Meyersdale News

Three women with a history of volunteerism were honored Friday during the 10th annual "Salute to Women" luncheon held at the Bakersville Volunteer Fire Department hall to benefit the Penn's Woods Council of the Boy Scouts.

Driver charged with DUI BERLIN, Pa. - Gary L. Strope, 56, Meyersdale, was charged with driving under the influence by Pennsylvania State Police after his vehicle struck a utility pole on state Route 2031 about 5 p.m. Thursday.

Students at Meyersdale Area High School's Elective History class are getting their hands dirty - and loving it.

Doreen Fogle's advice to women battling breast cancer is to have faith and maintain a positive attitude.

A house fire early Sept. 19 has been ruled arson, state police said Thursday. No one was hurt in the blaze at 6407 Cumberland Highway in Southampton Township.

A Somerset man is facing charges that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl early Thursday morning, according to police.

A Somerset County man is accused of interfering with the arrest of another person at the Wal-Mart in Somerset Township, state police said.

A Rockwood business closed Tuesday after a fire forced workers to evacuate. Aluminum powder caught fire in an exhaust ventilation unit at Rockwood Manufacturing Co., Rockwood fire Chief Jim Miller said.

Wind turbines rise above the 150-mile-long Great Allegheny Passage near Meyersdale, Pa.

Visitors to the Springs Museum can now follow the family history of Jacob J. Otto, who arrived in Somerset County in 1831 from Germany via the port of Baltimore.

The Somerset County Fair, set for Saturday through Aug. 29 at the Meyersdale fairgrounds, showcases animals as part of its agricultural heritage.

Drug-testing policy session mandatory KEYSER, W.Va. - Keyser High School will conduct student, parent/guardian and coaches orientation concerning the new Mineral County drug testing policy Aug.

The owner of a personal care home in Meyersdale faces charges that she neglected an 82-year old woman in her care, authorities said.

The owner of a personal care home in Meyersdale faces charges that she neglected an 82-year old woman in her care, authorities said.

Regulators plan to approve an underground coal mine that would tunnel beneath the Casselman River, a popular western Maryland trout stream near Grantsville, a Bureau of Mines official said yesterday.

The owner of a personal care home in Meyersdale faces charges that she neglected an 82-year old woman in her care, authorities said.

A Windber woman was killed and another Windber woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident early Friday near Winslow in southcentral New Jersey.

A Windber woman was killed and another Windber woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident early Friday near Winslow in southcentral New Jersey.

A Somerset man was charged with theft from a motor vehicle after police said neighbors trapped him inside an unlocked SUV he had just entered.

A Friedens man is charged with killing a Greensburg man Thursday while the two were working at a home in the 500 block of Beam Church Road in Jenner Township.