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Construction to close South Main in Washington

South Main Street in Washington will close for two weeks beginning Sept. 8 to relocate waterlines ahead of the Catfish Creek culvert bridge reconstruction project planned for the spring. The road closure, which originally was scheduled to begin this Tuesday, will occur between East Prospect ...

Mount St. Macrina pilgrimage to focus on hope

The theme for this year’s pilgrimage at Mount St. Macrina, “Theotokos, Icon of Hope,” is an appropriate one for current times, said Sister Barbara Jean Mihalchick, O.S.B.M. Theotokos is the Greek word for Mother of God, and is one of the titles given to Jesus’ mother Mary. “Mary is ...

California Area School District campus locked down after threat

California Area School District locked down its campus Friday morning after the high school received a phone call from someone threatening a shooting. According to a post on the district’s Facebook page, the high school received the call at about 11:34 a.m. Friday. The post states the caller ...

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Flying high again

To reference a song title from the late, great Ozzy Osbourne, the Lady Falcons are “Flying High Again.” Brownsville avenged a loss to Belle Vernon in pool play with a victory in the semifinals before defeating Laurel Highlands, 2-0, in a best-of-three series to win the Fayette County ...

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High School Football Sums – Aug. 28-29

Non-conference Thursday Albert Gallatin 14-14-19-7 – 54 Carrick 0-0-8-22 – 30 First Quarter AG: Roman Smith 13 pass from Bronx Jamison (Sam Evans kick) AG: Tee Guesman 8 run (Evans kick) Second Quarter AG: Guesman 1 run (Evans kick) AG: Smith 1 run (Evans ...

Dangerous Deakyn

JEFFERSON — If you were using baseball terminology, then Deakyn DeHoet hit for the cycle. The senior-do-everything player for Jefferson-Morgan scored five touchdowns — three rushing, one receiving and one on a kickoff return — and added two 2-point conversion runs and threw one pass ...

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Angry, disappointed fans wait and wait

On a summer evening in Milwaukee, with his team mired near the bottom of the National League, Pirates' manager Bobby Bragan emerged from the dugout mid-game. Bragan headed toward the umpires. Strangely enough, he was sipping from a small drinking carton. Moments earlier, the brash Bucco ...

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Bear aware

Outdoor excitement can arise as a surprise. Last week, I enjoyed an experience I’d wanted to undertake for a long time. I took a course at Touchstone Center for Crafts in the mountains near Farmington. The course was in botanical illustration, a blend of art and science in which ...

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