A food safety agency that got its start in the Grove City area has opened a new center at The Ohio State University in Columbus.

Christmas cheer will soon be here as two communities prepare for their annual holiday festivities.

GROVE CITY – Highland Primary Center students are excited to celebrate Thanksgiving.

MERCER – Landon Chapin is working hard to fulfill his Christmas wish, which will make the holidays a little happier for lots of rescue animals.

GROVE CITY – Word spread quickly that Thrifty Threads had been burglarized, and the community’s response has restored Traci Gerard’s faith in humanity.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP – Holiday cheer has arrived at Keystone Safari, where the resident animals are surrounded by thousands of tiny colored lights.

HERMITAGE – There’s just no way around it, at times an adult caring for another adult with disabilities can be overwhelming.

GROVE CITY – Forker Field is getting an upgrade next year.

SLIPPERY ROCK – The last few months have busy at Slippery Rock Community Library, and there’s more fun to come.

A local nonprofit is making progress on restoring an historic one-room schoolhouse, but they still need help.

GROVE CITY – Audiences attending this year’s fall play at Grove City High School will be treated to a more intimate venue.

GROVE CITY – Those familiar with “1776” the musical know that it’s a story about our country’s founding fathers.

SLIPPERY ROCK – The second annual Slippery Rock-Con will be held at a new location with a three-day schedule full of games, demonstrations, contests, and more.

GROVE CITY – The next generation of volunteers helping with the Tower Presbyterian Church train display is adding some new features.

We are fortunate here in Grove City to have a beautiful and robust downtown shopping district.

MERCER — There’s no one-stop shop for local veterans, but the new Mercer County Veterans Affairs director, Bradley Alan of Hermitage, said he’s here to help.

Three Mercer County artists will have their artwork on display at the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 107th Annual Exhibition at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. 

GROVE CITY – Patients at Grove City Medical Center’s oncology department will be getting a little boost thanks to some local athletes.

MERCER – After inserting his sample ballot into one of the optical scanners that will record Mercer County’s votes in the Nov. 5 election, Paul Bengs found the process simple.

GROVE CITY – All 28 speakers at a DEP hearing Wednesday were unanimous in their opposition to an application by Tri-County Industries Inc. to reopen a landfill in southeastern Mercer County.

When Spencer T. Folmar visited his hometown of Clearfield a few years ago, he was shocked and saddened to see how hard the area had been hit by the opioid epidemic.

GROVE CITY – Josh Craig deftly shifted his body to the left as he gave a hard stare at the course in front of him.

HERMITAGE – The police officers – Jesse DePietro of Grove City and William Caldwell of Greenville-West Salem – faced off with a sword-wielding teenager.

GROVE CITY – Dr. Jeffrey Finch will be serving as superintendent of the Grove City Area School District for at least five more years.

SLIPPERY ROCK – The next time you’re approaching the quad or student center at Slippery Rock University, look up.

HARRISBURG — Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Jay Delaney told lawmakers Tuesday that widespread use of pyrotechnics made some parts of the state seem like “a war zone” last Fourth of July.