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South Connellsville Volunteer Fire Company will remain the designated fire department for South Connellsville Borough after Mayor Chris Wiltrout vetoed a motion to transfer the designation to Connellsville Township Volunteer Fire Company. Borough council members had voted on Monday to switch the official first responder designation to the township department after a breakdown of communication and allegations of financial impropriety at the borough fire department. Wiltrout vetoed the request on Tuesday. According to a release posted to the borough’s Facebook page on Monday, “basic requests for information on training, background checks, financial solvency and ISO ratings went ...
Anyone who travels internationally for work has plenty of tales to tell about snafus and frustrations that come with canceled flights, miscommunication and a myriad of other headaches that accompany trekking over oceans or crossing international borders. Artisha Walker has her own tale to ...
The former director of a local youth football league will head to trial on charges that alleged he embezzled about $235,000 from the organization. Charges against 57-year-old William Spencer were held for the Washington County Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday. He had been scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing that morning. Spencer, of Canton Township, resigned from his role leading the Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League last March after the league’s members became concerned about the organization’s finances and lack of a payment to its insurance provider. According to charging documents, investigators from the state attorney general’s office found 187 ...
Washington County is among the areas in the region under close watch for a flood threat Wednesday afternoon and evening. According to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, heavy morning rain dropped almost an inch in Washington County, and more showers and thunderstorms are expected ...
McMURRAY — One of Jefferson-Morgan’s finest boys basketball seasons came to a close in the second round of the PIAA Class 2A tournament Wednesday night. The Rockets were trying to become the first team in program history to win two state playoff games but WPIAL runner-up Jeannette made ...
Belle Vernon coach Cornelious Nesbit scouted Blackhawk's girls basketball team and came up with a game plan for their PIAA Class 4A second-round playoff game on Wednesday night. What he didn't foresee was Lady Cougars' senior Grace Huston shooting the lights out. Huston poured in 21 ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- It was another short stay in the Big 12 tournament for West Virginia. For WVU head coach Ross Hodge, his first game inside the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. will be one he may never discuss again. Ugly play, ugly offense, poor free-throw shooting and a ...
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 ...
ILULISSAT, Greenland (AP) — Fisherman Helgi Áargil no longer knows what to expect on Greenland's fjords, where he spends up to five days at a time on his boat with his dog, Molly, and the ever-changing northern lights in the sky as company. Last year, his boat got stuck in ice that broke ...
