Loretto News

A woman who formerly worked as a security officer at St. Francis University in Loretto is suing the school in county court.

By TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM Two new exhibitions open Friday at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Loretto.

Eds: APNewsNow. Delaware 77, Saint Francis, Pa. 64. LORETTO, Pa. Freshman Elena Delle Donne scored 19 points in her college Basketball debut to lead Delaware to a 77-64 victory over Saint Francis, Pa.

A burglar cut wires to an alarm system before making off with $3,000 from a Dollar General store in Saltsburg, state police in Indiana County said.

With the national unemployment rate near 10 percent, career services departments at colleges are working harder than ever to help their students find jobs.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM An Oktoberfest "Simply the Best" Thank You Party will be held at 8 tonight at Ace's, 316 Chestnut St.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM A local university is delving into the history of its namesake.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM In the opening game of the season, the Johnstown Chiefs will go up against the Cincinnati Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena, 326 Napoleon St., Johnstown.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM An area theater's upcoming production can be called spirited.

When: 8 p.m. Oct. 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24 and 2 p.m. Oct. 18 and 25. Tickets: $17 for adults and $10 for children younger than 12.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM An evening of entertainment has been planned to help children gain an awareness of various art forms.

For Ken and Sandra Balough, being involved with the Girl Scouts is a commitment to the future.

Prison and Lazarus Project volunteers needed Qualified volunteers are needed to serve inmates within Berks County Prison as well as those who are being released from prison into the Lazarus Project of Berks County.

Nuns see God in green revolution Sister Evanne Hunter stands in front of the newly installed solar panels on the roof of Loretto College residence.

Inside one of the 4-H barns Monday, Austin Farabaugh described the pigs he brought to the Cambria County Fair that will be sold at the 4-H sale Thursday night.

Heating assistance funding cuts, rising unemployment, stressed charity budgets and potential energy price increases could turn average winter weather into a perfect storm of distress for the area poor and those who help them.

Area museums will "go dark" today as part of a statewide initiative to draw attention to the importance of the arts and state funding - in jeopardy because of the budget impasse.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM WWE Smackdown and ECW Live will bring prime-time wrestling to Johnstown at 5 p.m. Sunday at Cambria CountyWar Memorial Arena, 326 Napoleon St.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM The characters are close in this Southern comedy-drama, and so is the cast.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM "Bubba's Revenge," the sequel to "HonkyTonk Angels," will be onstage Tuesday through Aug.