Are you a poet (and not know it?) Share your works for this interesting project.

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Thanksgiving is only a week away!

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Election Day events are still dominating the news this morning, a day and a half after the polls closed.

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The PA Department of Labor reported that Erie County’s jobless rate in January was at 7.2% and Crawford County was at 8.1%. It’s almost a half percentage increase compared to January 2008.
Speaking of unemployment, FedEx Office (formerly Kinko’s) is offering free resume printing today (up to 25 copies).  There is a FedEx Office location at [...]

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Pennsylvania State Police strongly believe they have the persons responsible for setting fire to the Gudgeonville bridge back in November. Joshua Bell of Albion and Jeffrey Gleason of Conneautville, both in their early 20’s, are not only suspected for the arson of the historic covered bridge but also for taking part in a larger [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!  There might be some snow showers today and a high of 39 degrees.  Stay warm and be safe traveling.
What are you thankful for today? Post a comment and share your thoughts.
If you think it’s been snowing a lot lately, you’re correct. As of Tuesday, Erie had already been received 19 [...]

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Teri Rhodes will appear before court today for sentencing. Rhodes pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter this past August for the murder of her own child whom she gave birth in her Mercyhurst apartment and immediately suffocated to death. Rhodes was a sophmore attending Mercyhurst when she gave birth to the full-term baby girl [...]

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Former Erie firefighter Mary Wolski, who lost her job after setting her father’s house on fire in 2006, filed a complaint in federal court in an attempt to fight her termination. Wolski claims she was fired in violation of the American with Disabilities Act since she suffered from severe depression and that the City [...]

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Today is Veterans Day. From the President of the United States:
On Veterans Day, we remember those who have served in previous wars, those who are serving today, and those who did not live to become veterans. Our Nation is blessed by these brave defenders, and we owe a debt of gratitude to all [...]

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As we announced yesterday, PNC Bank will purchase National City and become the 5th largest bank in the U.S. based on deposits.
Pennsylvania remains an integral battleground state for the McCain campaign.  Rick Davis, a campaign manager for the McCain campaign stated “We have a real chance in Pennsylvania.”  And at a rally in Beaver County [...]

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Erie County has posted the 2009 Budget Proposal for review. We’re don’t understand why this wasn’t posted weeks ago when it was announced.
MTR Gaming is moving ahead of schedule with installing Robert Griffin as the new president and chief executive of MTR, beginning November 1 instead of January 1, 2009.  MTR did not explain why [...]

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David Justka has been a bus driver for EMTA. In 2000, he hit a pedestrian and in 2005, he hit and killed David Sanders, who was on a bicycle at the time. He was fired after that incident yet for some reason an arbitrator awarded him his job back. On Tuesday, he struck a 16-year-old [...]

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What did the five fingers say to the face of Erie County Government? SLAP! Judge Michael ruled yesterday that Erie County government will not get its way with half of the tax revenue generated from Presque Isle Downs & Casino. Instead Summit Township along with Millcreek, McKean, and Greene townships and McKean [...]

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The skies parted on cue at noon, and I (Mike) was able to ride the Ravine Flyer II today for the second time. Thanks to Shane, who lives in Millcreek and teaches at Ft. Lebouf, and his out of town friends for letting me join his group and ride at the very front of the [...]

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Back after a week off, our YouTube video of this week highlights work the Erie County DUI Task Force does. They recently arrested their 1,000th drunk driver. While it good those drivers were taken off the road, it’s worrisome that people are still drinking and driving. Folks, if you’re drinking, please don’t drive.

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Erie received it’s first snow of the season. Instead of a litle dusting to allow us to prepare for Winter, we got dumped on. Areas received anywhere from 4-9 inches of snow. Snow on the roads means ice. Pensylvania State Police closed I-79 between Edinboro and McKean for most of the day. There were at [...]

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Open you walets. Your 2006 Erie County property taxes are going up. A property with an assessed value of $100,000 will now pay $495, up $27 from this year. Along with raising your taxes, Erie County Council voted 7-0 to borrow $1 million and cut one full-time job to part-time.
The official vote county for Erie [...]

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Erie County Council approved a $29.65 million bond issue. Included is $4 for improvements at Jerry Uht Park, $14 million for a public safety building, $3.7 million for the pre-release center, $1.8 million for work at the Erie County Courthouse and $3 million for for land acquisition for the Greater Erie Industrial Development Corporation (GEIDC).
A [...]

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