PA: Erie City Council Delays Vote on EMTA Appointments

Oct. 03--Erie City Council has put Mayor Joe Schember's five new appointments to the Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority's board of directors on hold. Council, at its regular meeting Wednesday morning, pulled the appointments off its agenda because of questions about whether two current EMTA board members have actually resigned.

Bundle up: Bitter cold weather takes hold of northern US

Bitter cold weather has taken hold of much of the northern United States and is expected to stay put for days to come as two Minnesota cities already have set record low temperatures and a city in Pennsylvania continues to dig out from a record snowfall. The National Weather Service reported International Falls, Minnesota, the self-proclaimed Icebox of the Nation, plunged to 37 degrees below zero, breaking the old record of 32 below set in 1924.

Brrr! After record snow, bitter cold ahead for northern US

Freezing temperatures and below-zero wind chills socked much of the northern United States on Wednesday, even setting a record in a Minnesota city so cold it's called the Icebox of the Nation, and will stay put for days to come as snow-hardened Erie digs out from a record snowfall. The National Weather Service reported International Falls and Hibbing, Minnesota, set record low temperatures on Wednesday morning.

Voting results show political shift contributed to close Erie County Executive’s race

Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper edged out Art Oligeri by just 300 votes during Tuesday's election, a much tighter contest than her first bid for that office four years ago. But final voting results released by the Erie County Dept.

PA: EMTA Formalizes New Board Configuration

April 11--The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority's board of directors unanimously approved a resolution Monday that formalized, for state officials, part of the agreement which ended an 18-month-long city-county stalemate over EMTA's operating charter. The resolution formally increases county representation on EMTA's nine-member board of directors to four appointees from three and gives the city five appointees to that board, instead of six.