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Former TV news reporter hired as Washington County spokesperson

Washington County officials announced Thursday they have hired a former television news reporter to serve as the county’s spokesperson. Nicole Ford will begin her role as Washington County’s director of public relations beginning Monday with responsibilities of releasing statements on ...

Bat boxes coming to Waynesburg

Waynesburg will become the latest location to host bat boxes as the population slowly recovers from a syndrome that decimated bat colonies around the country. The council voted at its September meeting in favor of a proposal by CNX to install two boxes in city parks along Wayne Street. The ...

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Super Syner

In what was his last race at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, Uniontown senior Ethan Syner took the lead with a mile to go and never looked back in winning the 34th Annual A.J. Everhart Invitational on Saturday morning. Syner raised his arms in jubilation as he crossed the finish ...

Munyon is money

Piper Munyon has committed herself full time to running cross country this season, and for those who saw the Gateway sophomore compete Saturday morning in the 34th Annual A.J. Everhart Invitational, witnessed first hand that her dedication has paid off. Munyon was in sixth place at the ...

Martins Ferry beats Uniontown in improbable meeting

Neither Uniontown nor Martins Ferry expected to be on the field together for Week Five of the high school football season. A strange set of circumstances brought the two teams to Bill Cowher Stadium on Friday night after their original opponents backed out of playing on ...

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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 ...

Outdoors

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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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