A family living near Greenville, Pa., has banned hide-and-seek from their home.
That's because emergency crews had to be called when Dennis and Michelle Jasmer couldn't find their 2-year-old daughter Natalie after a game of hide-and-seek with her siblings Tuesday.
Crews and friends searched their Pymatuning Township neighborhood until the family's dog sniffed her out: she had fallen asleep in a drawer underneath the washing machine in the family's home, located about 70 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
— A local lawmaker wants her Ohio city to use its law against indecent exposure to go after young people in low-riding pants.
Canton City Councilwoman Mary Cirelli says constituents have raised concerns about how the fashion trend leaves underwear and sometimes bare rear ends visible. The 70-year-old Democrat says that's rude, and she has sent a memo to the city's law director asking whether Canton's public indecency law would provide some coverage.
Joseph Martuccio says he'll take a look if time permits, though he says using the law to crack down on baggy britches may violate the wearer's constitutional rights.
Cirelli says she knows the city has more pressing matters. But she says she takes all constituent complaints seriously.
— God might not be the only one passing judgment on a man who skipped out on paying $200 for a religious tattoo at a parlor in Denton, Texas.
Denton police are investigating a nonpayment complaint filed by a tattoo artist who inscribed "Only God can judge me" on a customer's arm.
The Denton Record-Chronicle reported Thursday that the artist finished the work, which included a pair of praying hands, and presented the bill.
The customer Monday offered a credit card, which was declined, then he ran out of the store.
— And, a man from Ohio has his wedding ring back — and is back in his wife's good graces — after the ring accidentally wound up in the till at a Texas tollbooth.
Rodger Moore of Columbus went to Texas for a family wedding nearly two weeks ago. He says he was on his way to catch his flight home when his ring slipped off as he threw change into the basket at an unmanned booth on the Dallas North Tollway.
Moore called his wife Sue, who was not happy – to say the least.
Then he drove to the next toll exit, where he found a worker and reported his loss.
When Moore landed at Columbus he was relieved to hear a message that the ring had been found. It arrived by mail a few days later.
Sue Moore says she threatened to glue the ring to his hand. But her husband has had it resized instead.
News
Mid-Daily Items: A new world champion of hide-and-seek
- News
-
-
Lewisburg schools face cuts in personnel, programs
Superintendent Mark DiRocco told the Lewisburg school board Thursday night that a proposed block grant system of school budget funding will run the district short of cash that will have to be made up through personnel and program cuts.
-
Mom: Keller's response left her cold
Like many people, Elise Nicol is concerned about Marcellus Shale and the industry's effects on Pennsylvania's environment. The Lewisburg mother of two cares about it enough that she sent an email to state Rep. Fred Keller, R-85 of Kreamer, asking him to oppose House Bill 1950, which passed the General Assembly on Wednesday.
-
Point Township authority concerned by sewer plant violations
Point Township Sewer Authority members Thursday night expressed concerns about a Feb. 3 letter sent to the Northumberland Sewer Authority by the state's Department of Environmental Protection saying that the borough authority has violated the Clean Streams Act.
-
Persing truck fee idea stalls
While Pennsylvania has passed legislation allowing communities to collect impact fees in 35 counties, Northumberland County is not one of them, and business leaders and lawmakers do not think Sunbury Mayor David Persing's plan to try to do his own version of an impact fee will pass muster.
-
Barber draws a crowd
The talk can be spirited at times, ranging from hunting to sports to home repairs. "You hear all kinds of stories," Gene Koehler, of Riverside, said Thursday as he waited for a haircut at The Masters barbershop, 209 Mill St.
-
State board approves table games at Valley Forge casino
VALLEY FORGE — A casino resort scheduled to open this spring in the Philadelphia suburb of Valley Forge has been approved for table games.
-
Doctors telling more adults: Get out and exercise
ATLANTA — A new study shows more and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get off their duffs and exercise. A government survey found nearly 33 percent of adults who saw a doctor in the previous year said they were told to exercise. That was up from about 23 percent in 2000.
-
Former Northumberland County judge and three others die in Florida crash
EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. -- A former Northumberland County judge was one of four people killed Wednesday afternoon when their car collided with a van at an intersection, according to the Naples News. The victims were identified as James J. Rosini, 66, William J. Rosini, 68, Patricia C. Rosini, 65, all of Coal Township, Pa., and Deborah A. Korbich, 59, of Elysburg, Pa.
-
Warden demotes four bosses
SUNBURY -- Northumberland County Prison Warden Roy Johnson was able to trim about $135,000 in expenses by demoting four supervisors. He said Wednesday that he found a way to cut costs without laying off any staff. "I cut out 120 hours of supervisors' pay each week, but I need to fill the correction officer positions," Johnson said.
-
DJ pumps up audience
Every Tuesday evening, Richard Grogg can be found spinning tunes at possibly the most well-attended dance in Snyder County. A resident at the Selinsgrove Center since 1988, the 57-year-old said the thing he likes most about selecting and playing music is "making people happy." "Some people come up and ask for requests," he said.
-
Agency closes adult center
PENNS CREEK -- Union and Snyder County caregivers have had to look farther and wider for another program that can offer respite because the Agency on Aging can no longer afford to provide the service. The adult daily living center at the Penns Creek Adult Resource Center was a helpful program each week to about eight adults from the area dealing with Alzheimer's and dementia. But it closed Dec. 30.
-
New Berlin pushes to acquire school
NEW BERLIN -- The Borough Council sold the property where the New Berlin Elementary School is to the precursor of the Mifflinburg Area School District for $1 back in 1950. It was deeded to the district for construction of a school.
- More News Headlines
-
Lewisburg schools face cuts in personnel, programs
