Hutchinson NewsLocal news for Hutchinson, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Grad exams irk local educators- March 12, 2008 "There is a lot of misinformation out there regarding these graduation requirements. Misinformation that has come from opposition who have realized they can't win the argument on facts, so they've resulted to trying to win the argument on lies." A letter from the state's top education official urging school boards to support a series of proposed graduation exams has backfired in some Centre County school districts.A Feb. 12 letter, signed by Education Secretary Gerald Zahorchak, asks local...http://www.topix.net/city/hutchinson-pa/2008/03/grad-exams-irk-local-educators?fromrss=1 'Chop shop' suspect faces charges of threatening trooper- March 10, 2008 "Particularly on Sept. 12, (Hutchinson) stated he had a pistol in his garage and if Trooper McKenzie continued to harass him, he was going to shoot Trooper McKenzie" A Cook Township man in the Westmoreland County Prison on charges of running a "chop shop" now faces charges of threatening to shoot a state trooper and illegally owning a firearm. via Pittsburgh Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/hutchinson-pa/2008/03/chop-shop-suspect-faces-charges-of-threate... Renovation project at Drake Well may soon get off ground- March 8, 2008 "There was a delay in getting it released but the governor called me and told me it would be released pronto" Renovation project at Drake Well may soon get off ground By JUDITH O. ETZEL This artist's rendering of a new design for the Drake Well Museum is part of a comprehensive make-over at the facility that marks the ... via The Derrickhttp://www.topix.net/city/hutchinson-pa/2008/03/renovation-project-at-drake-well-may-soon-... |