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• Dr. Williams named SRU interim president

  Dr. William F. Williams has been named interim president of Slippery Rock University, effective Feb. 11 after President Dr. Robert M. Smith retires.

  January 11, 2012

• First baby of the new year

  Abigail Noel Jeffery was the first Grove City area baby born in 2012.

  January 11, 2012 1 Photo

• GC power outage planned for Sunday

  Borough manager Vance Oakes says that an anticipated power outage will be happening for certain this weekend in Grove City.

  January 11, 2012

• Yeatts takes oath early to get paid

  Robert G. Yeatts was walking around in his new black robe a little early.

  January 11, 2012 1 Photo

• It's snow good, and just in time

  There should be more than enough snow on the ground this weekend for two winter-themed events being held outdoors.

  January 11, 2012 1 Photo

Sports

Ten new members were inducted into the Mercer County Hall of Fame at its 65th anniversary banquet Saturday at The Park Inn by Radisson, near West Middlesex. From left are: front — Brian Hills, Tony Molinari, Mike Donato, Ralph Quarterson, and Danny Stewart; back — Kirk Scurpa, Gordy Opitz, Bonnie Bacon-Dickson, Mark Brown and Bill Snodgrass. Three posthumous inductees — Bucky Ferguson, Maj. Dave Kiefer and Nick Mamone — were enshrined on Friday.

• Former area athletes inducted into Mercer County Hall of Fame

  The Allied News area was well represented during the induction of 10 former athletic greats to the Mercer County Hall of Fame Saturday night.
  Local products inducted were: Bill Snodgrass and Mark Brown, former Mercer High basketball stars; Gordy Opitz, former Lakeview High athletic standout; Ralph Quarterson, one of the top drivers ever at Mercer Raceway Park; and Kirk Scurpa, a former Slippery Rock University pitching star.
  Also inducted Saturday were Bonnie Bacon-Dickson, Brian Hills, Mike Donato, Tony Molinari and Danny Stewart.

  January 26, 2012 1 Photo

• High School Football: Coleman too much in Rockets’ trip to Hickory

  The foibles of the Philadelphia Eagles - poor tackling and turnovers - have been well documented through the NFL’s first five weeks. Friday night at Hornet Stadium, stalemated at the half with Slippery Rock High 14-all, Hickory was exhibiting some of those aforementioned shortcomings. But while floundering Philly feels its way toward finding a solution, the Hornets have their own anecdote: DeShawn Coleman.

  October 19, 2011

• Stay up to date with the Mercer County Sports Blog

  Check out what's happening around the area with the schedules and scoreboards from high school football, NCAA football, other local sports, PC's Picks and the Allied News Bulletin Board. Click here

  August 30, 2011 1 Photo

• NCAA Football: Rock 6-1 after 17-3 win over Cal U

  Slippery Rock University rode a length-of-the-field scoring drive by its offense and a goal-line stand by its No. 1-ranked defense late in the first half of action Saturday to a 17-3 win over 14th-ranked visiting California (Pa.).

  October 19, 2011

• NFL: Steelers top Jags as Mendenhall makes return

  Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to say the Pittsburgh Steelers are back. Not after watching his team sleepwalk through the second half against Jacksonville on Sunday.

  October 19, 2011 1 Photo

Death Listings

• Deaths from Jan. 11, 2012

  Alcorn, William Eugene, 72, Otter Creek Township.
  Brown, Daniel J., 47, Sandy Lake.
  Ferrere, Anna F., 82, Forestville, Butler County.
  Fonagy, Shirley M., 80, Brookfield.
  Hovey, Dorothy Jean McBride, 77, Kent, Ohio.
  Hulbert, Louise Johnson, 90, Grove City.
  Keough, Louise Walters Keough, 89, Grove City.
  Leonard, Kathleen "Kathy" J., 58, Washington Township, Lawrence County.
  McCandless, Dorothy Mae, 96, Slippery Rock.
  Rodgers, Robert Lee, 69, Pine Township.
  Schiavo, Anthony N., Jr., 60, East Lackawannock Township.
  Tiche, Richard L., 77, Harrisville, formerly of Grove City and Slippery Rock.
  Williams, James Francis II, 74, Mercer.

  January 27, 2012

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