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FIRE CALL: Blaze dampens baptismal party plans
Katina Soltis stood shivering in her driveway on Friday morning trying to make some decisions. She had planned to go to work at Howard Hanna where she is a realtor.
COUNTY HIRES: Top positions at jail are filled
The Lawrence County Prison Board voted 6-0 Thursday to hire Brian Covert as warden and Dale “Butch” Wehr as state inmate/work release coordinator.
PHOTOS, STORY: Marines name award for city native
Fox Company honors Marines with a new award named after New Castle native Albert P. Gettings. He died Jan. 5, 2006, but the New Castle native didn’t go without a fight.
PHOTOS, VIDEO: Morning blaze damages Shad Hanna’s
Local filmmaker Randy Rogan has no delusions. Rogan has starred as Superman in at least two of his own productions, but when smoke filled Shad Hanna’s Memories Cafe just after 5:30 a.m. today, visions of the Man of Steel quickly dissipated.
ARTIST'S FAREWELL: Westminster prof will head into retirement on 'Retrospectacular'
After 38 years, Kathy Koop is set to retire from the art department at Westminster College. But before she goes, some of her work will be spotlighted in a campus exhibit.
BUSTED: Drugs, weapons confiscated in arrest at motel
Shenango Township police responding yesterday to a disturbance at a motel room confiscated drugs and weapons. Aggravated assault charges are pending against a 16-year-old juvenile.
PHOTO, STORY: Fire damages West Pittsburg store
A West Pittsburg store was open for business Monday morning, thanks to the actions of a passer-by. According to Lawrence County’s 911 center,
STANDOFF ENDS: Alleged killer caught in New Castle
A Sharon man was arrested last night in New Castle on charges of criminal homicide and aggravated assault following a daylong manhunt that began with a fatal shooting in Mercer County.
MOHAWK HIGH: Fans barred from game following fight
Fans were barred entry to last night’s New Brighton-Mohawk boys high school basketball game. The measure was instituted after a fight Monday night during a girls contest.
POLICE: Son accused of taking gun, van without permission
A North Beaver Township man is in custody after a family dispute involving an antique pistol. Charles Henry Eichenlaub IV, 24, of 4196 Edinburg Road has been in Lawrence County jail since Friday.
COUNTY JAIL JOB: Prison board votes to advertise position
A new jail job originally intended for the work release coordinator will be opened up for the public to apply. The Lawrence County Prison Board voted 5-1-1 on Wednesday to advertise for applications for the newly created position.
PHOTOS, STORY: Orphans arrive in Pittsburgh from Haiti rubble
Jamie and Alison McMutrie were in their car on a routine shopping trip in Port-au-Prince when they heard a huge explosion. The market they were headed for disappeared on the horizon. The roads around them undulated like the ocean.
PHOTOS, VIDEO, STORIES: County residents pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
Almost 300 people took part in the seventh annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Parade on Monday. It appeared to be the largest crowd ever for the march.
PHOTOS, STORY: Memorial Service celebrates legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
We’re not there yet. That was the sobering, yet spirited, message that culminated a nearly two-hour memorial service Sunday commemorating slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
IN TODAY’S NEWSPAPER: Lamancusa dismisses assistant; jail applications aplenty
What’s going on in Lawrence County? Today’s edition of the New Castle News has you covered with the latest in sports, politics, entertainment and neighborhood news. Pick up a copy at dealers everywhere.
IN TODAY’S NEWSPAPER: Cemex to lay off 100; drug bust in city
What’s going on in Lawrence County? Today’s edition of the New Castle News has you covered with the latest in sports, politics, entertainment and neighborhood news. Pick up a copy at dealers and racks everywhere.
COMFORT ZONE: Grace Basham settles in to chaplain’s role
Following in the footsteps of a legend is never easy. Neither is change. The Rev. Grace Basham, though, seems to be hitting all the right notes. Some of them have even come from a piano.
DRUG CHARGES: Code woes lead to arrests of four
Four people were arrested Friday on drug charges. The arrests were part of an ongoing investigation into the illegal distribution of narcotics in the New Castle area.
IN COURT: Judge permits ID of West Pittsburg man accused of rape
A common pleas court judge in Mercer County allows a woman's identification of Michael Tackett, the West Pittsburg man she claims raped her.

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