Stories from Thursday, June 2, 2005

Funeral services for William Peter Beau Seigneur, 86, of Clearfield, Pa., who died May 27 at Altoona, Pa., Hospital after a brief illness, were held Sunday at Clearfield First Baptist Church. The Rev. Michael Shingler officiated and burial followed in St. Mary's Cemetery in Frenchville, Pa. Chester C. Chidboy Funeral Home Inc. of Curwensville, Pa., was in charge of arrangements...

A man charged as a home invader rejected free legal advice Wednesday and repeatedly said he understood he didn't deserve another offer for a public defender, so the judge is letting him defend himself. "I want it on record," said James Oscar Mason, 45, of Deery Street, who's charged, along with two other men, in the March 24 burglary of Sebastian Gaspar Diego's Lipscomb Street home. "I'm not entitled to another lawyer."...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' budget and finance committee took a hard-line approach with several agencies during budget hearings Tuesday night, saying the county is in serious financial trouble and must watch its spending. In other discussion, the finance committee recommended that the county start enforcing the International Building Code on July 1. ...

Charges have been filed in connection with the theft of shelves from a Shelbyville liquor store. Steven West, 32, Morton Street, was charged Tuesday with two counts of theft of property. He is being held on $5,000 bond at Bedford County Jail. The shelves were allegedly stolen from Thompson's Liquors, North Main Street, and sold to a metal company, Detective Sgt. Jason Williams of the Shelbyville Police Department said...

Motorcycle police patrol could improve traffic code enforcement, and the elimination of two sets of traffic lights on the Shelbyville Square may help boost the downtown economy. Those are two ideas presented to Shelbyville City Council by City Manager Ed Craig who elaborated Wednesday on a couple of topics raised for consideration Tuesday as the mayor and council reviewed the first draft of their budget set to start July 1...

Money has been added to the state's 2005-2006 budget to re-open a state driver's license testing station in Shelbyville. Bedford County had a local driver's license testing station until 2001. The station was located in the National Guard Armory on Fayetteville Highway. After 9/11, heightened security forced the station to close...

Funeral services for Hazel Lee Baity, 71, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at Bordeaux Hospital in Nashville, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Albert E. Lanier and the Rev. Dr. Alvin Cotton will officiate and burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.