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FINDLEY TOWNSHIP – A 36-year-old woman died in Mercer County Jail almost a month ago, and her family wants answers.

MERCER — District Judge Douglas E. Straub on Monday continued the preliminary hearing of a New Castle man in the 2019 shooting death of Sharon resident, Khalil “Champ” Hopson.

MERCER -- District Judge Douglas E. Straub on Monday continued the preliminary hearing of a New Castle man in the 2019 shooting death of Sharon resident, Khalil "Champ" Hopson.

MERCER — District Judge Douglas E. Straub on Monday continued the preliminary hearing of a New Castle man in the 2019 shooting death of Sharon resident Khalil “Champ” Hopson.

The Mercer County Courthouse in pictured during a heavy snowfall. TANNER MONDOK | Herald MERCER – With COVID-19 numbers at a high level in the county, the Common Pleas Court of Mercer County is having trouble finding jurors for civil and criminal cases. “People don’t want to leave their house,” said Bo D. McCleary, Mercer County court administrator. “It’s very challenging to reassure them we are trying to do as much as poss...

By MELISSA KLARIC Herald Staff Writer Dec 14, 2020 Dec 14, 2020 SHARON – Common pleas court officials have been trying to schedule a murder trial and it’s been set back several times for various reasons. The trial of Jaylaun Coleman, which was scheduled to begin Monday, is now set to begin Feb. 9.  Coleman, 20, of Farrell, is charged with murder in the first degree, prohibited possession of a firearm, carrying a firearm without a license and criminal homicide in conn...