$1.7 billion power project would cross Greene, Fayette counties
An upcoming symposium hosted by Washington’s Bradford House Historical Association (BHHA) will honor a longtime board member and educator. “Symposium on 18th Century Living and Customs,” which will be in the Old Main Chapel at Washington & Jefferson College Friday, April 17, will have educational programming and tip the hat to Kathryn Teagarden. A member of the historical association’s board of directors from 2015 until shortly before her death in February 2023 at age 74, Teagarden taught in the Avella and Bethlehem-Center school districts and was the inaugural chair of the BHHA’s education committee. “The ‘Symposium on 18th Century Living and Customs’ is a fitting ...
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Construction on numerous sections of Interstate 70 in Washington and Westmoreland counties is continuing as part of the state Department of Transportation’s long-term efforts to modernize the highway originally built in the mid-20th century. For more than a decade, PennDOT has been improving ...
To borrow from Paul Revere, “The cookies are coming!” On Sunday, April 19, the Wedding Cookie Table Community will host its 11th annual Cookie Table University at the Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe. And in honor of the United States’ 250th birthday, the theme is America 250. More ...
California rallied from an early two-touchdown deficit to defeat visiting Belle Vernon, 38-34, in girls flag football Section 2 action on Wednesday. The Lady Trojans got a combined five touchdown passes from quarterbacks Meadow Meier (three) and Hayley Gibson (two), including four to Lila ...
NAME: Payton Senge SCHOOL: Laurel Highlands GRADE: Sophomore SPORT: Softball SENGE’S WEEK: The Mustangs’ ace threw a combined 28 strikeouts in helping to lead Laurel Highlands to back-to-back victories over Ringgold and Oakland Catholic on March 24 and 25. Senge recorded 15 strikeouts ...
West Greene’s softball team kept what’s been an annual tradition going this spring. The Lady Pioneers, under head coach Bill Simms, trekked to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina to take part in The Ripken Experience to begin their season. It’s a trip that’s easier said than done but ...
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 ...
Around here it was called “The Big One,” and the front page of the Evening-Standard described the quiet as local movie houses along with bars and restaurants were closing as our area was in the midst of a powerful storm that to this day remains the stuff of legend. The paper reported ...