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Escape artist: Facebook posts help track Doug the wayward emu

NEW ENTERPRISE — The roads around New Enterprise are flanked by grassy fields and crops, livestock — cows, horses, goats, sheep and chickens — and backyard pets, like dogs and cats. But, for those with a keen eye, one backyard stands out due to the large flightless birds that call it ...

Eldorado business owner may renovate derelict building on Maple Avenue

The owner of Alto Markets in Eldorado is interested in acquiring and rehabilitating a derelict, 2 1/2-story former convenience store with upstairs apartments at 2900 Maple Ave. for food production and storage, a takeout business and a convenience store, according to Eric Luchansky, the city’s community development director and staffer for the Redevelopment Authority. The building is brick, with steel beams, fronting on Maple and running all the way back to the alley, and it’s in “very bad shape,” with seriously leaking roof that should be repaired before winter — although ...

Data center utility claim spurs pushback in House

The prospect of a data center company being able to take land by eminent domain stirred near-unanimous support for a House bill that would prevent that scenario ­— and its sponsor on Tuesday said he was motivated in part by a statement by a tech titan. Democratic Rep. Chris Pielli of ...

Bedford County eyes public hearings on possible ATV/UTV trail

Bedford County officials are looking into adding ATV/UTV recreational trails, if county residents support the plan and if suitable land can be found on which to locate the trails. The Bedford County Planning Commission, in partnership with the county commissioners, are planning a series of public meetings to determine the community’s interest in a trail. Meeting dates and locations have yet to be set. According to planning director Stephanie Clevenstine, the planning office applied for a Department of Conservation and Natural Resources grant in 2024 and received up to $100,000 for a ...

Haitian immigrant seeks release from Moshannon Valley detention facility

A 38-year-old Haitian immigrant at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Clearfield County has filed a federal complaint contending he is being held illegally, and he is seeking his immediate release. Jeanel Amazan has resided in New Jersey since his arrival in the United States three years ago under a Biden-era parole program to create “safe and orderly pathways to the United States for citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.” The program, his petition stated, required “significant background checks” to determine he was not a threat to national security or public ...