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Friday’s announcement of a new list of counties soon going to the “yellow” phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s gradual reopening plan for Pennsylvania’s economy came and went and yet again, Mifflin and Juniata counties found themselves left off it. This latest group of counties is concentrated in the southwestern portion of the state — the closest to us going yellow in this group is Blair — and even includes Allegheny County, which is home to Pittsburgh, the state’s second-largest city. How exactly is a major metropolitan area and population center like Pittsburgh more ready to go yellow than rural Mifflin...

am blessed with common sense. — Bill Moss’ first sentence explaining why he was qualified to be on the Columbus Board of Education, in response to a 1977 Dispatch candidate questionnaire Bill Moss — quick-witted showman, fiery orator and advocate for the disenfranchised — was a force on the Columbus school board for almost three decades. He died yesterday at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was 69. Moss was being treated for a stroke he suffered last month while driving through Pennsylvania with his wife, Ruth, to attend her college alumni conference on the East Coast, his son Loren Moss said....

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two students were charged Wednesday in an alleged sexual assault at Mifflin High School, NBC 4's Nancy Burton reported. Brandyn Hobbs, 15, and Timothy C. Armistead, 16, were each charged with two counts of rape, one count of sexual battery and one count of kidnapping for the alleged incident March 9 in the high school auditorium.

What’s happened since a girl reported being sexually assaulted by two boys at Mifflin High School in March: The school : Walnut Ridge Principal Laura Commodore-Young has taken over at Mifflin as well, and she is aided by three assistant principals. The former principal : Regina Crenshaw is fighting the decision to fire her. Her appeal begins Thursday. The former assistant principals : Vincent Clarno, Suzie Retterer-Helfrich and Richard Watson each were suspended without pay for 10 days and since have been assigned to posts where they won’t have contact with students. The suspects : Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said charges...

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BLACK MAYORS Politicians eager to share stage with rap duo Thursday, April 28, 2005 Sherri Williams THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Dead Prez - Stic.man, left, and M1 (actual name) will address about 5,000 Columbus Public Schools students today. Much as the beat and bass of hip-hop move a crowd at parties, politicians increasingly use the music to attract young voters to political parties. The appearance of rap duo Dead Prez at the National Conference of Black Mayors today underscores the potential sway of a genre that influences youths’ choices in records, clothes and more. The rappers will address...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One of the Mifflin High School administrators involved in the controversy surrounding the alleged sexual assault of a special needs student is ignoring orders to keep quiet about the incident, NBC 4's David Wayne reported. Suzie Retterer-Helfrich is one of three assistant principals who were suspended for 10 days without pay after the March 9 incident. The principal was fired. A ninth-grade special education student claims she was forced to perform oral sex on at least two boys at the high school auditorium while others reportedly watched the acts and another student allegedly videotaped it. The investigation...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One of the teens expelled after an alleged sexual attack last month at Mifflin High School is appealing his expulsion, NBC 4's Elenora Andrews reported. A ninth-grade special education student claims she was forced to perform oral sex on at least two boys at the high school auditorium while others reportedly watched the acts and another student allegedly videotaped it.

Mayor Michael B. Coleman received national exposure as a Democratic candidate for governor on shock-jock radio Wednesday. It’s a venue he would have preferred to avoid, the mayor admitted later. "It didn’t end up well." But Coleman said he "just couldn’t bite my tongue" any longer after what he characterized as three days of bullying and "blasting the city" by conservative talk-radio host Glenn Beck. Even though Coleman was less than his rhetorical best during the chaotic eight-minute exchange with Beck, he said, "I’ll never be regretful of standing up to those who are not telling the truth, who misrepresent...

During the 4:30 P.M. news report this afternoon, WTVN-AM had an exclusive comment from the mother of the young female rape victim at Mifflin High School in Columbus. There is no link on WTVN's website... www.610wtvn.com The mother is angry at Mayor Coleman for his comments last night. She is thankful to Glenn Beck for exposing this. She believes that some local officials are obstructing. John Corby, the host currently on WTVN, is reporting that the Mayor's Office is accusing WTVN of being "right-wing." Former Mayor Buck Rinehart will be on soon. Former School Board Member Bill Moss (a true...

I have not been able to find anything on this on websites, but did anyone listen to Glenn Beck today? He called out Columbus Mayor Mike Coleman for the handling of the horrible incident at Mifflin High School in Columbus. Coleman, was committed to go on the air with Beck but he stiffed him and then Beck had a guy pretending he was Coleman call in. This part was hilarious. Coleman finally called in at the end and you could tell he was livid. Coleman was evading answers and Beck had a tough time getting questions past Coleman's interruptions. Beck...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The girl was led by the arm behind a stage curtain in the auditorium. There, witnesses said her lip was bloodied and she was sexually assaulted by a group of boys, an attack videotaped by one student and watched by more than a dozen others who came running as word spread. Within minutes, the developmentally disabled girl reported the alleged assault to a special education teacher, who said the girl "looked dazed and confused and was crying." But principals didn't immediately notify police for fear of media attention, in violation of state law. When the girl's...

This past March in Columbus Ohio a disabled 16 year old girl was sexually assulted at  Mifflin High School by a group of boys.  They beat her, stripped her naked, and video taped the incident while others watched as it happened.  This occurred while school was in session in the school's auditorium.  When the girl was finally brought to safety, a school official named Richard Watson did not want to call the authorities because it would attract unwanted media attention.  The father of the disabled girl was not called until a considerable amount of time had passed after the incident was reported.  The principle (Ms Crenshaw) has been fired for...

Mifflin High principal fired Official should have called police after sexual assault on student, board says Wednesday, April 06, 2005 Bill Bush THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The Columbus Board of Education fired a high-school principal last night who failed to call police after learning that a female student had been sexually assaulted by four male students last month in the school auditorium. The board voted unanimously to place Regina Crenshaw on unpaid leave from her $95,300-a-year post at Mifflin High School starting today and to begin terminating her contract. Crenshaw could not be reached after the meeting. Three assistant principals —...

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