Perry County Times

The Newport School District never obtained an occupancy permit for a Mulberry Street warehouse it rented to use for wrestling practice and storage. The warehouse failed two inspections in 2007, according to the inspector’s reports. The building failed a March 16 inspection because of emergency lights not working on the first floor and hanging electrical wires. The [...] Full Story »

A couple of series into the Susquenita football team’s first home scrimmage, first-year head coach Bart Miller took off running into the middle of a mild down-field dustup between several Blackhawk and Millersburg players. “That’s not who we are,” Miller barked at the offending ‘Hawk, whose transgression, mocking an Indian defender after a pass tipped off [...] Full Story »

The recruitment poster lived up to its billing for Matthew Ayres, 22, of New Bloomfield. Join the Navy and see the world. That’s what the sailor has done. On Nov. 18, Ayers was back in New Bloomfield for the first time since August 2007 when he got on a plane to join his new command, the USS McCampbell [...] Full Story »

Al Ream spent his summer scheming ways to exploit the dazzling array of offensive weapons he’d have available when he started his 12th season as the head coach of the West Perry football program. Experienced quarterback? Check. Hammer at fullback? Check. Slashing tailback? Check. Hybrid tailback-slot receiver with quicks and speed? Check. Good-hands receivers at wideout and tight end to [...] Full Story »

Troy Maxwell is in the gym at 7:30 a.m. every day, except for Sundays. For the next two hours, he does conditioning training. At 3:30 p.m., he starts over with training and practice. It’s a lifestyle that would wear out most. For Maxwell, however, it’s a necessity to reach the ultimate goal: a world championship title. “It’s [...] Full Story »

Mike Gunkle knew the drill when he signed on to run the Newport football program. A onetime Buffalo player and staff assistant under Bob Folk, Gunkle understood success in the Twin Valley Conference came down to two essential factors; run the ball consistently and stop the run, each predicated on building strong offensive and defensive lines. Inexperience [...] Full Story »

Includes obituaries for Carrie Leona Cook, Emma Z. “Snook” McNaight, Mary Patricia Schanne, Clarence E. George, James I. Lightner, Beth Ann Slick, Paul R. Barton, Jeffrey Kerlin, Ellen E. “Nellie” Stevenson, Thelma E. Zaring, Robert H. McNaughton and William N. Zeigler. CARRIE L. COOK Carrie Leona Cook, 84, of Liverpool died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 at Golden [...] Full Story »

PUBLIC AUCTION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009 • 5 p.m. LOCATION: LESH AUCTION CO., 1/2 mile south of Newport just off Rt. 34 on Rt. 849. Watch for signs. Inside. Heated. Inspection one (1) hour before sale. ANTIQUES • HOUSEHOLD • COLLECTIBLES • 22 KT. FOOTBALL CARDS • JELLY GLASSES • EAGLES TIFFANY STYLE SHADE • METAL COKE COOLER(ROUGH) [...] Full Story »

Public Auction Sunday, December 13, 2009 Time: 1 p.m. Located in Perry Co., Centre Twp., 328 Brady Rd., New Bloomfield, Pa. Just south of N. Bloomfield on Rt. 34 near Wayne’s Transmission turn onto Roth Rd. Go 1mi to Royer Rd. Turn right onto Royer Rd & go 1 mile to Brady Rd. Turn left. ANTIQUES - COLLECTIBLES - [...] Full Story »

Katie Minium is a spunky, sassy, determined and independent 3-year-old. “She picks on her brothers, likes to get them in trouble and when they retaliate, she comes running to us to tattle on them,” reports her mother, Mary Minium, 33, of Millerstown. These trappings of normalcy conceal tragic underpinnings. Katie suffers from a rare and fatal genetic disorder. “When [...] Full Story »

The Susquenita cheerleading squad started putting its Perry County championship routine together in mid-August. Two hours a day, five days a week, the Blackhawks worked out their cheer, dance routines and stunts, pointing to the PeCo in the hopes of returning with the trophy the program last won in 2006. Then, over the four weeks leading up [...] Full Story »

If you were asked what driving distraction would have the biggest negative effect on the driver, would you have guessed texting? If so, you would be incorrect, according to the conclusion one Susquenita Middle School student derived from the results of her science fair experiment. “If you’re going to do anything in the car while driving, eat [...] Full Story »

Duncannon’s two-man police department will be a one-man operation for the foreseeable future. Borough council furloughed patrolman John Bruno Jr. through the end of the year at its Nov. 17 meeting due to budgetary concerns. In a Nov. 18 phone interview, Bruno, who had been with the force for seven years, said he had hopes of being [...] Full Story »

It was a bittersweet moment Nov. 20 in the Perry County Courthouse as county government employees watched the swearing in of the county’s first female commissioner. “I wish it were under happier circumstances,” President Judge Kathy A. Morrow told the 30 or so in attendance to watch Brenda K. Benner of Greenwood Twp. take the oath [...] Full Story »

A tax increase and cuts in staff may be needed to bridge a $1.6 million deficit in Perry County’s proposed 2010-11 budget, county commissioner Stephen Naylor said. The preliminary budget is set for unveiling on Dec. 7 and final adoption near the end of December. A tax increase is “in discussions,” according to Naylor and commissioner John [...] Full Story »

Drunk drivers beware: Officer Colleen Tatara will be watching for you. Tatara, 34, of Lancaster County was one of 42 officers in the state recognized last month as a Top Gun in DUI arrests by the Pennsylvania DUI Association, a professional organization that works to address the DUI problem. Top Guns are officers who have made 50 [...] Full Story »

On the long bus ride home from Tulpehocken, Tom Magill had ample time to assess the predicament his Greenwood soccer team faced. That night, three weeks into the season, after finishing on the wrong end of a maddening 9-1 rout, his Wildcats had endured more losses than they’d suffered the year before, including a head-scratching 3-0 [...] Full Story »

The proposed 2010 Newport borough budget doesn’t include a tax increase, but the current council president said he wasn’t sure how council would be able to fund future projects without increasing taxes. “We had to cut about $30,000 out. Other than that, we were pretty much able to put it together,” council president Dick Amsler said. Council [...] Full Story »

Duncannon Borough Council meetings will look a little different next year. At its Nov. 17 meeting, council accepted the resignation of one of its members and approved the resignation of the borough manager. Michael Fedor, a member of council since 2007, resigned effective Nov. 20 due to moving out of the borough. Borough manager Dan Rapp, who has [...] Full Story »

Including obituaries for James M. Fisher, Glenn A. “Hockey” Hockenbrock, Wilmer O. “Hav” Shelley, Ida R. Gardner, Linda R. Malehorn, Martha Elizabeth Thompson, John E. “Jack” Forsythe, Emma Eleanor Platz and John W. Smith. JAMES M. FISHER James M. Fisher, 68, of Loysville died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born May 1, [...] Full Story »

Jeff’s Auction & eBay® Friday, Nov. 27 • 6 p.m. 3684 Shermans Valley Rd., Loysville, PA Loads of great items – for Christmas and year-round. Roy F. Chandler books: “The Boss’s Party”, “Pardners”, “Morgan’s Park”, “The Last Black Book” and more. Loads of costume jewelry, art glass, salt and pepper shakers, furniture, books, toys, action figures, Hess trucks, [...] Full Story »

Auction Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 Time: 2 p.m. Duncannon EMS Building 3 miles west of Duncannon on Rt. 274 Old tin toys – road grader, Bell Telephone truck & pole trailer, dump trucks, steam shovel w/ truck & trailer. Coins, glassware, households, cast-iron items, jewelry, postcards, sports cards, tools, knives, toys, crock, washboards. New inventory from Farmer Boy to include: flagpoles ... Full Story »

PUBLIC AUCTION SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2009 • 10:00 a.m. NEXT AUCTION: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009 LOCATION: LESH AUCTION CO., 1/2 mile south of Newport just off Rt. 34 on Rt. 849. Watch for signs. Inside. Heated. Inspection one (1) hour before sale. ANTIQUES • HOUSEHOLD • COLLECTIBLES • LARGE AMOUNT OF TOOLS & SHOP EQUIP. • FURNITURE Tools & Equipment: [...] Full Story »

THURS., DEC. 3, 2009 AT 5:30 p.m. COLLECTIBLES, HOUSEHOLD, TOOLS & MISC. Location: Fayette Fire Hall, McAlisterville, PA. Directions: From Mifflintown exit on Rt 322, take Rt 35 north approx seven miles to McAlisterville. Fayette Fire Hall is on the left before the traffic light. Collectibles: Flatware; costume jewelry; 5-gal crock w/lid; 5 gal crock jug; Cowden & other [...] Full Story »

Public Auction — Sporting Goods Friday, December 4 @ 5 p.m Held at our auction facility: 1381 Honeysuckle Hollow Road, Elliottsburg, PA. Directions: From Ickesburg Rt. 74 & Rt. 17, take 74 South to Rt. 849 East to first road, right onto Middle Ridge Road. Go 1.6 miles make a left onto Honeysuckle Hollow Road. Approx. 1 mile [...] Full Story »