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New visitors center rises on Quecreek rescue site
The Quecreek Mine Rescue Foundation today marked the construction of a new visitors center to help celebrate the sixth anniversary of the rescue of nine miners in Somerset County.
Visitors center to be built at Quecreek Mine
Groundbreaking for a new visitors center at the site of the Quecreek Mine in Somerset County takes place tomorrow, to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the rescue of nine miners trapped in the mine for 77 ...
Quecreek museum set for groundbreaking
Organizers are hoping the new Quecreek Mine visitors center - being built by the Amish - will tell the moving story of the nine miners rescued there six years ago.
Quecreek center groundbreaking ceremony announced
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Quecreek Mine Rescue Foundation visitors' center will be held July 26, as part of the sixth anniversary of the 2002 rescue of nine trapped miners.
Sparks ignite fire at Somerset foundry
Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire at Somerset Foundry & Machine Co.
Philly man indicted in connection with heist
A Philadelphia man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with a February bank robbery in downtown Johnstown. via The Tribune-Democrat
Ceremony celebrates 95 area youth who earn Eagle Scout status
“It's one of the best things that could have happened to me.”
Louis Kopczyk, a longtime Boy Scout leader from Clymer, could not have had a brighter smile as he watched a stream of Eagle Scouts enter the Imperial Room on Thursday evening. via The Tribune-Democrat
" Somerset County woman indicted in Social Security fraud
New - Somerset County woman indicted in Social Security fraud The Tribune-Democrat JOHNSTOWN - A Somerset County woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of illegally converting ... via The Tribune-Democrat
Bill Clinton tells Somerset: Small towns keeping Hillary in race
“The people who live in small communities in rural America ... these are the people who have kept her in this race”
It may not have been a direct counterattack, but the message was unmistakably clear. via The Tribune-Democrat
Clinton tells Johnstown crowd: 'I'm offering leadership that you and your families can count on'
“I'm offering leadership that you and your families can count on”
Less than 40 hours before polls open for Pennsylvania's primary, Hillary Clinton hopped on stage in Johnstown and pledged to fight for the middle class if voters send her to the White House. via The Tribune-Democrat
Fire destroys Somerset Township mobile home
“He heard the alarm and jumped out the back door.”
A candle left burning overnight is being blamed for a fire that destroyed a Somerset Township trailer early Thursday. via The Tribune-Democrat
Ligonier Armory may fall into hands of losing bidder
“Those houses aren't going to make it. People come to Ligonier for a certain ambience, and I don't think these should be built on our main street. "I'm not sure we can stop it.”
The losing bidder for the historic Ligonier Armory may turn out to be the winner after all. via PittsburghLIVE.com
Somerset County Sheriff John Mankey is passing along a new twist on an old scam. via The Tribune-Democrat
J&J Truck Equipment, LS&E Add Jeremy Bartels to Team
“We are excited to bring Jeremy on board, and we are confident that his experience in sales and equipment operation will contribute to the growth of our company”
J&J Truck Equipment and Lincoln Supply & Equipment, divisions of Somerset Welding & Steel, have appointed Jeremy Bartels as a construction and truck equipment sales representative for central Pennsylvania and ... via Construction Equipment Guide
Buffalo Ranching Topic of Discussion at DuBois Area Historical Society
“My goal is to improve the animal. At one time there were 60 to 120 million in the United States”
It isn't everyone who gets to raise once nearly extinct animals in an area where they once roamed freely. via GantDaily.com
Somerset County park improves signage, rescue plans in wake of deaths
“We're awaiting the results of those tests to further our investigation. At this point, we're leaving all options open”
Laurel Summit State Park in Somerset County has added more caution signs at the Beam Rocks site and developed better rescue plans in the wake of three recent fatalities there. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Cambria County The following is a list of the more serious criminal cases handled by District Judge John W. Barron, Upper Yoder Township, for the period ending March 26: Robert C. Mamula, 50, 2200 block of ... via The Tribune-Democrat
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“It's still too early at this point in the investigation to determine the circumstances that led up to the fall from the rocks”
April Shaffer and Mike Marisa had just started along the trail leading to Beam Rocks on Sunday morning when a woman approached and said her son and his girlfriend were missing. via The Tribune-Democrat
Hotels weather gasoline crunch, industry decline
“They're more concerned when they call with the price”
Though oil costs have slipped from record prices set earlier in March, the $3-plus price tag that continues to glare from the service station marquees still has many drivers cutting back on mileage that isn't ... via PittsburghLIVE.com