Date archive for March, 2012
Couple charged in burglary spree (0)
3/29/12 •
BY ROBERT L. BAKER A 42-year-old Montrose man and his girlfriend, a 35-year-old South Montrose woman, have been charged with their roles in breaking into 22 Susquehanna County properties between Thanksgiving and January 1. Keith James Canfield and Daniella Fawn Hollister had charges filed March 14 before Magisterial District Judge Suzanne Brainard in Clifford. According [...]
Death penalty off table (0)
3/29/12 •
BY STACI WILSON Susquehanna County District Attorney Jason Legg will not seek the death penalty against theSusquehannaCountyman accused of killing two men outside his father’s Great Bend Twp. home in February. Although Legg has elected to not prosecute 45-year-old Lloyd Thomas as a capital case, he said, “This is a very serious case – one [...]
Teacher suspended (0)
3/29/12 •
BY STACI WILSON The man accused of sexually assaulting a boy two occasions five to seven years ago has been employed as an elementary teacher in theWayneHighlandsSchool Districtfor nearly two years. Kyle Justin Cobb, 27, Union Dale, posted bail Monday as new details about the case emerged in court documents. Wayne Highlands School District Superintendent [...]
EMHS hits stride (0)
3/29/12 •
BY STACI WILSON It has been one month since Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation launched its campaign to raise a total of $3 million dollars to help fund the construction of a new critical access hospital inSusquehannaCounty. Cabot kicked off the effort in February with a $1 million donation to Endless Mountains Health Systems building [...]
Man sentenced on manslaughter charge (0)
3/29/12 •
BY STACI WILSON The brother of Katherine Pelka, who died June 20, 2011 after her boyfriend injected her with heroin, became emotional as he spoke about his sister in Susquehanna County Court on Thursday. John Pelka said Eugene Parrish’s “reckless, selfish and uncaring actions (the night of Katherine’s death) left the family incomplete.” “He just [...]
No salary increase for Susquehanna superintendent (0)
3/29/12 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent Under a revised contract for Susquehanna Community’s Superintendent Bronson Stone, approved by the school board at their March 21, meeting, he will recieve no salary increase for the term of the present contract, 2013-14. According to the contract, if Stone’s services are no longer desired he will receive a severance [...]
Finances noted as BR’s top concern (0)
3/29/12 •
BY STACI WILSON In a team-building exercise facilitated by President Laurie Bonner,Blue Ridgeboard members and administrators were asked to write down their biggest concerns for the coming year. The budget was the top concern noted at the board’s Monday, March 26 work session. With no official actions taken, the board reviewed agenda items for the [...]
Scrapper pleads in thefts (0)
3/29/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A Hallstead man faces up to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to two felony theft counts. Patrick Moser, 20, admitted in county to breaking intoECOInternational on two occasions to steal piping and copper wiring, causing damage to the machinery. District Attorney Jason Legg said Moser took the items in [...]
Ailing robbery victim’s son takes stand (0)
3/29/12 •
BY STACI WILSON The son of the elderly Susquehanna man who was dragged from his vehicle and pushed to the ground addressed the court Thursday Tracey Ramsay was sentenced for the robbery. Edward Osterhout said he had waited five months to address Ramsay face-to-face about her attack on his father. “You had no right to [...]
Heroin seized in police stops (0)
3/29/12 •
BY STACI WILSON In the past 10 days, State Police, Gibson seized about 1000 bags of heroin in two separate motor vehicle stops. On March 21, Tpr. T.J. Horan discovered 980 bags of heroin and four grams of marijuana during a traffic stop on I-81, Lenox Twp. Vehicle driver Angel Diaz, 28, and two passengers, [...]