St. Marys City Council voted unanimously to approve the city's 2013 budget during their Monday evening meeting.
Following last week's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., that left nearly 30 people dead, many of them children, an increased focus has been placed on the issue of gun control. With guns at the forefront of national discussion, an equally important issue-- providing adequate help for those with mental health issues-- has been overshadowed.
Dr. Micah T. Hoffman, a licensed psychiatrist who grew up in Kersey and is currently practicing in Los Angeles, attributed this stigma to decades of a lack of understanding of what mental illness actually is.
JAY TWP. - Months after the state announced Jay Township would be receiving $70,000 in Act 13 natural gas impact fee money, the Board of Supervisors are still at an impasse as to how that money should be spent.
Gun sales and permit applications are up in Elk County and nationwide, sources say, following the shooting incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. last Friday that left 20 children and six adults dead at the school.
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This black and white Dutch rabbit is one of the popular breeds of rabbits. They can be found at the Bucktail Bunnies rabbitry, owned by Cindy Wingard, located on Woodsmoke Road in St. Marys.")