Sewing up a place in history
On Sunday, Leigh Shields wheeled out about 20 green wagons, filling each with tropical plants, hanging baskets and flats of flowers. Those, along with delicate herbs and other annuals, took up residence in an already-crowded greenhouse to wait out the frost at Shields Herb & Flower Farm in ...
Two women are charged with failing to report suspected child abuse against a 9-year-old girl believed to have been killed last year, as well as other children in the same home. Theresa Shipley, 63, of Scottdale, and Sandra Umensetter, 51, of Connellsville, both face three counts each of ...
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — This year, every member of Pennsylvania’s House ...
THURSDAY, APRIL 23 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Northern Garrett, Md., at Albert Gallatin, German-Masontown Park, 4 p.m. Jefferson-Morgan at Brownsville, Redstone Field, Republic, 4:15 p.m. Our Lady of the Sacred Field at Beth-Center, 4:30 p.m. SOFTBALL Northern Garrett, Md., at Albert ...
Chances are Kyle Martin will not encourage his wrestlers to indulge on Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, as the product is not ideal for someone who is looking to keep their body in tip-top shape, but the 2004 graduate of Connellsville Area High School and the Norwin head wrestling coach for ...
When a team with high expectations not only reaches but surpasses its goals, that makes for a special year. Jefferson-Morgan was such a team this past boys basketball season. The Rockets not only achieved their quest to earn a section championship for the first time since 2001 and win a ...
Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...
An interesting story in the spring issue of National Wildlife magazine begins with the writer’s favorite slang expression, “touch grass,” which refers to kids who use it to refer to friends who are spending too much time online and have lost touch with reality. With those two words they ...
