Saxton NewsLocal news for Saxton, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Newspapers must champion people's right to know- September 30, 2007 "Many Pennsylvanians aren't sure how to file an open records request with their local or state government. Too often, they only find out how difficult the process is when they badly need information, and unfortunately, there's a steep learning curve" Thanks to the efforts of The Sentinel and a request for information through the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, the terms of a settlement in a civil lawsuit filed by the Mifflin County Board of Commissioners ... via Lewistown Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/saxton-pa/2007/09/newspapers-must-champion-peoples-right-to-know... Settlement figures released: Defendants will pay a combined $425,000- September 28, 2007 "The county can say it has recovered 96 percent of the documented loss due to (the) embezzlement, this (settlement) being one facet of that recovery" Two defendants named in a civil lawsuit filed by Mifflin County will pay a combined settlement of $425,000, according to documents obtained Thursday by The Sentinel. via Lewistown Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/saxton-pa/2007/09/settlement-figures-released-defendants-will-pa... The public's right to know: Commissioners agree to settle civil lawsuit- September 21, 2007 "The county avers that the McKonly defendants breached their contract ... by failing to detect Ms. Saxton's embezzlement and by failing to provide auditing services in accordance with applicable professional standards" Authorization to execute a settlement agreement in a lawsuit seeking to recoup losses due to a former county official's misappropriation of public funds was approved Thursday by the Mifflin County Board of ... via The Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/saxton-pa/2007/09/the-publics-right-to-know-commissioners-agree-... Drug trafficking defendant enters last-minute guilty plea in LHU case- September 14, 2007 By JIM RUNKLE - jrunklelockhaven.com LOCK HAVEN - The last of four Lock Haven University students arrested for marijuana trafficking in connection with "Operation Fouled Out," pleaded guilty Thursday, just ... via Lock Haven Expresshttp://www.topix.net/city/saxton-pa/2007/09/drug-trafficking-defendant-enters-last-minute-... |