Downingtown News

The childhood friends who met on a school bus in 1973 and later became the founders and owners of Pennsylvania's Victory Brewing Co.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett announced the nomination of James Biery , former president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association, to the state's Banking and Securities Commission.

Chester County Sheriff Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh poses with the winner's of the black Lab, which came from Cedar Creek Farm in Nottingham: Jake Read , and his father, Matthew Read.

To say that something exciting and new is brewing in the township might be a bit obvious, but as Victory Brewing offered a sneak peek at its new Parkesburg brewing facility, Thursday, it's clear that the Chester County company is poised for growth - growth that could help the local community and school district.

Sticker shock is spreading across the area as those power bills come in the mail.

The Board of Directors of DNB Financial Corporation , parent of DNB First, National Association, one of the first nationally-chartered community banks to serve the greater Philadelphia region, has declared a cash dividend of $0.07 per common share for the first quarter of 2014, to shareholders of record on March 10, 2014.

Miles Teller, left, and Michael B. Jordan at the premiere of "That Awkward Moment."

After the holiday season, a time when donations typically drop off, two Rotary Clubs are competing this month to collect the most donated items for the Chester County Food Bank.

In his first robocall of the school year announcing a snow day, Downingtown Area School District Superintendent Lawrence Mussoline stuck to the basics: A dozen messages later, the strain of the winter had clearly taken its toll, as Mussoline threatened to take a trip to Punxsutawney to have a chat with one of the nation's more celebrated ... (more)

In 2010, an 84-year-old East Caln Township resident was contacted by telephone and informed that he had just won $3.5 million through a lottery, initiating one of multiple, cross-country scams that led to the caller's international flight to avoid prosecution, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said.

Victory Brewing Co. co-founders Ron Barchet and Bill Covaleski accept the 2014 Sustainable Agriculture Business Leadership Award from the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture earlier this month.