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Zelienople loses more than just bricks and mortar in blaze

VWH Campbell Jr./Post-Gazette

The damage from Saturday's fire in Zelienople.

For many, it was the great espresso that lured them to Beecher's Gelato & Gourmet Coffee. For some, it was the smooth gelatos. ... (05/12/2008)

Pickup hits Amish buggy, injuring five family members

An Amish man and one of his children remained in critical condition last night after being injured Saturday in Mercer County when a pickup truck careened into their buggy. ... (05/12/2008)

Neighborhoods - North

Monroe Street bridge work could start soon (05/11/2008)
Butler city officials receive warning on spending $1.2 million surplus (05/11/2008)
Butler firefighter named chief (05/11/2008)
New CYS director named in Butler County (05/11/2008)
Property tax ratio increase in offing in Butler County (05/11/2008)
Mars Area homeowners may get by without tax hike this year, using surplus (05/11/2008)
Couples club stages homegrown entertainment for the neighbors (05/11/2008)
17-year-old displays imagination to win window design scholarship (05/11/2008)
Obituary North: Robert Bryan / Former owner of Bryan Brothers Grocery, Bryan Bus Lines (05/11/2008)
Sunday North Business News (05/11/2008)
North School News (05/11/2008)
Sunday North Student News (05/11/2008)
Sunday North Bulletin Board (05/11/2008)
Newlyweds face additional charges in brawl (05/10/2008)
Blasting on Route 28 resumes tomorrow (05/09/2008)
Coach's ethics error almost tags out New Castle High School (05/08/2008)
Orange barrels spreading to Parkway North (05/08/2008)
Youths learn to play at higher level in Richland (05/08/2008)
Zoning changes pave way for huge project in McCandless (05/08/2008)
Seneca Valley sixth-grader cleans up with science experiment (05/08/2008)
Third-graders put La Roche games to test (05/08/2008)
District will offer all-day kindergarten, shift students (05/08/2008)
Shaler Area board OKs teacher pact (05/08/2008)
Proposed budget includes tax hike in North Hills (05/08/2008)
Obituary North: Linda McMillin / Butler woman loved car races, horseback riding, owned three businesses (05/08/2008)

From troublesome boy to Medal of Honor

Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette

Romayne and Tom McGinnis with a drawing of their son, Ross, who was killed in Iraq on Dec. 4, 2006.

KNOX, Pa. -- Army Spc. Ross McGinnis, a kid who hated school and even got expelled for buying marijuana on campus, did more than turn his life around. ... (05/11/2008)

Living Treasures Animal Park in midst of $300,000 expansion

Robin Rombach/Post-Gazette
A female Barbary lion, "June" rubs against her mate "Cash" in their enclosure at Living Treasures Animal Park in Slippery Rock Township.

Steve and Dawn Nicotra soon will have another reason to bring their 19-month-old daughter, Ella, back to Living Treasures Animal Park. ... (05/11/2008)

Seneca Valley board rejects proposed tax hike for budget

Rejecting a proposed tax increase, the Seneca Valley school board approved a preliminary budget Monday that holds the line on taxes for the first time in six years. ... (05/11/2008)

Butler-Freeport Community Trail gets 5.4-acre donation

John and Carolyn Shuster have fond memories of their young sons exploring the ravine carved by Buffalo Creek near their home in Butler County. ... (05/11/2008)