Champion NewsLocal news for Champion, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Commercial construction up nearly 23 percent last year- January 27, 2008 "Nonresidential construction exploded in the fourth quarter of 2007, with over $1.2 billion in contracts awarded or started" With little fanfare, the commercial segment is overshadowing other types of construction work in the region. via PittsburghLIVE.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/champion-pa/2008/01/commercial-construction-up-nearly-23-percent... A list of Perry County Farm Show winners- January 18, 2008 Pennsylvania State Farm Show first-place winners from Perry County: Horses Tonya K. School, of Liverpool, from Blackmist Percherons n won six first places in the Percheron Halter classes. via Cumberlink.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/champion-pa/2008/01/a-list-of-perry-county-farm-show-winners?fro... State accepting LIHEAP applications- January 16, 2008 Applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program are still being accepted. via PittsburghLIVE.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/champion-pa/2008/01/state-accepting-liheap-applications?fromrss=... Champion-sheep- January 9, 2008 "It feels good to spread the love of animals around" Chelsea Dale didn't expect to raise a champion, but the judges at the Pennsylvania Farm Show knew she had something special. via LancasterOnlinehttp://www.topix.net/city/champion-pa/2008/01/champion-sheep?fromrss=1 Jefferson Awards: Champion for social justice- January 7, 2008 "That was the key, letting us talk to you about what changes you have to make" Robert Pitts, the former mayor of Wilkinsburg and the winner of a Jefferson Award for Public Service. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/champion-pa/2008/01/jefferson-awards-champion-for-social-justice... |