HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Fletcher, Olish earn medals
by MIRZA ZUKIC, TERI ENCISO Not only was Kennedy Fletcher the only local girl to come home from the PIAA Track and Field Championships with hardware, she did one better. The United junior earned two medals, though she was hardly satisfied. Full Story → |
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San Antonio flooding kills 2; 200-plus rescued |
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Torrential rains swamped San Antonio with flash floods on Saturday, leaving at least two people dead as emergency workers rushed to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes. Associated Press |
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Notary public leaves his mark on six decades of documents |
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Victor Schall first set forth his seal as a notary public back before World War II, witnessing and attesting to the signatures of the people bringing their important documents before him. Indiana Gazette - CHAUNCEY ROSS |
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Pirates top struggling Brewers, 5-2 |
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nothing has gone very well for the Milwaukee Brewers so far this season. Associated Press |
| Scout leader favors vote |
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A top Boy Scouts of America executive for Indiana County and the surrounding area said Friday he doesn’t think Thursday’s vote by the BSA’s leadership to allow gay boys to join Scouting’s ranks will have much of a day-to-day impact on the program locally. Indiana Gazette - RANDY WELLS |
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| 43 minutes ago - Submitted |
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SPECIAL VISITOR |
| 43 minutes ago - Indiana Gazette - MIKE WALKER | |
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| 43 minutes ago - Submitted |
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Memorial Day services set |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
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| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette - RANDY WELLS |
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Blairsville stages big rally to reach title game |
| 43 minutes ago - Indiana Gazette - DUSTIN FILLOY | |
| BLAIRSVILLE — Even though the pressure felt nearly unbearable, determined Blairsville junior John Distefano shook it off and focused. [Read More] |
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| 1 hour ago - Indiana Gazette |
| SHIPPENSBURG — Luck was not on the Indiana Indians’ side at the PIAA Track and Field Championships this weekend. l. [Read More] |
| SANDLOT BASEBALL: Indiana Lions scores win |
| 1 hour ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Izaak Gray struck out 11 batters in a complete-game effort, and Indiana Lions beat Walbeck Insurance, 8-1, in an Indiana County Youth Legion baseball game Saturday at Lions Field. [Read More] |
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Fletcher earns medal in discus |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette - MIRZA ZUKIC | |
| SHIPPENSBURG — Kennedy Fletcher tried to put on a happy face, but she knew she could have done better. [Read More] |
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RECORD-SETTERS |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| The Indiana Junior High girls' track and field team wrapped up the season by placing first in the Blue Division at the Westmoreland Area Athletic Directors Association meet on May 11 and finishing second at the Plum Invitational on May 11. [Read More] |
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AAU TOURNAMENT CHAMPS |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| The PA Blue Thunder AAU ninth-grade girls' basketball team played in the 10th-grade division and went undefeated in seven games to win the championship in the PA Blue Thunder HoopStart Tournament at Richland High School on May 18 and 19. [Read More] |
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ELEMENTARY MEET |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| United Elementary School recently held its annual track and field meet. [Read More] |
| YOUTH LEGION: Young Township tops Fezell |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Young Township racked up 12 hits and used big bursts in the second and third innings to topple Fezell Enterprises, 14-6, in an Indiana County Youth Legion baseball game Friday at Bertolino Field. [Read More] |
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Pole vaulters claim medals |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette - MIRZA ZUKIC | |
| SHIPPENSBURG — Largely, the opening day of the PIAA Track and Field Championships could be considered a disappointment for the local boys — even the ones who had some success — but the Heritage Conference left a mark in the pole vault. [Read More] |
| Woodrow competes in NCAA meet |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Alex Woodrow, a Marion Center High School graduate and sophomore at Duquesne University, competed in the NCAA Division I Men’s Outdoor Track and Field East Preliminary Championships in Greensboro, N.C., on Thursday. [Read More] |
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| 43 minutes ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Arleena Boring, 33, of Indiana, was charged May 6 by state police at Indiana with misdemeanor counts of retail theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy to theft. [Read More] |
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WATERLINE BREAK |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette - TOM PEEL | |
| Route 217, where it goes under the railroad crossing near Maple Avenue in Blairsville, was closed to traffic after an underground waterline owned by the Blairsville Municipal Authority broke Friday. [Read More] |
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| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
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| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
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| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
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| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
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FALLEN LIMBS |
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| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
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| POLICE LOG |
| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
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| 43 minutes ago - Submitted |
| A periodic roundup of accomplishments and achievements of Indiana County area students in post-secondary education... [Read More] |
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| 53 minutes ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Be sure to wish a happy birthday to these Gazette readers when you see them today: [Read More] |
| STUDENTS IN THE NEWS |
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SENIOR OF THE MONTH: Bobbi Ann Pease |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Bobbi Ann Pease has been selected as the Blairsville High School Indiana Kiwanis Club Senior of the Month for May. [Read More] |
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SENIOR OF THE MONTH: Mackenzie Livingston |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
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SENIOR OF THE MONTH: Jessica Harper |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
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| Gazette readers' birthdays, May 25 |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
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| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
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ENGAGEMENT: Nicole Barba and Alexander George |
| 2 days ago - Submitted | |
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BRONZE AWARD |
| 2 days ago - Submitted | |
| Tia Cramer recently earned her Bronze Award, the highest award in Junior Girl Scouting. [Read More] |
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| 53 minutes ago - Indiana Gazette |
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| 1 hour ago - Associated Press |
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San Antonio flooding kills 1; 200-plus rescued |
| 5 hours ago - Associated Press | |
| Torrential rains swamped San Antonio with flash floods on Saturday, leaving at least one person dead as emergency workers in boats rushed to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes. [Read More] |
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| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
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| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
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| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
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| 33 minutes ago - Submitted |
| Memorial Day is a time when we honor the military personnel who have lost their lives fighting for our country in battle. [Read More] |
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| 2 days ago - Submitted |
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| 2 days ago - Submitted |
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| 2 days ago - Submitted |
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| PAT LEACH: Vote could decide future of scouting |
| 4 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Keep sex and politics out of the Boy Scouts of America! We haven’t seen much (until Sunday’s Gazette) in the media about the national leadership of the Boy Scouts possibly changing their longstanding policy against having openly homosexual Scout leaders or Scouts. [Read More] |
| PETER BROAD: Affordable Care Act will improve system |
| 5 days ago - Submitted |
| Sunday’s Gazette carried a particularly irresponsible op-ed piece by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster concerning the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare to its opponents). He uses a lot of numbers and hypotheses to make it sound as if we were headed for disaster. ... [Read More] |
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| 6 days ago - Submitted |
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| 6 days ago - Submitted |
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| CORRECTION |
| 6 days ago - Submitted |
| During the editing process, the Gazette introduced an error into the letter to the editor from Indiana Area school director Walter Schroth published Sunday. [Read More] |
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