Bus driver to face criminal charges

Updated at 6 p.m. to add bus company comment A school bus driver is facing criminal charges after leaving a 7-year-old girl in a van for an entire school day, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said on Thursday, April 9. Hogan made the announcement two days after the Kennett Consolidated School District superintendent issued a public apology for the incident, saying it elicited “dismay…

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Is Skye the limit for sheriffs’ fan? Not likely

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Nine-year-old Alex Collins shows off Skye, an 8-week-old Australian-German shepherd mix and a gift from Chester County Sheriff Alex Underwood.

A West Chester mother often likened her fortunes to the lyrics from a blues song: “If it wasn’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.” But that was before a geography mistake catapulted her 9-year-old son Alex into the limelight, where he has endeared himself to many and experienced dizzying excitement that shows no sign of abating. And Leslie Collins couldn’t be more…

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PennDOT issues plea for organ donors

With April marking National Donate Life Month, PennDOT issued a press release to remind driver’s license and identification card holders that spending a few minutes online to register as an organ donor can help another person live a fuller, longer life. “Potential donors considering adding the organ donor designation to their driver’s license or identification card do not have to wait for their renewal notices…

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Nonprofit working to elevate women’s status

When it comes to educational attainment, business ownership, poverty, and access to health insurance coverage for women, Pennsylvania earns a C, ranking 21st in the U.S., said a report released on Wednesday, April 8, by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). Such statistics motivate the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls, which wants people to know that they can help reverse those number.…

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