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Cherishing the role of caretaker

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series of profiles of the people who live and work in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. When Robert Lowry’s Chihuahua died from a seizure after 16 years, he swore he’d never get another dog. ...

Cultivating a love of plants

At the Flenniken Library in Carmichaels, Executive Director Nicole Mitchell will hear parents at the library’s Toddler Time activities say they need to stop at the store for tomatoes. The response she gets to say: "No, you don't. Just walk outside and grab them.” The library has a ...

Man wanted in Fayette County assault caught after 12 years

A fugitive wanted for the sexual assault of a child is being extradited to Fayette County, more than a decade after he was originally charged. Jesse Merle Keffer, 55, was taken into custody by the Pennsylvania State Police’s Fugitive Task Force and U.S. Marshals Thursday morning, Fayette ...

SCI Greene hosting job fair

SCI Greene is hiring corrections officer trainees and filling additional positions across multiple fields. A job fair will be held from noon to 6 p.m. June 23 at Greene County Career Link, 200 Greene Plaza, Waynesburg. The minimum age to apply for a corrections officer trainee position is 18. ...

250th-themed Fayette County Fair returns July 30

Whether it’s the perfect arrangement of red, white and blue on a cupcake or an encyclopedic knowledge of the Founders, everyone will have their way to celebrate America’s birthday at the Fayette County Fair. The 2026 Fayette County Fair, which boasts the theme “Celebrating 250 Years ...