Archive for August, 2018

Cris A. Axtell
Cris A. Axtell, 58, of Coal Hill Road, Greenville, PA, died on Thursday, August 30, 2018, at his home following an extended illness.

Shelly Kay McDonald
With the same grace and dignity she lived, Shelly Kay McDonald, 62, of Marienville, died Friday morning, August 31, 2018, at Snyder Memorial Health Care Center.

Garnett Hedglin
Garnett Hedglin, 85, of Orchard Manor formerly of Clintonville, passed away peacefully August 28, 2018.
Loretta H. (Sosinski) Gess
Loretta H. Gess, 72, of Tionesta, PA, formerly of Natrona, PA and Leechburg, PA, died on Saturday, August 25, 2018, at her home in Tionesta.

Dennis L. Ortz
Dennis L. Ortz, 61, of Fairmount City, died Tuesday evening, August 28, 2018, at UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Villard W. Byers, Jr.
Villard Wayne “Bugs” Byers, Jr., formerly of Clarion and Sligo, passed away peacefully on August 28, 2018, at Menno Haven in Chambersburg, PA, where he had been residing.

Charles H. Troup
Charles Henry “Charlie” Troup, 86, of Clarion, died early Wednesday morning, August 29, 2018, at his home following a period of declining health.

Focus on Funding: Governor’s ‘Cabinet in Your Community’ Event Held in Franklin
FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) – The issue of funding for fire companies and EMS organizations led the discussion at the Governor’s “Cabinet in Your Community” event held on Thursday morning at the Barrow-Civic Theatre in Franklin.

State Aging Secretary Gets LIFE Lessons at New Facility for Elderly
MONROE TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Pennsylvania Department of Aging Secretary Teresa Osborne joined Senator Scott Hutchinson and Representative Donna Oberlander for a tour of the new LIFE – Northwestern Pennsylvania (LIFE-NWPA) Center in Monroe Township on Thursday afternoon.

OC Man Busted for Drugs After Woman Found Unconscious in Car Then Caught with Meth in Jail
OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) – An Oil City man is facing felony drug charges after an unconscious woman was found in a vehicle in Oil City, and then he was caught with methamphetamine in the Venango County Jail,.