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Washington County releases fourth round of opioid settlement grants

Washington County has released another round of grants from its portion of the nationwide opioid settlement lawsuit funds, with the awardees focusing on drug recovery efforts, after-school programs and even dentistry services in Avella. The county commissioners during their Sept. 18 meeting ...

Labor of love: Challenges force closing of West Middletown scratch restaurant

Marsha Cassel was elated when she opened her scratch restaurant, Marsha Cassel’s Kitchen on Main, in historic downtown West Middletown, in February 2023. Cassel, who had cooked for 30 years – specializing in healthy, delicious farm-to-table meals – and had successful businesses as a ...

Mapletown High School announces homecoming court

Mapletown High School will hold homecoming festivities on Friday, Sept. 26 beginning at 6:30 p.m. prior to the 7 p.m. kickoff of the Maples’ football game against California. Homecoming court members are (from left) Ella Menear (Queen), Brooke Frum, Emma Clites, Rowan Eisiminger, Leah ...

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H-S Athlete of the Week: Gabby Dusi, Belle Vernon

Name: Gabby Dusi Year: Senior School: Belle Vernon Sport: Tennis Dusi’s week: The Duquesne University commit won her third-straight WPIAL Class 2A singles championship in girls tennis last Thursday at North Allegheny High School despite playing with severe discomfort in the left side ...

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34 years and counting

Chances are anyone who has knowledge of athletics at Uniontown Area High School is familiar with the Everhart name. The school’s gymnasium is officially titled, the “A.J. Everhart Memorial Gymnasium,” and when there are discussions of Uniontown basketball, the Everharts are included, as ...

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Five is fine

Uniontown’s senior class has never lost a section meet, and despite a dominating performance from Laurel Highlands’ Isabella Baker, the Lady Red Raiders had four of their five runners in the top 10 to win the Division I Section 2 girls cross country championship Tuesday afternoon at Penn ...

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OP-ED: A fact-based look at America’s violence problem

Every time a high-profile shooting makes headlines, America relives the same cycle: shock, outrage, and the inevitable chorus of demands to ban “assault weapons,” defund the police, blame political opponents, and spend more federal money in cities. But these slogans conceal more than they ...

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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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