Date archive for August, 2010
Hallstead man sentenced for sex offenses (0)
8/25/10 •
A Hallstead man will serve time in the Susquehanna County Correctional Facility for the 2008 sexual assault of a minor in New Milford and the attempted abuse of children in February 2009 in Franklin Twp. Brian Eugene Repchick, 38, was sentenced to 11-1/2 to 23 1/2 months on Thursday by President Judge Kenneth Seamans in [...]
Woman appealing animal cruelty convictions (0)
8/25/10 •
A Susquehanna County woman appealing 78 convictions of animal cruelty from an alleged puppy mill operation near Thompson is getting another few days in court this week. Jeanne Knapp is having her case heard in a judge’s trial before Susquehanna County Court of Common Pleas President Judge Kenneth Seamans. She was unhappy with the summary [...]
Hearing this week for gas line’s bid to become utility (0)
8/25/10 •
A hearing is being held this week in Harrisburg for the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to consider granting public utility status to Laser Marcellus Gathering Co. LLC, which plans to build and operate Pennsylvania’s portion of a natural gas pipeline linking gas wells in Susquehanna County with the Millennium interstate pipeline in Broome County, N.Y. [...]
Elk Lake to close for cross-country meet (0)
8/25/10 •
Even though classes don’t start until tomorrow (Aug. 26), the ElkLakeSchool District is already making changes to the school calendar. The board decided last Tuesday to cancel classes on Wednesday, Oct. 27, because the school has been selected to host the PIAA District II cross-country championships. To make up for the missed day, the last [...]
SCCD board receives state recognition (0)
8/25/10 •
The Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission hosted a breakfast on Thursday, Aug. 19 at The Summit Tea Room in New Milford to recognize the Susquehanna County Conservation board for its successful completion of the District Training Program sponsored by Pennsylvania Leadership Development. Executive Secretary of the State Commission Karl Brown, accompanied by Karen Ely of the [...]
Book details work of local criminal profiler (0)
8/25/10 •
“There was nothing else I could do that was as much fun,” said criminal profiler Richard Walter about his work. Walter, who lives in Montrose, is one of the three main subjects of the newly released book, “The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World’s Most Perplexing Cases” by Michael [...]
Councilman tapped to fill mayoral post (0)
8/25/10 •
Susquehanna Borough Council filled the mayor’s post left vacant by the death of Denise Reddon. Councilman Mike Matis was selected by council as the borough’s new mayor in a 3-2 vote. Three candidates had submitted letters of interest for the mayor’s post. In addition to Matis, borough administrator Roberta Kelly and Councilman David Scales were [...]
Blue Ridge fills superintendent post (0)
8/25/10 •
With only days remaining until students return to class, the Blue Ridge school board hired a superintendent at a meeting held Monday night. Robert McTiernan, Lake Winola, was hired by the board to fill the position that has been vacant since the retirement of Chris Dyer on June 30. The newly hired superintendent said, “It’s [...]
Harford Fair draws to a close (0)
8/25/10 •
For 17-year-old Andrea Beeman, this week has been like a fairytale come true. The Mountain View senior won the Harford Fair Queen Contest Monday night, and from that perch got to see things all week long she hadn’t previously imagined. Thursday night, for instance, she got to get up close and personal with country music [...]
Ex-Blue Ridge coach sentenced (0)
8/25/10 •
A former Blue Ridge High School girls’ soccer coach will spend the next 10 years behind bars for having a sexual relationship with one of his teenage players. Gerald Koch, 50, formerly of Brackney, entered a guilty plea in April to a count of persuading, inducing and enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity [...]