August 2017





Pet of the day 8/31/17

Name: Tug Breed: Domestic Shorthair Age: 3 months Gender: Male Size: Medium Color: Orange/ Red House-trained: Yes Tug can be found at Precious Paws Animal…








Recent Deaths 8/31/17

Rose Patricia Martin, 95, died Aug. 30, 2017. Mary M. Walters, 70, of East Hickory, died Aug. 29, 2017. Kenneth G. (Ken) Hetrick, 73, of…





Pet of the day 8/30/17

Name: Buddy Breed: Yorkie Age: 2-3 years Gender: Male Size: Small Color: Sable Buddy tested positive for Lyme disease and is currently receiving treatment. He…


Strip Steak Diane

Serves 2 Start to finish: 20 minutes 2 6-ounce 1-inch-thick strip steaks Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 1 tablespoon canola or vegetable…


Pittsburgh zoo euthanizes baby elephant

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Officials at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium say they’ve euthanized a baby elephant that couldn’t be fed normally. Veterinarians had inserted…




Harvey makes landfall, again

HOUSTON (AP) — Five days after Harvey first made landfall as the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in 13 years, the now-tropical storm is…


Cubs beat Pirates 4-1

CHICAGO (AP) — By his own admission, Jake Arrieta, wasn’t at his best Tuesday night. He still was good enough. Arrieta continued his dominant second…



Recent Deaths 8/30/17

Barbara Dent Snedegar, 92, of McLean, Virginia, died Aug. 23, 2017. Shirley Confer, 82, of Stow, Ohio, died Aug. 26, 2017. William J. Smerkar, 83, of…



Pet of the day 8/29/17

Name: Skor Breed: Domestic Shorthair Mix Age: 6 months Gender: Male Size: Small Color: Black/ Beige Declawed: No House-trained: Yes Adoption Price: $50.00 Skor can…


Plum clafoutis

Servings: 10 Start to finish: 40 minutes (Active time: 10 minutes) 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking…


Thank you for your cooperation

This week brought a very cooperative ruby-throated hummingbird who stuck around for several photo opportunities. It would appear that the speedy bird is a juvenile male ruby-throated…





Cubbies blast past Buccos

CHICAGO (TNS) – The Pirates were already one of the worst offensive teams against left-handed pitchers this season. Their performance against Mike Montgomery on Monday…



Recent Deaths 8/29/17

William “Bill” Tobin, 70, of Garland Texas, formerly of Oil City, passed away Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Sarah A. Courtney, 76, of President Township, died…






Pet of the day 8/28/17

Sammy is a 16 month old male Chiweenie that was surrendered to the rescue center by his owner. Sammy is reportedly partially house broken, is…



VA Appeals Reform Becomes Law

  Last Wednesday, the president signed into law the VFW-supported Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017. The act provides three options for veterans to…



Bucs win over Reds 5-2

CINCINNATI (AP) — Andrew McCutchen was angry that plate umpire Jeff Kellogg wouldn’t let him call time to get ready to hit in the fourth…



Recent Deaths 8/28/17

John Bennett “Jack” Mays, 78, of Franklin, died Aug. 27, 2017. June Bump, 87, of Rockwood, Tennessee, formerly of Venango County, died Aug. 24, 2017….