County honored for preservation of courthouse
(Left to right) Kathy Wileczek, President of the West Chester Downtown Foundation; Phil Yocum, West Chester Historic Preservation Awards Committee member; and Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline, Kathi Cozzone and Terence Farrell.
WEST CHESTER — Representatives from the West Chester Downtown Foundation and the West Chester Historic Preservation Awards formally presented the Chester County...
More questions than answers in courthouse shooting
WEST CHESTER — There are more questions than answers Wednesday as to why a Coatesville man allegedly attacked a Chester County Sheriff’s Deputy with a knife at the county Justice Center Tuesday just before midday — and was shot and killed by another deputy.
Curtis Smith, 34, entered the building a bit before noon Tuesday and allegedly attacked an unidentified deputy with a knife. The deputy...
Courthouse mural gets new life and new home
County officials unveil restored Shenton mural, moved from old courthouse to new building
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to CoatesvilleTimes.com
Paul Gratz, the owner of Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio in Doylestown, personally supervised the restoration of the mural. Here he inspects details with a microscope.
WEST CHESTER — The degrees of separation of Chester County residents from art...