TODAY'S NEWS-SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2011

WEEK SEVEN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

POTTSVILLE 28
EXETER 26

TAMAQUA 26
SCH HAVEN 14

BLUE MOUNTAIN 42
FLEETWOOD 0

MONTOURSVILLE 26
SHAMOKIN 7

POSTPONEMENTS

NORTH SCHUYLKILL AT MOUNT CARMEL-SUNDAY AT 5PM
WILLIAMS VALLEY AT NATIVITY-MONDAY AT 6:30PM
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AT PANTHER VALLEY-SATURDAY AT 7PM
MINERSVILLE AT MARIAN-SATURDAY AT 7PM
HALIFAX AT PINE GROVE-MONDAY AT 6PM
DANVILLE AT SOUTHERN COLUMBIA SATURDAY AT 7PM
TRI VALLEY AT MILLERSBURG-SATURDAY AT 7PM

UPDATE ON KULPMONT WOMAN'S DEATH

THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A 22 YEAR OLD KULPMONT WOMAN INDICATE THAT SHE AND HER LIVE IN BOYFRIEND CONSUMED DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. THE REPUBLICAN HERALD REPORTS THAT 22 YEAR OLD KORTNI ANN KENENITZ, WHO WAS FOUND DEAD IN HER CAR IN THE NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY BOROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. KENENITZ' BOYFRIEND JOHN TYM TOLD POLICE THAT THE COUPLE PARTIED IN MOUNT CARMEL AND GIRARDVILLE BEFORE RETURNING TO KULPMONT. TYM IS NOW JAILED AT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY PRISON ON AN UNRELATED OUTSTANDING WARRANT. HE SAID HE "BLACKED OUT" AFTER THE BINGE. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE WOMAN'S DEATH HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

EIGHT ARRESTED IN PRESCRIPTION DRUG RAID

A GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN, EIGHT IN ALL, HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY POTTSVILLE POLICE RELATING TO THE ILLEGAL SALE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. THOSE CHARGED INCLUDE 43 YEAR OLD RICHARD HIMMELBERGER, 21 YEAR OLD KYLE MCDANIEL, 55 YEAR OLD LEROY ROYER, 40 YEAR OLD GREGORY WABO, 48 YEAR OLD MAUREEN HOLLEY AND 28 YEAR OLD GINA KEITER FACE VARIOUS FELONY DRUG COUNTS. 45 YEAR OLD NADINE ORTEZ BELAUS WAS WANTED ON TWO OUTSTANDING WARRANTS FOR DRUGS, AND TWO JUVENILES ARE ALSO IMPLICATED. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

POTTSVILLE POLICE CONDUCTING INVESTIGATION

A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP HAS LED TO THE INVESTIGATION INTO POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL DRUGS IN POTTSVILLE. CITY POLICE EARLIER THIS WEEK STOPPED A CAR OWNED BY AN AUBURN WOMAN, AND DRIVEN BY 20 YEAR OLD TYKEEM BROWN OF POTTSVILLE FOR AN EQUIPMENT VIOLATION. A SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE UNCOVERED WHAT APPEARED TO BE TWO BAGS OF MARIJUANA AND OTHER PARAPHERNALIA. THE ITEMS WERE SENT TO THE STATE POLICE CRIME LAB FOR ANALYSIS. CHARGES ARE PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THAT STUDY.

BURGLARY INVESTIGATION

POTTSVILLE CITY POLICE HAVE MADE ARRESTS IN CONNECTION WITH SEVERAL CITY BURGLARIES. MATTHEW STEPHANY AND ALLEN THOMPSON WERE FOUND TO HAVE CUT ELECTRICAL WIRING, COPPER PIPING AND BURGLARY TOOLS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT BOTH MEN ENTERED 257 PEACOCK STREET IN THE CITY AND TOOK THE ITEMS. BOTH MEN ALSO TOLD POLICE THEY WERE INVOLVED IN OTHER BURGLARIES IN THE CITY, AND WERE ARRAIGNED AND SENT TO THE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY PRISON, BEING UNABLE TO POST BAIL. CITY POLICE ARE ASKING RESIDENTS IF THEY WERE VICTIMIZED BY RECENT BURGLARIES TO CALL 622-1234.

PENNDOT CONTEST EXTENDED

DUE TO FLOODING AFFECTING LOCAL SCHOOLS, THE DEADLINE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SUBMIT ENTRIES FOR PENNDOT'S AVIATION ART CONTEST HAS BEEN EXTENDED. CHILDREN NOW HAVE UNTIL OCTOBER 28 TO DISPLAY THEIR TALENTS AND LEARN ABOUT AVAITION. THIS YEAR'S CONTEST IS CALLED "AVIATION'S VALUE TO MY COMMUNITY."

ARTWORK SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ON 8.5-BY-11-INCH OR 9-BY-12-INCH PAPER, UNFRAMED, UNMATTED AND UNLAMINATED. ALL WORK MUST BE DONE BY HAND (THERE IS AN EXCEPTION FOR CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES). PERMITTED FORMATS ARE: ACRYLIC, OIL PAINT, FELT-TIP PENS, INDELIBLE INK, SOFT BALLPOINT PENS, WATERCOLOR OR CRAYONS. FORMATS THAT ARE NOT PERMITTED INCLUDE: NON-PERMANENT MEDIA SUCH AS PENCIL OR CHARCOAL, COMPUTER-GENERATED ARTWORK AND COLLAGE WORK USING PHOTOCOPIES. THE BACK OF EACH SUBMISSION SHOULD INCLUDE THE STUDENT'S NAME, TEACHER'S NAME, GRADE LEVEL, COUNTY AND SCHOOL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER. ENTRIES WILL NOT BE RETURNED. WINNERS' SCHOOLS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE.

SEND ENTRIES TO: BUREAU OF AVIATION, C-O HARRISON BROOKS, 400 NORTH ST., HARRISBURG, PA 17120 OR P.O. BOX 3457, HARRISBURG, PA 17120-0064.

DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS NO LONGER OPEN ON SUNDAYS

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE THAT ALL DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS WILL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND. THE CENTERS NOW WILL BE OPEN FROM 10 A.M. TO 7 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ON SATURDAY. IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR PENNSYLVANIANS AFFECTED BY THE RECENT STORMS AND FLOODING TO VISIT A DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER TO RECEIVE DISASTER ASSISTANCE. IN FACT, PEOPLE WITH STORM-RELATED LOSSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER WITH FEMA BEFORE VISITING A CENTER. TO REGISTER, CALL FEMA AT 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) OR REGISTER ONLINE AT DISASTERASSISTANCE.GOV.

EXPEDITE YOUR SBA LOAN APPLICATION: FILE ONLINE

IF YOU REGISTERED WITH THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) BECAUSE YOU WERE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE IRENE OR TROPICAL STORM LEE, YOU MAY RECEIVE AN U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) DISASTER LOAN APPLICATION. EVEN IF YOU DO NOT WANT A LOAN IT IS IMPORTANT TO COMPLETE IT SO FEMA AND SBA CAN DETERMINE WHAT YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR. IF YOU FILED DIRECTLY FOR A SBA LOAN THE SIMPLEST, FASTEST, AND MOST AVAILABLE WAY TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION IS ONLINE, USING THE SBA'S ELECTRONIC LOAN APPLICATION. GO TO DISASTERLOAN.SBA.GOV.

BERKS COUNTY DISABLED MARINE TO COMPETE IN NYC MARATHON

ON NOVEMBER 6 CHRIS KAAG, A BERKS COUNTY RESIDENT AND WYOMISSING BUSINESS OWNER, WILL COMPETE IN THE ING NYC MARATHON. KAAG IS A DISABLED AND IS THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE IM ABLE FOUNDATION. ALTHOUGH KAAG HAS BEEN A HANDCYCLIST FOR OVER A DECADE, HE WILL USE A PUSHRIM RACING CHAIR FOR HIS FIRST MARATHON COMPETITION. KAAG WILL BE THE FIRST MALE FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO COMPETE IN THE NYC MARATHON PUSHRIM DIVISION SINCE IT WAS FORMED IN 2000. THE NYC MARATHON IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE PUSHRIM MARATHONS IN THE WORLD AND BOASTS OVER 200 WHEELCHAIRS AND HAND CYCLE ATHLETES.

DEP NOW ACCEPTING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANT APPLICATIONS

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO BE RELEASED IN 2012. THE GRANTS PROVIDE FUNDING TO CREATE OR DEVELOP PROJECTS TO SUPPORT A VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS, INCLUDING WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, WATER CONSERVATION, AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY. SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES AND BUSINESSES ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE GRANTS, WHICH WILL PROVIDE A MAXIMUM AWARD OF $7,500 PER APPLICANT. LAST APRIL, DEP AWARDED A TOTAL OF 102 GRANTS FOR MORE THAN $538,000 TO GROUPS IN SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1993, THE DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED MORE THAN $7 MILLION IN GRANTS.

PENNDOT REMINDS HOMEOWNERS TO PREPARE MAILBOXES FOR WINTER

PENNDOT REMINDS RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG RURAL STATE AND LOCAL ROADS THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE MAILBOXES FOR THE WINTER MONTHS. SNOW THROWN FROM PLOWS CAN EASILY DAMAGE MAILBOXES THAT ARE NOT PREPARED. MAILBOXES ARE NORMALLY PLACED WITHIN THE STATE'S LEGAL RIGHT-OF-WAY; HOWEVER, MAILBOX DAMAGE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. IF A MAILBOX IS PLACED AS FAR FROM THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AS THE CARRIER CAN REACH FROM A VEHICLE AND THE MAILBOX IS PLACED ON A STURDY SUPPORT, IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE FORCE OF SNOW THROWN FROM A PLOW.
• PLACE A 6- TO 8-INCH PIECE OF REFLECTIVE TAPE ON THE MAILBOX TO HELP SNOW PLOW OPERATORS SEE IT AT NIGHT.
• REMOVE SNOW FROM AROUND THE MAILBOX, BUT NEVER THROW IT BACK ONTO THE ROAD.
• IF THE MAILBOX IS LOCATED WITHIN THE LEGAL RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DAMAGE WAS EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST, HOMEOWNERS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER REPOSITIONING THE MAILBOX BEFORE WINTER.

STATE PRISON FIRINGS-LAWSUIT
EX-W.PA. PRISON OFFICIALS SUE STATE OVER FIRINGS

PITTSBURGH (AP) - THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT AND TWO TOP OFFICIALS AT A WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA STATE PRISON CLAIM IN A LAWSUIT THAT GOV. TOM CORBETT ENGINEERED THEIR FIRINGS AS A FAVOR TO THE PRISON GUARDS UNION. THE PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW REPORTED FRIDAY ON THE FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED BY MELVIN LOCKETT, FORMER HEAD OF THE WOODS RUN PRISON IN PITTSBURGH, AND TWO OTHER FORMER ADMINISTRATORS. THEY SAY THE GUARDS UNION WAS ANGRY AFTER ADMINISTRATORS ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES THAT LIMITED COMPENSATION TO GUARDS FOR THE LOSS OF OVERTIME SHIFTS. THEY SAY THE FIRINGS WEREN'T OVER AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF INMATES BY GUARDS. THE UNION ENDORSED CORBETT IN HIS 2010 ELECTION CAMPAIGN. SPOKESMEN FOR THE UNION AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SAY THE LAWSUIT HAS NO MERIT. A CORRECTIONS DEPARMENT SPOKESWOMAN DECLINED
COMMENT ON PENDING LITIGATION.

HARRISBURG-BANKRUPTCY
STATE LAWYERS, MAYOR OPPOSE HARRISBURG BANKRUPTCY

HARRISBURG, PA. (AP) - LAWYERS FOR THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA AND HARRISBURG'S MAYOR ARE OPPOSING THE BANKRUPTCY PETITION FOR THE CITY FILED AFTER FOUR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED FOR IT. PHILADELPHIA ATTORNEY NEAL COLTON FILED THE STATE'S OBJECTIONS TO THE BANKRUPTCY ON FRIDAY, SAYING A STATE LAW EXPRESSLY FORBIDS
IT. HARRISBURG LAWYER KENNETH LEE SAYS THE CITY AND MAYOR LINDA THOMPSON BELIEVE THE PETITION ISN'T VALID AND WANT THE PRESIDING JUDGE TO DISMISS IT. MARY FRANCE, THE CHIEF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, PLANS A STATUS CONFERENCE ON THE MATTER MONDAY MORNING IN HARRISBURG FEDERAL COURT. THE PETITION WAS FILED AFTER THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED 4-TO-3 LATE TUESDAY TO AUTHORIZE IT. IT SAYS THE CITY IS SADDLED WITH $458 MILLION IN CREDITORS AND CLAIMS, AND SIX PENDING LAWSUITS.

CHRISTMAS EVE SHOOTING
PA. MAN GETS LIFE TERM FOR CHRISTMAS EVE SHOOTING

EASTON, PA. (AP) - A SUBURBAN PHILADELPHIA MAN HAS ADMITTED FATALLY SHOOTING A WOMAN ON CHRISTMAS EVE BECAUSE HE BELIEVED SHE HAD ROBBED HIM. FORTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD JOHN MCGLINCHEY III, OF NOCKAMIXON, PLEADED GUILTY TO FIRST-DEGREE MURDER ON FRIDAY IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY COURT. MCGLINCHEY HAD CLAIMED HE WAS DRUGGED AT A BAR AND ROBBED ON DEC. 24. HE THOUGHT 43-YEAR-OLD KIMIKO MOON WAS INVOLVED, AND SHOT HER AT HER FAMILY'S HOME IN EASTON. SHE DIED 11 DAYS LATER. IN EXCHANGE FOR THE PLEA, PROSECUTORS DROPPED ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES AGAINST MCGLINCHEY FOR SHOOTING MOON'S TEENAGE NEPHEW AS HE DECORATED A CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE HOUSE. PROSECUTORS ALSO TOOK THE DEATH PENALTY OFF THE TABLE. MCGLINCHEY SOBBED IN COURT AS HE APOLOGIZED TO MOON'S FAMILY. A JUDGE SENTENCED HIM TO LIFE IN PRISON.

LEE FLOODING-PA
FEMA APPROVES AID FOR REPAIRS IN 10 PA. COUNTIES

STATE COLLEGE, PA. (AP) - TEN MORE COUNTIES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR FEDERAL AID TO HELP REPAIR ROADS OR BRIDGES DAMAGED BY TROPICAL STORM LEE. THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ON FRIDAY APPROVED THE AID FOR BEDFORD, BUCKS, HUNTINGDON, MONTGOMERY, NORTHUMBERLAND, PERRY, TIOGA, UNION, WAYNE AND YORK COUNTIES. FEMA HAS ALREADY APPROVED PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AID FOR ABOUT 15
OTHER COUNTIES FOR FLOOD-RELATED DAMAGES. THE INFRASTRUCTURE AID IS IN ADDITION TO THE SEPT. 12 DISASTER DECLARATION FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTS OF A DOZEN
COUNTIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH AFFECTED BY LAST MONTH'S FLOODING.

GAS WELL FIRE
FIRE REPORTED NEAR GAS WELL IN SW PA.

CLARKSVILLE, PA. (AP) - A GAS COMPANY SAYS PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT CAUGHT FIRE AT A WELL PAD SITE IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. EQT CORP. SPOKESWOMAN KARLA OLSEN SAYS FLAMES BROKE OUT AT A SITE IN MORGAN TOWNSHIP, GREENE COUNTY AROUND 4 P.M. FRIDAY. SHE SAYS NO ONE WAS HURT. OLSEN SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT THE FIRE OCCURRED IN NATURAL GAS PIPING, AWAY FROM THE WELL. SHE SAYS COMPANY EMPLOYEES QUICKLY STOPPED THE FLOW OF GAS THROUGH THE PIPING. LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. OLSEN SAYS EQT
PERSONNEL ARE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE.

FATAL HOME INVASION-CLAIRTON
1 DEAD IN HOME INVASION IN PITTSBURGH SUBURB

CLAIRTON, PA. (AP) - ONE PERSON HAS BEEN KILLED IN A HOME INVASION IN THE CRIME-RIDDEN PITTSBURGH SUBURB OF CLAIRTON. THE PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE SAYS AN ALLEGHENY COUNTY 911 DISPATCHER IS CONFIRMING THE DEATH, BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER THE DEAD PERSON IS A RESIDENT OF THE HOME OR THE SUSPECTED INTRUDER. COUNTY POLICE WERE STILL AT THE SCENE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING THE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER, WERE EITHER NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT OR NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM ANY DETAILS BEYOND THE
FACT THAT ONE PERSON HAS BEEN FATALLY SHOT. THE CALL CAME IN TO THE COUNTY 911 CENTER JUST BEFORE 1 P.M. CLAIRTON IS ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF PITTSBURGH, ALONG THE
MONONGAHELA RIVER.

BOY NEEDS SHADE
PA. PARENTS OF BOY WHO NEEDS SHADE SUE OVER AWNING

PITTSBURGH (AP) - THE PARENTS OF A PITTSBURGH BOY WHO HAS HEALTH AVERSIONS TO SUNLIGHT ARE SUING THEIR HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION FOR PERMISSION TO ADD A RETRACTABLE AWNING TO THE FRONT OF THEIR HOME. DAN AND JAIME SNYDER'S FEDERAL LAWSUIT SAYS AN AWNING WOULD PROVIDE A SHADY PLACE FOR 18-MONTH-OLD JONAH TO PLAY. BUT THE SUMMERSET NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SAYS AWNINGS DON'T FIT THE DESIGNS OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES IN THE PLAN. THE SNYDERS CONTEND THEY'RE BEING DENIED THE RIGHT TO USE THEIR ENTIRE RESIDENCE BECAUSE OF THEIR SON'S DISABILITIES. JONAH HAS GLAUCOMA AND ANOTHER DISEASE THAT AFFECTS HIS SKIN AND IS AGGRAVATED BY SUNLIGHT. THE ASSOCIATION HASN'T RESPONDED TO THURSDAY'S LAWSUIT, BUT OFFICIALS SAY THEY BELIEVE THE GROUP HAS A RIGHT TO ARGUE THE BOY ISN'T "DISABLED" UNDER FEDERAL LAW.

ART STUDENT BEATEN
PITTSBURGH STUDENT'S BEATING CASE GETS JULY TRIAL

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A FEDERAL JUDGE IN PITTSBURGH SCHEDULED A JULY TRIAL FOR A LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY A TEEN WHO CLAIMS HE WAS WRONGLY BEATEN BY THREE POLICE OFFICERS WHO CLAIM THEY THOUGHT HE HAD A GUN. JORDAN MILES, WHO IS NOW 19, WAS A VIOLIST AT THE CITY'S
PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED AND BEATEN ON JAN. 12, 2010. A JUDGE THREW OUT RESISTING ARREST CHARGES AGAINST MILES WHO SAYS HE THOUGHT THE PLAINCLOTHES OFFICERS DIDN'T IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND MEANT HIM HARM. THE OFFICERS SAY THEY BELIEVED MILES WAS TRESPASSING - EVEN THOUGH THE PROPERTY OWNER SAID SHE KNEW HIM WELL - AND SAY THEY MISTOOK HIS SODA BOTTLE FOR A GUN. MILES CLAIMS HE DIDN'T HAVE THE BOTTLE, MUCH LESS A GUN, AND WAS ACCOSTED FOR BEING A YOUNG BLACK MAN IN A HIGH-CRIME AREA.

GAS DRILLING-JOBS
DEVELOPERS: 400 ENERGY JOBS ON WAY IN CENT. PA.

MUNCY, PA. (AP) - THREE ENERGY SERVICE COMPANIES PLAN TO BUILD FACILITIES AT A BURGEONING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INDUSTRIAL PARK IN A MOVE DEVELOPERS SAY WILL CREATE 400 JOBS. THE SUN-GAZETTE OF WILLIAMSPORT REPORTS THAT FMC TECHNOLOGIES, GE OIL & GAS, AND BLACKHAWK, LLC SIGNED AGREEMENTS TO MOVE INTO THE 200-ACRE MARCELLUS ENERGY PARK IN MUNCY, LYCOMING COUNTY. THE PROJECTS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE FINISHED BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THE COMPLEX OPENED IN 2010. ITS ANCHOR TENANT IS WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL. THE PROJECT'S LEAD DEVELOPER SAYS HUNDREDS OF JOBS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CREATED. THE HEAD OF THE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS THE COMPLEX IS PART OF THE REBIRTH OF LYCOMING COUNTY. ENERGY COMPANIES HAVE BEEN FLOCKING TO THE REGION TO DRILL INTO THE LUCRATIVE MARCELLUS SHALE DEEP UNDERGROUND.

LETTUCE RECALL
CALIF. COMPANY ISSUES LETTUCE RECALL OVER LISTERIA

SALINAS, CALIF. (AP) - A CALIFORNIA PRODUCER OF BAGGED SALAD MIX IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING 2,100 CASES DISTRIBUTED UNDER STORE BRANDS IN OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA AND IOWA BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL THAT SOME PACKAGES MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH LISTERIA. THE LETTUCE WAS SOLD UNDER THE STORE BRAND NAMES HY-VEE SALADS AND GIANT EAGLE'S "FARMERS MARKET." THE LETTUCE HAS A "BEST IF SOLD BY" DATE OF OCT. 14. RIVER RANCH FRESH FOODS OF SALINAS ISSUED THE RECALL AFTER RANDOM TESTS INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF THE LISTERIA ORGANISM IN BAGGED LETTUCE SOLD FOR THE GIANT EAGLE CHAIN. THE COMPANY RECALLED ALL LETTUCE BAGGED ON SEPT. 27. NO ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. COMPANY PRESIDENT BRUCE KNOBELOCH TOLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THAT HE IS WORKING WITH FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATORS TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS. CONSUMERS MAY CONTACT THE COMPANY AT 1-800-762-7708.

SLAIN MILITANT CLERIC'S SON KILLED IN YEMEN...ANTI-WALL
STREET-STYLE PROTESTS SPREAD INTERNATIONALLY

SANAA, YEMEN (AP) - TRIBAL ELDERS SAY THE U.S. MISSILE STRIKE IN YEMEN HAS KILLED THE SON OF THE SON OF A SLAIN U.S.-BORN CLERIC ALONG WITH SIX OTHER MILITANTS. THE ELDERS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PROVINCE OF SHABWA IDENTIFIED 21-YEAR-OLD ABDUL-RAHMAN AL-AWLAKI
(AL-AW-LAH'-KEE) AS THE SON OF ANWAR AL-AWLAKI, WHO WAS KILLED SEPT. 30. THERE IS NO INDEPENDENT CONFIRMATION.

NEW YORK (AP) - ANTI-WALL STREET PROTESTERS ARE CONCENTRATING ON WEEKEND ACTIVITIES AFTER PLANS TO EVICT THEM FROM A PARK WERE CANCELED. THE PROTEST IS SPREADING WITH DEMONSTRATIONS TODAY IN AUSTRALIA, TOKYO AND THE PHILIPPINES. EVENTS IN EUROPE AND AFRICA ARE ALSO PLANNED.

KIT CARSON, COLO. (AP) - CELLPHONE USE HAS BEEN RULED OUT AS THE CAUSE OF A CRASH THAT KILLED SIX PEOPLE IN EASTERN COLORADO. THE COLORADO STATE PATROL HAS RULED OUT CELLPHONE USE HAS BEEN RULED OUT AS THE CAUSE OF A CRASH THAT KILLED SIX PEOPLE IN EASTERN COLORADO. CHEYENNE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY HOWARD MITCHELL AND FIVE
CHILDREN IN HIS VAN WERE KILLED WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A CATTLE TRAILER. SPEED MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.


BIRMINGHAM, ALA. (AP) - A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULING STRIKING
DOWN PARTS OF ALABAMA'S TOUGH NEW IMMIGRATION LAW ALSO LEFT SOME
INTACT AND STATE OFFICIALS RESOLVED TO CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION. THE COURT BLOCKED PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM CHECKING THE
IMMIGRATION STATUS OF STUDENTS.

WASHINGTON (AP) - THE FIRST MAJOR CASUALTY OF THE HEALTH CARE
OVERHAUL IS THE LONG TERM CARE PROVISION. REPUBLICANS ARE HAILING
THAT AS A WIN FOR TAXPAYERS. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE
PROVISION WAS TOO FLAWED AND COULDN'T SUSTAIN ITSELF FINANCIALLY.