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Mercer Mayor Facing Felony Charge

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Mercer Mayor Facing Felony Charge

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MERCER, Pa. (WKBN) - The Mercer Borough mayor is facing criminal charges, one of them a felony, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday. Read next: High bacteria levels detected at local beach Travis Schaa, 38, is facing criminal trespass charges. Mercer Borough police were contacted last Friday by a woman who said Schaa, her father, had entered her apartment without her permission. The investigation was referred to the Mercer Cou…See the Story

Hubbard man sentenced in Mercer County sex case

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

MERCER, Pa. (WKBN) - A Hubbard man received his sentence in a Mercer County sex case. Brian Schell, 59, was convicted of incest, a second-degree felony, according to court records. Schell was sentenced to 18 months to five years in prison, followed by three years of state-supervised probation, on Thursday. He is receiving credit for the 234 days he already served in custody. Schell will also have to register as a sex offender as part of his sent…Mercer · Mercer Read Article

Mercer County crowns 2025-26 dairy princess

The Mercer County Dairy Princess and Promotion Committee is kicking off “June is Dairy Month” by crowning a new Mercer County Dairy Princess. The coronation was held May 17 at the Mercer County Extension Office in Mercer.Coronation · Mercer Read Article

Mercer schools still reliably powered by coal

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

MERCER — Mercer Area School District has a time-proven way to keep students warm in the winter — it has been burning coal since the schools first opened.Mercer · Mercer Read Article

Small businesses in Mercer get a little springtime boost

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

MERCER – The Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a Spring into Small Business Saturday on Saturday to promote and celebrate local merchants.Mercer · Mercer Read Article

Deaths from May 15, 2025

Margaret L. CLARK, 90, Mercer.Mercer · Mercer Read Article

What's on the ballots in the 2025 Primary Election

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These candidates for contested races are on the ballot in the May 20 primary election throughout Mercer County, according to information filed with the Mercer County Board of Elections.Primary Elections · Mercer Read Article

Mercer Alumni Hall inductees from classes of 1978, 1998

MERCER — Kevin Haley and Michael Dudek, the newest members of Mercer High School’s Alumni Hall of Fame, were inducted and had their permanent plaques revealed at the school Tuesday, prior to the induction of new National Honor Society (NHS)…Mercer · Mercer Read Article

Row officers: Vendor deserves blame in late software

MERCER — With the county’s roughly $2 million finance software project months over an extended deadline, much of the recent focus has been on the county controller, but other row officers say the vendor itself deserves blame.Software · Mercer Read Article