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Over the years it has become customary for a few of the graduating seniors at St. Marys Area High School to various types drive farm equipment to school on their day. A trio of seniors put a different spin on that concept Friday morning, leaving the farm equipment at home and instead opting to show up with some real horse power.
May 30th
Timely hitting from Elk County Catholic's bottom of the order helped put the Crusaders back at the top in District 9 baseball.
Elk County Catholic used six combined hits from the No. 8 and No. 9 hitters in the batting order to hold off Johnsonburg 10-7 in the District 9 Class A baseball championship game Thursday afternoon at Berwind Park in St. Marys.
RIDGWAY – Dickinson Center Inc.'s C.O.P.E. (Coalition of People Empowered) Drop-In Center celebrated an open house Thursday afternoon for its new Wellness Gym. The gym is located on the first floor of the Drop-In Center and features various exercise equipment including an elliptical, stationary bike, two treadmills, a universal gym and a small kitchenette with water and healthy snacks along with a table where customers can meet with Dickinson staff.
ST. MARYS – A St. Marys woman and her boyfriend are charged with stealing her father's identity and using it to take out a loan in his name, without his knowledge.
May 29th
ECC meets Rams today at Berwind Park for 9-A title
Elk County Catholic's Brandon Schlimm worked a no-hitter six and two thirds innings but still held on for a shutout in the second seeded Crusaders' 3-0 victory over the third seeded Clarion Bobcats on Wednesday afternoon in a District 9 Class A semifinal match-up at McKinley Field in Brookville.
The St. Marys Area Lady Dutch softball team captured the District 9-AAA championship Wednesday afternoon with a 2-0 victory over the Punxsutawney Lady Chucks at the Brockway Area High School.
The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusader softball team reached the championship game of the District 9 Class A softball tournament by defeating the Smethport Lady Hubbers by a 5-2 score in a game played at the Brockway Area High School.
Grace P. Cassady, 85, of Elk Haven Nursing Home, St. Marys, and formerly of 131 W. Condot Road, St. Marys, died on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Elk Haven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness.
She was born Feb. 10, 1928 in Ridgway, a daughter of the late Charles and Anna Abplanalp Shilk.
On Sept. 5, 1947 in Cornell, N.Y., she married the late Norbert W. Cassady.
A select group of community members were on hand Wednesday evening to view the inaugural screening of "Our Town: St. Marys", set to air Thursday, June 6 at 8 p.m. on WPSU.
JAY TWP. – On Wednesday, Jay Township Supervisors approved a new health care package for the township's six employees that will cost the municipality roughly $4,000 less a year, but still exceeds their budgeted amount by about $6,000.
