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VA to host Resource Road Show

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System will hold a Resource Road Show from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the AMVETS Post 103, 123 Buttermilk Lane, Hopwood. Veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors are invited to learn about VA programs, benefits and services.

Free water testing workshop offered

Private water supply users in Fayette and surrounding counties are invited to attend the “Understanding PFAS in Private Water Systems” workshop on July 16 at 1 p.m. at the Fayette County Extension Office, 34 W. Peter St., Second Floor, Uniontown. Participants will gain a better understanding of how PFAS move through the environment, potential pathways for human exposure, and available testing and monitoring resources for private water supplies. The workshop will also cover how to interpret test results, explore management options, and review current scientific research and regulatory developments related to PFAS. At the workshop, each household will receive a no-cost PFAS test ...

Uniontown upgrading Bailey Park playground equipment

A Uniontown park will be getting an upgrade in playground equipment. Uniontown City Council approved buying $171,409 in equipment for Bailey Park at its monthly meeting Thursday. The purchase passed 3-2, with council members Angela Brown, Trace Thomas and John Schoener voting for it and ...

July 4 weekend storms bring rain, flooding to Southwestern PA

Strong thunderstorms slammed Southwestern Pennsylvania over the weekend, disrupting Fourth of July celebrations, bringing heavy rain and flooding, and prompting flood watches and warnings. A flood watch issued by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh was in effect in Washington, Greene ...

Fayette man charged with attempted homicide in road rage incident

A Fayette County man is charged with attempted homicide after being accused of shooting several times at a man in a road rage incident in Luzerne Township Sunday night. Richard Vernon Jr., 39, of Hibbs, fired several shots at Kenneth Adams Jr. outside Adams’ mother’s house on Main Street ...

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Clean sweep

Jack Johns and Brayden Hinzy combined for a one-hit shutout in Game 1 before the offense broke out for 14 runs, including nine in the first inning, for a five-inning victory in Game 2 as Uniontown Post 51 won by scores of 7-0 and 14-1 to complete a sweep over Carmichaels Post 400 in the Fayette ...

Looking back

The MLB draft will be televised Saturday full of hype, information and a fanfare two local players drafted 41 years ago were unfamiliar with when their names were called. The two local players drafted that year were: Doug Dascenzo of Brownsville Area High School and Oklahoma State by the ...

Mildren blasts two homers in Carmichaels’ victory

Albert Gallatin graduate Noah Mildren hit two home runs and that was more than enough offense for Matt Bamford in Carmichaels’ 6-0 victory over Mill Run on Tuesday in Fayette County Baseball League (FCBL) action at Carmichaels. Mildren hit his first homer in the bottom of the first inning ...

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OP-ED: Changing the direction of U.S. labor

Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...

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Outdoors Calendar

(To request to have an item added to the Outdoors Calendar or to send a digital image of your harvested bear, deer or turkey photo for possible publication please email hssports@heraldstandard.com.) HUNTER-TRAPPER INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE NOTE: Must be 11 years old to register. Students must ...

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