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Work continues on new Dollar General store

Despite inclement weather, work continues at the new Dollar General variety store on Route 6 near Lantz Corners. The exterior work includes preparation of the surface for a parking lot.

Kane Borough Council resets meeting

The Kane Borough Council could not conduct business Wednesday due to the lack of a quorum.
The regular monthly business meeting has been rescheduled for next Tuesday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the borough building on Bayard Street.

North Central Forest Landowners Association program scheduled

The North Central Forest Landowners Association will host a program entitled: “Conservation Easements for Private Forest Landowners,” by Matt Marusiak, Land Protection Manager with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC).This event is open to all without charge.

Hamlin firefighters to hold barbecue

The Hamlin Township Volunteer Fire Department will hold a chicken barbecue dinner Saturday beginning at noon.

Chorus members prepare to sing

Some of the members of the chorus prepare to sing Tuesday at the Kane Elementary School Spring Concert at the middle school auditorium. The singers are all fifth-graders.

State Police present data on drugs

State Police Corporal Ted Race from the Kane base on Route 219 near Lantz Corners presented information on illegal drugs Wednesday an assembly for eighth-graders at the Kane Middle School auditorium. Police pose with four of the students at the assembly.

Crystal meth ringleaders get combined 150 years imprisonment

Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Wednesday announced that two ringleaders who ran an interstate crystal methamphetamine ring that shipped and sold $1.6 million in drugs in Jefferson, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk and Forest counties have been sentenced to a minimum aggregate of 150 years in prison.

ANF proposes downed trees salvage project in Jones Twp.

The Marienville Ranger District of the Allegheny National Forest is proposing to salvage wind thrown and damaged trees on approximately 200 acres of National Forest System lands in Warrants 3231, 3232, and 3252, Jones Township, Elk County.

50th Loggers and Saw Millers Safety Meeting is held

More than 250 attended the 50th annual Loggers and Saw Millers Safety Meeting held Tuesday at the Johnsonburg Fire Hall.
The Kane Area Loggers Safety Committee, which was formed in 1968, sponsored the forum along with the Kane-based Allegheny Hardwood Utilization Group (AHUG).

Miller sentenced to 4 to 10 years in 2017 OD death

Allison Miller will be spending the next four to 10 years in prison for the death of Kaitlyn Buerk.