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Strong storms that blew through the region yesterday caused some flooding in areas around Erie and Crawford Counties.

If you use the Presque Isle Branch of the Erie County Library, please be aware that location will be closing on June 13 as the Library prepares for its move to Fairview. Only the book drop will remain open.

Peace out and best of luck to Raychel Vendetti, whose last newscast at WSEE was yesterday. Credit goes to her and Ray Petelin and the Mornings Live team for not only putting out a great news product every morning, but embracing tools like Facebook to reach and connect with their audience. No other local news outlet was doing what they did and in the days of consolidation, probably won’t. Heck, WJET/Fox does zilch when it comes to social media. What’s up with that?

This summer, the state will send out special trucks fitted with sensors that will map the rock formations underneath roads. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

This information will give the state an idea of the best locations to pump carbon dioxide from power plants and other industrial polluters into the ground.

Erie is among the 41 counties that will be mapped.

Some braintrust in Warren County placed an ad in the Warren Times Observer that read “May Obama follow in the footsteps of Lincoln, Garfield, Mckinley and Kennedy.” That fail will earn the adveriser a visit from the Secret Service, no doubt – and extra fail on the newspaper for not catching it.

Erie County Council held a public session last night soliciting input on the proposed community college.

Gamblers wagered $39.6 million last week at Presque Isle Downs. Of that money, $36 million was returned as winnings. Of the $3.2 million gross revenue, the casino kept $1.4 million and $1.8 million goes to the state. This amount was lower compared to the same week in 2008.

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The Seawolves game was rained out last night.

Head coach Gary Manchel of the Mercyhurst College men’s basketball team announced Thursday afternoon the addition of junior-transfer Heiden Ratner to the 2009-10 roster. Ratner transfers from James Madison University, an NCAA Division I institution that participates in the Colonial Athletic Association.

On May 27, more than 100 Erie County senior citizens joined an estimated 100,000 older adults in the nation’s largest health promotion event for older adults. The LECOM John M. & Silvia Ferretti Medical Fitness & Wellness Center hosted fitness and healthy lifestyle activities for Medicare-eligible adults seeking to get fit and stay healthy as part the 16th annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day. The center was one of more than 1,000 locations across the country offering fitness activities as part of Older American Month. LECOM joined with UPMC for Life to bring the program to Erie.

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