He announced the decision during Monday night's executive session of the Hermitage School Board, a closed-door meeting attended by school directors, administrators and a teacher or two. The Herald learned of the decision a couple of days later. The story ran Friday. A Masury man Thursday pleaded guilty to four counts of rape and three counts of gross sexual imposition involving male juveniles. Edmond St. entered his plea during a hearing before Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Mitchell F. Shaker in Warren.
All sentences are to be served concurrently.
Pennsylvania felt the brunt of a storm blowing in from Lake Erie with about a foot of snow. No serious accidents or injuries were reported last Sunday, and power outages were limited. A proposal allowing Pennsylvania electric utilities to compete for customers is on the front burner in Harrisburg as lawmakers juggle several bills before the legislative session ends. Moves to deregulate the electric industry and end the monopoly that utilities enjoy in service territories are being debated nationwide. Phone customers in rural Pennsylvania most likely will keep their current low rates, now that the state Public Utility Commission has given a thumbs-down to Bell Atlantic's proposal to swap rate hikes in rural areas for decreases in larger cities.