Fun at the fair
The Monessen School District will delay the start of its school year until Sept. 8 as a "precautionary measure" after fungal growth was found on water-damaged building materials in several areas of the middle school/high school. In a post on the school district website, Superintendent Dr. Robert Motte said the district will "complete necessary building maintenance and ensure a safe, fully prepared environment for our students and staff." Classes were scheduled to start on Aug. 26. On Aug. 9, Motte informed parents and residents that several issues were found that could impact the start of the 2026-27 school year. Those included "an abornmality" in a wall near the gymnasium ...
Local streams were among those found to exceed safe levels of E. coli in a new report published by a Pennsylvania environmental group. The report by Philadelphia-based PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center found potentially hazardous amounts of fecal contamination at least once in about ...
The Washington County Agricultural Fair – the oldest agricultural fair in Pennsylvania – is set to kick off Saturday with a packed schedule featuring agricultural exhibits, crafts, livestock shows, games, and high-octane entertainment. Now entering its 228th year, the fair is the ...
A Farmington man is in custody on child pornography charges. Police recovered multiple images from the phone of Gary Phares Jr., 39, as the result of an investigation last month by state police in Uniontown and the state police’s Computer Crime Unit, according to charging documents. Phares is charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. Judge Nathan Henning set Phares’ bond at $100,000 Friday. He was lodged in the Fayette County jail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 26.
The high school boys golf season tees up for the start of section play Monday with 13 of 14 local boys teams in action. A pair of sections feature five area teams. Section 2-3A includes Albert Gallatin, Belle Vernon, Connellsville, Laurel Highlands and Uniontown returning from 2025 with ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sonny Gray worked seven innings for his career-best 15th win of the season, Wilyer Abreu hit a home run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Saturday night. Gray (15-3) struck out seven and allowed six hits while walking one. He had won 14 games in ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers and defensive tackle Keeanu Benton have agreed to a new five-year contract that will keep Benton in black and gold into the next decade. The deal, which carries a total value of $73.75 million, replaces Benton's rookie contract that he signed ...
For months, President Trump and his administration have been fixated on one issue. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with ending the war in Iran or with the affordability of groceries and gasoline. The president’s primary goal this spring and summer has been the passage of the Safeguard ...
Have you noticed that the sun is setting earlier and rising a few minutes later each morning? We have now lost some 75 minutes of daylight and our average temperatures have slipped a few degrees downward. In fact most of the 90 degree-plus weather may be over. So far this summer we have ...
