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Fayette County students recognized in the arts

The Fayette County Cultural Trust and the Rotary Club of Connellsville announce the recipients of the 2026 Fayette County Achievement in the Arts Awards, marking the program’s 12th anniversary of recognizing exceptional student talent throughout Fayette County. The Achievement in the Arts Awards celebrate outstanding accomplishments in visual arts, music, and theater among high school students who have demonstrated creativity, dedication, leadership, and artistic growth within their schools and communities. The mission of the Fayette County Achievement in the Arts Awards is to recognize, reward, and encourage advancement and achievement in music, theater, and visual arts among high ...

Man sentenced for dumping waste tires at Ohiopyle

A Fayette County man serving a prison sentence for murdering his girlfriend in 2021 received an additional six- to 12-month prison sentence Thursday for dumping a large amount of waste tires at Ohiopyle State Park. Thomas L. Dean, 53, entered a fast-track guilty plea Thursday to misdemeanor violations of the Solid Waste Management Act, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced in a release. Dean is also ordered to pay a $2,500 fine to the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Abatement Fund. The Office of Attorney General’s Environmental Crimes Section investigated and prosecuted the case, which involved Dean — and his nephew, Donald Dean — dumping tires at the park while working at an auto ...

Houston veteran receives new roof as part of national project

On Monday, U.S. Navy veteran Sean Bernarding of Houston received a new roof from Ultimate Roofing, an Owens Corning Platinum Roofing Contractor, as part of the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project. Bernarding was selected for the roof replacement through a partnership with Purple Heart ...

'Come to Canonsburg'

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series about the people who live in our community, in celebration of America's 250th anniversary. Had his wife not wondered what lay east of Pagosa Springs, Jonny Snider might have settled west of the Rocky Mountains. “We pretty much had the whole ...

Chaos in the run-up to Civil War

Editor’s note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself. The seeds of the Antebellum period in the United ...

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Slow start costs J-M in PIAA softball loss

MEADVILLE — It took a couple innings for Jefferson-Morgan to settle in while playing its first PIAA softball playoff game in 11 years. By that time it was too late, though, against District 10 champion Cambridge Springs in their Class A first-round game at Allegheny College’s Robertson ...

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Guzman’s walk-off single sends WVU into Super Regional

GRANVILLE, W.Va. — A little over 24 hours earlier, Paul Schoenfeld's two-run home run sent shockwaves through the state of West Virginia. It's hard to top that. But, on Monday night, Armani Guzman might've just done it. Guzman hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th to score ...

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL Pittsburgh at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

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OP-ED: Changing the direction of U.S. labor

Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...

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Rescuers try to reach climbers who fell on Mount McKinley

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Rescuers are trying to reach four climbers who fell on Alaska's Mount McKinley, North America’s tallest peak, the National Park Service said Thursday. The climbers’ conditions weren’t immediately known following the fall, which was reported to Denali National ...

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