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Allenport man killed by train

An Allenport man died Friday after he was hit by a train in the borough. Anthony Michael Chilzer, 43, was pronounced dead after he was struck by a Norfolk Southern train in Allenport about 5:10 p.m., according to Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco. According to the release from Warco's office, Chilzer was hit while attempting to cross the tracks near Bridge Street in Allenport on his motorized wheelchair. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A video recorded by a nearby rail enthusiast shows that the legally required warning signals and crossing gates were both active when Chilzer attempted to cross the rail intersection, the coroner's office said. Warco was assisted at the ...

Village of Searights community hosts end of summer event

On Aug. 19, the Village of Searights housing community hosted an End of Summer Celebration for its residents. It was a carnival-themed atmosphere, with a bounce house, dunk tank, slip-and-slide and many carnival game booths. There was food and fun for all. The on-site staff at Village of ...

Everson council to vote on securing public property, law enforcement records

The Everson Borough Council will vote Tuesday on emergency measures including assuming control of law enforcement records and revoking access after last week’s vote to formally suspend the borough’s police department. In a post on the borough’s Facebook page, council members said the Sept. 16 vote to suspend the department came after many years of difficulties maintaining a full-time police force. “Recently, staffing shortages left our town with less than 10 hours of local coverage per week out of 168 hours,” council members said in the post. “Our town and our residents deserve constant protection.” Police coverage will be provided by the Pennsylvania State Police - ...

W. Va. company accused of defrauding Dunbar residents

The owners of a West Virginia construction company are accused of not paying back the vast majority of $51,000 they collected for work on a Fayette County kitchen that was never started. Charges were filed Friday in Judge Richard Kasunic’s office against Eric Dalton, 52, of Morgantown, W.Va., and Christopher Collins, 51, of Orlando, Fla. Both are both charged with home improvement fraud, deceptive business practices and theft by deception. Residents at a home in Dunbar Township reported to state police on March 12 that Davis Kitchen and Tile had been scheduled to begin work on their kitchen in June 2025, but had kept delaying the project. After months without progress, the ...

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Steelers at early crossroads after debacle in New England

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers hasn't lasted 22 years in the NFL out of pure luck. The most sacked quarterback in history knows how to take a hit. So moments after getting drilled by all 231 pounds of New England linebacker Christian Elliss running at full speed in the second quarter of ...

Brownsville blanks C-H in key in section match

Despite having to switch venues on the day of the match and coming off its first loss of the season, Brownsville edged Chartiers-Houston, 1-0, in girls soccer Section 2-1A play on Monday at Buccaneer Stadium in Houston. The game was scheduled to be played at Redstone Field in Republic, but ...

Local Calendar

WEDNESDAY PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 6:40 p.m. DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER Laurel Highlands at Belle Vernon, 7:30 p.m. Connellsville at Gateway, 7:30 p.m. Ringgold at Waynesburg Central, 7 p.m. Mount Pleasant at Southmoreland, 7 ...

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OP-ED: Listening to silence for personal development

People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening. And no one dared … Disturb the sound of silence. – “The Sound of Silence,” Paul Simon Sometimes an idea for an essay comes from unusual places and at unexpected times. Such was the case this week. After hearing a ...

Outdoors

Time to close up shop

I am sure you have noticed the loss of daylight as our evenings and mornings have lost a good bit of daylight. As the sun sets earlier and rises later this translates into less heat and in a couple of weeks the danger of frost will become part of our weather forecasts. In Uniontown the ...

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