What a week, and it started with the Steelers bringing Steeler’s Nation another championship.
Outside of that GantDaily also brought you coverage of various people in court, the announcement of a meeting for a proposed rail line reopening, and the possibility of a new way to pay county taxes.
For these stories and more keep reading the GantDaily Weekly Reload.
Holmes Catches Clincher In Closing Seconds; Lifts Steelers Over Cards In Super Bowl
Matt Aug – AHN Sports Editor
Tampa, FL (AHN) – Santonio Holmes hauled in a six-yard pass in the corner of the end zone, dragged both toes inbounds and helped the Pittsburgh Steelers capture their NFL-best sixth Super Bowl crown with a 27-23 edging of the Arizona Cardinals Sunday.
The play, with 35 seconds left, capped a wild fourth quarter in which the Cardinals overcame a 20-7 deficit to take a 23-20 lead on wideout Larry Fitzgerald’s 64-yard touchdown connection from quarterback Kurt Warner at the 2:37 mark.
As Cardinals coach Ken Whisehunt later noted, that was too much time left for a seasoned Ben Roethlisberger (21-of-30, 256 yards, touchdown) and his offensive mates.
The Steelers calmly drove 78 yards in just eight plays in just over two minutes for the winning score, leaving the Cardinals with little time in their bid for a first Super Bowl crown.
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Shawville Man Accused of Armed Robbery Enters Guilty Plea
CLEARFIELD – A Shawville man who was accused of armed robbery entered a guilty plea earlier this week.
Tyler A. Hurley pleaded guilty to three counts of both terroristic threats and harassment; robbery – take property by force; theft by unlawful taking; disorderly conduct; public drunkenness; and the purchase, consumption, possession of alcohol. Hurley’s case was scheduled to go to trial Feb. 6.
According to a Sept. 17,2008 GantDaily report, three Clearfield juvenile victims testified at the preliminary hearing, stating they had been hanging out at a home near Turnpike Avenue but left to walk to one of the other juvenile’s Weaver Street home sometime after 2 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.
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Public Meeting to be Held Concerning Proposed Reopening of Beech Creek Rail Line
CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield County Commissioners are urging residents to attend a meeting at the Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School next week regarding the proposed reopening of a rail line for waste hauling.
“We will be there,” said Commissioner Chairman Joan Robinson-McMillen. “We are opposed to the reopening of the rail line.”
According to a May 2008 article, RJ Corman is looking to reactivate a 20-mile stretch of the Beech Creek rail line from Wallaceton Borough to Gorton in Centre County for a new quarry, landfill and industrial park that is being developed by Resource Recovery, LLC.
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Clearfield Man Accused of Getting Marijuana Through the Mail Waives Hearing
CLEARFIELD – A Clearfield man accused of receiving marijuana through the mail waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.
Paul J. Evans is charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to the affidavit of probable cause on Jan. 22 a postal inspector in Pittsburg was contacted by a contractor with the postal inspection service out of McAllen, TX. The call was concerning a priority mail parcel that was identified as being suspicious. The parcel was bound for Clearfield. The Pittsburgh postal inspector gave the OK for the package to be delivered, with attention made to him.
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Clearfield Man Waives Hearing on Drug Charges
CLEARFIELD – A Clearfield man accused of selling drugs to undercover officers waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.
Ronald Bowling Jr. is charged with manufacture or delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance and intentional possession of a controlled substance by a person not registered.
According to the affidavit of probable cause on May 12, 2008 two state troopers received a phone call from a confidential informant. The CI advised them that they could purchase marijuana from Bowling. The CI was advised that the troopers would pick them up.
At 6:55 p.m. the troopers met the CI and they left for Bowling’s residence. At 7:05 they arrived at Bowling’s residence. The CI knocked at the door and was met by Bowling. The CI and one of the troopers went inside. Bowling allegedly began pulling out plastic bags of marijuana from the couch.
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Clearfield County Commissioners Discuss Alternative Tax Payment Method
CLEARFIELD – Residents of Clearfield County who need to pay taxes to the county’s assessment office may have the ability to do that with a credit card in the future.
The Clearfield County Commissioners, County Controller Claudia Read and Jennifer Wooster of the County Tax Claims/Assessment Office discussed the matter on Tuesday at a Clearfield County Commissioners work session.
Wooster said the company who will provide the service will charge a 2.5 percent processing fee. So if resident needed to pay $100 and was agreeable to using the credit card machine, an additional $2.50 would be charged. The $2.50 would then go to the company.
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Curwensville Man Accused of Robbing Convenience Store Waives Hearing
CLEARFIELD – A Curwensville man accused of robbing a convenience store waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.
John Robert Wagner III is charged with robbery with threat of serious injury and theft by unlawful taking.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, on Jan. 26 at 2:30 a.m. Wagner allegedly entered the Uni-Mart at 415 State Street in Curwensville. He was reported to be wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black hat, blue jeans, red and white sneakers and a glove on his right hand. He obtained two bottles of pop from the cooler and approached the cash register.
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LTPD Searching for Missing Person
CLEARFIELD – The Lawrence Township Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing person.
Police reported that Amanda Schrock, a Caucasian woman, 25-years-old, was last seen on Tuesday around 8:30 p.m. She was wearing jeans and a neon pink jacket. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to contact the police department by calling dispatch at 765-1533.
Clearfield Man Waives Hearing on Drug Charges
CLEARFIELD – A Clearfield man accused of selling drugs to undercover officers waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.
Scott Ryan Moore is charged with manufacture or delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance and intentional possession of a controlled substance by a person not registered.
According to court records on April 7, 2008 troopers with a confidential informant who had arranged to the purchase of five Oxycodone pills for $150 from Moore.
The undercover troopers and CI went to a parking lot on Spruce Street in Clearfield Borough. The CI was given $150 and told to attempt to get the transaction to occur within the troopers’ view. The informant entered a residence and later returned with the Moore, who allegedly gave the trooper one light blue, almost white in color tablet marked “M” on one side and “30” on the other. Moore reportedly told the trooper he could only provide four tablets for $150.
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