PITTSFIELD, Pa. A Warren County man remains behind bars on charges stemming from an incident where he allegedly shot his dog with a crossbow. Tyler C. Har
When: Akron Borough Council meeting, April 12.
What happened: Akron Borough Council is now represented by the Lancaster law firm of Nikolaus & Hohenadel, with fee for services set at $150 per hour. The attorney assigned to Akron is Ed Brown. The appointment was effective at the April 12 meeting.
The process: Council interviewed two firms for the job, the other being Morgan Hallgren Crosswell & Kane. Council President Nathan Imhoff said both gave strong presentations. âBut it was like a personality thing with us and we felt we could work well with Ed. We liked some of the passion he brought to the table.â
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County resident Kenelm L. Shirk was indicted by a federal grand jury on Feb. 3 after he was found driving to Washington D.C. with the alleged intent to murder U.S. Senators.
Shirk was arrested and charged by the Pennsylvania State Police on Jan. 21 after he was found en route to Washington D.C. with an AR-15 rifle, two handguns, rope, and ammunition. Shirk plead not guilty in his initial appearance before Magistrate Judge Susan E. Schwab on Feb. 9 and now awaits an April 5 trial without bail.
Shirk lives in Lebanon County near Cornwall but works as an attorney in Ephrata, Lancaster County. He is 71 years old.
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Monroeville police filed the following charges Jan. 7 and 13 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted:
• Julius Carrington, 44, of Pitcairn with defiant trespassing. The charge was filed by Pitcairn police on Jan. 7 in connection with an incident along the 300 block of Broadway Boulevard.
• Steven Staymates, 37, of Trafford with being a habitual offender, driving on the wrong side of the roadway and two DUIs. Charges were filed Jan. 13 in connection with an incident in the Monroeville shopping plaza known as Haymaker Village.
Muncy, Pa. â A female employee at the State Correctional Institute at Muncy claims a pervasive culture of sexual harassment exists at the facility, and she was a victim of such harassment, coercion, and workplace violence.
Devon Grafius, an employee in the psychology department at SCI-Muncy, alleges a corrections officer (CO) there repeatedly harassed her between October 2019 and January 2020. Grafius said she reported the incidents to her supervisors, and later to state police, but no charges have been filed against the CO.Â
According to emails obtained by NorthcentralPa.com, Grafius reported the incidents to her supervisor on Dec. 30, 2019 and made a report to Pennsylvania State Police on Jan. 1, 2020.