KEYSTONE CLIPS June brings drier weather in midst of wetter year

The month of June was a bit drier than normal in the Shenango Valley.
Statistics kept by the Shenango Valley Division of Aqua Pennsylvania Inc. showed that total precipitation for the month reached 3.64 inches, about a half-inch below the normal 4.17 inches for that month.
Overall, 2004 continues to be damper than normal, with precipitation totaling 21.75 inches in the first half of the year as compared with the average of 19.07 for that period; 2003 had a total of 50.67 inches of precipitation as compared with the annual average of 40.64 inches.
Volunteers needed
The Mercer County Historical Society is looking for volunteers.
People are needed to work on the Project 2000 newspaper microfilming project, and the society will provide the necessary training for anyone willing to help.
Participants can work at their own pace, and hours are flexible.
The job does require the ability to stand for a long period while microfilming.
The society also is looking for guides/lecturers for its museum at 119 S. Pitt St. in Mercer to enhance the tours of visitors to the facility.
There are also needs for volunteers for such things as gardening, transcription, display maintenance and more.
For more information, call the society at (724) 662-3209.
Web site's 'best attorneys'
Lawrence County District Attorney Matthew Mangino was named among Pennsylvania's best district attorneys by PoliticsPA.com.
This was one of a series of rankings by PoliticsPA.com of elected officials serving in various levels of state and local government.
The Web site is an online clearinghouse for government and political news.
Mangino was one of eight district attorneys named "best." Three were on the list as the worst district attorneys.
The Web site did not explain how it decided its list.
XCONTRIBUTORS: Harold Gwin, Vindicator Sharon Bureau; Laure Cioffi, New Castle Bureau.