‘Bell to bell’ bill ban on student cellphone use advances
The Greene County commissioners approved a slew of tourism-related at their most recent meeting, including money for local events tied to America’s 250th anniversary and repairs to some county facilities. The $265,000 for the county’s Tourism Assets Improvement Project will be used to repair the roofs of the Greene County Fairgrounds arena barn and the Mon View Roller Rink in Greensboro. Funding came through a Commonwealth Financing Authority Local Share Account grant announced in December. The arena barn roof has been leaking, while a storm last year blew off part of the roller rink roof, said board Chairman Jared Edgreen. “They patched it for now, but it’s going to be a ...
A wrong-way crash on Route 982 in Bullskin Township, Fayette County, on Friday left one man dead, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The driver, David Lancaster, 50, of Mount Pleasant, died at the scene, according to the Fayette County coroner's office. Police said the 4 p.m. accident happened as Lancaster was rounding a curve at around 4 p.m. and his vehicle crossed into the oncoming lane and collided head-on with another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured. Police are still investigating the accident. According to troopers, the crash happened around 4 p.m. along Route 982 in Bullskin Township.
Some two-way radio operators in Fayette County and surrounding areas can now see their messages go out a little farther. The Uniontown Amateur Radio Club recently installed a repeater that expands the range for the portable, mobile and home-based stations in General Mobile Radio Service by ...
Washington County officials are appealing the decision by the state’s opioid settlement fund review committee to reject eight grant applications put forward by the county for various projects battling the drug epidemic in the region. The Dispute Resolution Committee overseeing the Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust fund will hold a public hearing at 12:15 p.m. March 13 to allow county officials to explain why the eight projects deemed “non-compliant” in December should be given a second look. The county is appealing the decision of seven of the eight that were rejected since Commission Chairman Nick Sherman acknowledged the request by North Strabane ...
The president of Peters Township High School’s senior class is in jail after local police accused him Friday of running a criminal network where in which he “catfished” juvenile teenagers, convinced them to share inappropriate images and videos and in some cases extorted them. Zachariah ...
CONNELLSVILLE TWP. — The play was designed for Emma Larkin to inbound the ball and get it right back. Geibel Catholic was locked in a 53-53 tie with visiting St. Joseph in their WPIAL Class A quarterfinal game at the Swamp and Larkin had already poured in 34 points for the Lady Gators so ...
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — It would seem there is no safe place for the WVU men’s basketball team to hide these days. The comforts of home have become uncomfortable, the result of three straight losses inside Hope Coliseum. Road games were once a recipe for disaster, yet the Mountaineers (16-10, ...
Jefferson-Morgan tried to rally but couldn't overcome an early deficit in falling to third-seeded Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 41-28, in a WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal game at Peters Township High School's AHN Arena on Thursday night. The loss snapped J-M's 10-game winning streak. The ...
Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...
We have all seen the pictures of the brutal, cold winds and the everlasting darkness of the Arctic Winter. What originates in the Arctic does not always stay in this frozen land. In the darkness of winter, the cold air grows into an ever increasing dome of colder and colder air and if ...
