A fund has been set up to benefit a paralyzed man whose wheelchair and van were destroyed in a recent accident.

Tim Hemmes of Evans City was paralyzed in a 2004 motorcycle crash when he broke his neck.

On April 4 he was involved in another accident when his wheelchair accessible van was hit by a vehicle while he was traveling home from a doctor's appointment. The crash destroyed his wheelchair.

To raise money, his family has set up a fund called “Tim's Wheels” at Farmers National Bank, 101 Meridian Road, Butler Township. Checks can be made out to Tim's Wheels and can be deposited at any Farmers National Bank branch.

For information, call the bank at 724-482-0133.

The American Cancer Society announced Friday that a $50,000 grant has been awarded to the Primary Health Network to provide cancer awareness, education and screening for colon cancer to individuals in four Western Pennsylvania boroughs, including East Brady, Clarion County, and Petrolia.The grant is part of a $6.4 million donation from the Walgreens Way To Well Commitment program.The project will focus on increasing colon cancer screening among men and women 50 years of age and older who tend to come from uninsured, underinsured, and low income rural families.