Jackson Center News

Contestants may register in advance for $8 at the Y before Monday or for $10 the day of the show.

Bible Baptist Church of Mercer, corner of state Route 58 and McMillan Road, Findley Township * 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 14 through 17, for ages 5 and older.

Aaron Beckwith will appear at the Robert H. Jackson Center at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday to present the film - - Follow the North Star'' to local school children.

A Mercer County man drove on the wrong side of the road, led state police in Butler County on a 20-mile chase, then crashed into one of the pursuing officers' cruisers Saturday morning, state police said.

State police charged a Mercer County man after finding a treasure-trove of drugs - including psychedelic mushrooms and LSD - Tuesday outside of Slippery Rock.

A light lunch can also be purchased. * All-you-can-eat pancake breakfast will be from 7 a.m. to noon June 7 at Orangeville United Methodist Church, 7850 Stateline Road.

Food will be available. There is a $1 admission cost. Info: 724-748-3640. * Muscle Products Corp. via The Herald

“We evacuated the area for cautionary reasons”

Polk police responded to a suspicious package Wednesday at a truck stop and gas station in Barkeyville Borough. via News-Herald

Business First of Buffalo - by Tracey Drury Business First SUNY Fredonia and the Fredonia College Foundation have begun the public phase of a five-year, $15 million capital campaign, the longest and largest in ... via Business First of Buffalo

A longtime Jackson Center councilman died Sunday from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle wreck Saturday on U.S. Route 19 in Crawford County. via The Herald

“When the first truck came in the roof was already collapsing.”

When firefighters arrived at Tomeo Farms feed and hardware store in Mercer at about 2:30 a.m. Monday, fire had already enveloped the 10,000-square-foot building. via The Herald

The Tomeo Farms feed and hardware store on East Market Street in Mercer was brought down to smoldering ruins this morning by a fire that engulfed the entire 100-by-100-foot structure. via The Herald

“Those hundreds of people who braved the cold and snow brought warmth to our hearts and to the Holmes family.”

What started as a show of support by fellow firefighters for a fallen comrade will turn into a communitywide effort and fundraiser. via The Herald

“Maybe I was waiting for the money to come and here I should have spent the money”

A $316,000 grant for small Mercer County communities was shifted around before commissioners approved it and sent it to the state for their nod on Thursday. via The Herald

Patrons at the Robert H. Jackson Center on Saturday were treated to a reading of "Trying,'' a play centering on Francis Biddle, a contemporary and friend of Jackson. via The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York

The church is handicap accessible. * The Youth Group of Vincent Methodist Church, Walnut Street, Jackson Center, serves a dinner beginning at noon March 9. Menu includes creamed chicken over biscuits, potatoes, ... via The Herald

SUNY Fredonia Partners With Jamestown Institution To Present 'Trying' ''Trying,'' a play about aging American lawyer and Nuremberg Chief Judge Francis Beverley Biddle, will be staged as a reading by Ted Sharon, ... via The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York

Charges including vehicular homicide have been bound to Mercer County Common Pleas Court against a Lake Township woman whose passenger died when she rolled her minivan last spring in Jackson Center. via The Herald

A Volant man was arrested after allegedly breaking into a Mercer County house and threatening residents. via New Castle News

Breakfast includes pancakes or French toast, eggs, sausage and beverage. Sausage gravy over biscuits is also on the menu. via The Herald