowns at you. Smile, and it smiles, too.”

AM Prep-History: SAT JAN 05 Today in History Today is Saturday, January 5th, the fifth day of 2008. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

State police on Sunday continued to piece together details of an altercation outside the Jefferson Hotel early Saturday that resulted in the death of a 43-year-old Jefferson man. via O-R Online

Two men allegedly broke into a dead man's apartment in Waynesburg Wednesday and stole various items before borough police arrested them, along with an alleged conspirator. via O-R Online

“This is too much trail for just the borough”

The borough engineer for Waynesburg wants to see more canoes and row boats in Ten-Mile Creek. via O-R Online

The Give-A-Christmas fund is now at $2,455, thanks to $500 more in donations from Herald-Standard readers. via Herald-Standard

Man injured Carmen J. Grego Jr., 24, of Uniontown suffered major injuries when he was ejected from his vehicle following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Route 51 and Oliver Road at 5:58 p.m. ... via Herald-Standard

“I think it's great. I wish more people would come out and honor our veterans on Veterans Day”

Glenn Miller of Clarksville, who served in the Air Force during the Korean War, said the annual Veterans Day parade is great way for people to honor the country's military veterans. via Herald-Standard

Theft reported Terri Lynn Woody of Marianna told Southwest Regional police that someone stole two bottles of pills from her First Street home. via Herald-Standard