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Stephen J. Knapp

Masontown Mr. Stephen J. Knapp, of Masontown, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2026. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, August 15, at 10 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, 50 Jefferson Street, Uniontown, PA 15401. A full obituary is to follow. Arrangements ...

SWPA announces water shutoff in Greene

Southwestern PA Water Authority will have the water shut off on Thursday, Aug. 13, between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sugar Run Road from the Cabin Road intersection back toward town to the Dodahe Trailer Park in Greene County. It will also include: Dulaney Lane, Shadow Oaks Road, Champion Drive, ...

Local schools invited to apply for CFFC grants

Last fall, three donor-advised funds at the Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) awarded more than $25,000 to support education in Fayette County schools. CFFC is now accepting grant requests for the 2026-27 school year, inviting teachers and administrators to apply online by Sept. 15 ...

Greene County Fair kicks off

Rides without passengers were swinging through the sky hours before they would be filled by excited fairgoers, the first of many hoagies were being served to hungry visitors and children from around the area were seeing the rewards of their hard work with livestock. The Greene County Fair got ...

Vicites to serve on national committee

Fayette County Commissioner Vince Vicites has been nominated to a committee seat on the National Association of Counties. Vicites will serve a one-year term on the group’s Community, Economic and Workforce Development Policy Steering Committee. “The expertise and engagement of our ...

Thinking outside the box

Becky Knoneberg retired as a labor and delivery nurse in 2020 and then cared for her mother, Elinor Hunt Ellis Newman, a beach lover, crossword player and puzzler who passed away in February 2025 at the age of 89. After her mother died, Knoneberg wanted to volunteer, and she looked into ...