Melcroft News

A Melcroft man who lost his arm in an automobile accident is accusing Greensburg Hose No.

Mark Hofmann can be reached at mhofmann@tribweb.com or 724-626-3539. A Dunbar man was arraigned on charges he took money from a local hockey team fundraiser through lottery tickets.

Memorial Day observances are planned throughout the community on Sunday and Monday.

Mary Albright of Melcroft recently was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and a special blood drive is being planned to be held at the Harmon House Care Center where the public can donate blood in her honor.

Continuing the look at Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission records of the largest trout caught in the state in 2008 that we began yesterday with brook trout, today we drop our jaws over the big brown trout of last year.

The operator of a motorcycle was killed in a vehicle accident that occurred at 3:56 p.m Saturday on County Line Road in Saltlick.

The Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board wants live witnesses, not written letters, at the next zoning hearing for Amerikohl Mining Inc.

Judy Kroeger can be reached at jkroeger@tribweb.com or 724-626-3538. Amerikohl Mining Inc.

The Connellsville Area School Board will hold a hearing to discuss possible school closures and grade realignments at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the high school cafeteria.

Morrell Volunteer Fire Department will hold a food drive to benefit Fayette County Community Action Food Bank on Sunday.

Normalville Volunteer Fire Department will hold a hoagie sale on Jan. 17. February's sale will go back to the first Saturday of the month.

Jan. 3, 2009 will be the date for the next Bluegrass Jam to be held at Greenwood Methodist Church in Connellsville.