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Ohio man hit by beer can at Star Lake concert suffers concussions

Since he was hit in the head with a beer can at the Jason Aldean concert and diagnosed with multiple concussions earlier this month, Michael Mollenkopf has experienced worsening symptoms. Mollenkopf said in an interview Friday that Aldean was playing his second song at the Aug. 9 show at The ...

Connellsville students object to elimination of ranking system

Members of the first year of Connellsville Area High School graduates without a class rank are asking the district to reinstate it. Earlier this month, students posted a petition on change.org calling for a return to the previous system, which recognized a valedictorian, salutatorian and class rank. The petition had received 1,056 online signatures as of Friday afternoon. In 2023, the district board voted to eliminate ranking, with the changes taking effect for the class of 2026. Instead, the district instituted a tiered honors system, recognizing all students with grade-point averages 3.8 or above, with the top level being those with grade-point averages 4.15 or above and at ...

Three arrested in Greene drug sting

Three people were arrested in Franklin Township this week after a month-long investigation by the Greene County Drug Task Force. Charges were filed Thursday against Breya Falconer, 31, of Pittsburgh; William Fields, 34, of Clairton; and Brandon Green, 40, of McKees Rocks. According to their ...

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Lady Gators win season-opening match

Geibel Catholic opened its girls volleyball season with a 3-2 triumph at Calvary Chapel Christian on Friday in non-section play. The Lady Gators won the first set, 25-15, but lost the next two by scores of 25-22 and 25-20 before forcing a fifth set after a 25-17 victory. The visitors ...

Crouse sparkles in Waynesburg’s win over West Greene

WAYNESBURG – Just call Teagan Crouse the eraser. Waynesburg Central didn’t play a clean, perfect game in its football opener against visiting West Greene on Friday night but Crouse made sure that few of the miscues were costly with a sparkling performance in the Raiders’ 50-6 ...

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Keller’s late TD spree propels Connellsville past Latrobe

Connellsville was playing a solid game at Latrobe Friday night but needed a little something extra to put it over the top. Linkon Keller added the spark that lit a late explosion to propel the Falcons to a rousing 28-13 victory in the Week Zero clash at Memorial Stadium. Keller scored ...

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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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