The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA

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February 21, 2012

In brief: Sex-assault suspect charged

JOHNSTOWN — A Johnstown man was jailed Tuesday on 88 sex-related counts after being accused of having sex with an underage girl, authorities said.

Joseph Felosky, 40, of the 100 block of Glenn Street, was arraigned by on-call District Judge Leonard Grecek of Roxbury on charges of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault and corruption of minors.

City police alleged that Felosky sexually assaulted the girl at various locations from November 2010 to August 2011.

The girl, who is now 15, told her father, who contacted authorities.

Felosky has denied the allegations but admitted to having a sex toy that had been described by the girl, police said.

He is being held in the Cambria County Prison on $75,000 percentage bond.

Everett man dies in wreck

BEDFORD – A Everett man was killed when the car he was driving crossed into the path of an oncoming vehicle.

Dale Crawford, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene Monday following the crash on Route 26, known locally as Clear Ridge Road, in Monroe Township, said state police at Bedford.

Crawford was driving a 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier south when he lost control and entered the northbound lane, striking the front end of a northbound vehicle driven by Kirk Logeston, 45, of Flintstone, Md.

Crawford was ejected from his car.

Logeston’s 2006 Jeep Liberty traveled west off the roadway and rolled onto its roof before coming to rest.

Logeston was flown to Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown. A report on his condition was not immediately available.

Registrations due for turf event

SOMERSET – Reduced-price registrations are due for Penn State Cooperative Extension’s annual Somerset County Turf Conference and Mini Trade Show.

The event will run from 8:40 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. March 20 at the Oakhurst Tea Room in Somerset. Registration will be held from 7:30 to 8:40 a.m.

A registration fee of $55 is due by March 1.

After that date, the fee is $65 per person.

Featured presentations will include best management practices for pesticide storage and handling, white grub identification and management in cool-season turf, insect and mite pests of woody ornamental plants, insect-vectored plant diseases, identification and management of patch diseases in turf, pre- and post-weed control in turf, aquatic plant management, pesticide application record-keeping requirements and pesticide spills.

The state Department of Agriculture will offer testing for individuals interested in taking their private or commercial pesticide applicator’s license exam.

To register or for more information, go to exten­sion.psu.edu/somerset or call 445-8911, ext. 7.

BPW seeks grant applicants

CRESSON – For the 24th year, Cresson Business and Professional Women will award a $500 grant to a deserving student.

Applicants must be students 21 or older who have completed one-fourth of a program at a four-year college, two-year college or certificate program, school of nursing or practical nursing.  

Completed applications and all accompanying information must be postmarked by March 15.

For more information, call Colleen Krug, Cresson BPW public relations chairwoman and education scholarship co-chairwoman, at 948-4905.

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