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Family's Honor Flight surprise brings 89-year-old Navy veteran to tears
LANCASTER − A U.S. Navy veteran James Hanley has collected a lifetime of memories. But the surprise that awaited him during his September Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., brought him to tears. That's because his family in Virginia surprised him with a visit when he arrived in Washington. "It was wonderful," Hanley, 89, said. I'll never forget it. It was a tearjerker. My family met me. They came up from Virginia and met me at the Iwo Jima (monument). It was a surprise because I didn't know they were doing that. Oh my gosh. I teared up." Hanley and his fellow veterans got see a lot of the sites in Washington, including the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, the U.S. Naval memorial, the World War II memorial, the Korean War memorial, the Vietnam Wall and much more. Hanley served from 1955 to 1990. He joined upon his high school graduation in Youngstown. "I wanted to make something out of myself," Hanley said. "I didn't have any goal in my mind at the time and I thought the Navy would train me. And I knew it was draft time and I didn't want to be drafted. So I
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EMS funding behind Zelienople’s proposed real estate tax hike
ZELIENOPLE — An ordinance that would increase the real estate tax rate will be up for vote in December. Borough council unanimously voted to advertise the proposed change at its Monday, Nov. 9, meeting. The proposed millage change will reflect a request for 2 more mills in addition to...
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Warren Council may ask Mercy execs to explain St. Joe’s Labor and Delivery closure in person
WARREN - Members of Warren City Council will have the opportunity this week to officially make their feelings known about Mercy Health’s decision to shut down labor and delivery services at St. Joseph Hospital. Council members Greg Greathouse (3rd Ward) and Helen Rucker (At-Large) are sponsoring a resolution opposing...
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Proposed Bill Aims To Regulate Data Center
Another new state house bill looks to ensure that when a data center is built, comprehensive planning went into every detail. State lawmakers want to pass legislation that proposed data centers would have to comply with community standards and have comprehensive planning before being built. This would include impacts to...
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Results Released From Operation Safe Stop
State officials are releasing data from this year’s Operation Safe Stop, which aims to promote school bus safety. This one-day of targeted enforcement took place on Wednesday, October 21st this year. Participating agencies reported seeing 196 violations of the School Bus Stopping Law. That requires drivers in all directions...