Enduring and flourishing

The decision that sparked a frenzy of charitable bidding at the Fayette County Fair had a simple rationale behind it. “I just wanted to help out,” said Harper Diamond. Diamond, 9, of Smithfield, accomplished that and more. At Friday night’s livestock sale, she slipped a note to the ...
Serving one of the first of what promised to be many baskets of food doled out to people during the Greene County Fair, Kristy Vliet was looking forward to the people she’d meet again this week. “I just get to see a bunch of people I don’t see all the time,” said Vliet, owner of 5 ...
A man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital Saturday morning after he was injured in an explosion at Coolspring Stone Supply Inc. in North Union Township, Fayette County, at about 11 a.m. Saturday. Fayette County dispatch said the accident happened at about 10:45 a.m. The man was transported by emergency helicopter to UPMC Mercy for treatment of burns he suffered in the explosion, according to dispatch. Hopwood Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene, along with Fayette EMS. There was no active fire when firefighters responded. No additional information was available.
Jeremy Enslen was thrilled to claim his eighth C. Harper Chevrolet Fayette County Open championship and third in a row on Sunday but made sure everyone was aware he cherished more than just what happened on the golf course. “It’s just not all about the golf, it’s about the ...
Jeremy Enslen cleared his mind. The seven-time C. Harper Chevrolet Fayette County Open champion had just missed a short title-clinching par putt on No. 18 and now was headed to a one-hole playoff with Logan Voytish. “You have to regroup,” Enslen said. He did just that, following a ...
Dan Glover is very pleased with how the C. Harper Chevrolet Fayette County Open has grown in recent years. “With the participation we’ve got from the last couple years, being able to grow it to where we’re kind of putting people on a wait list to play has been very rewarding in ...
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 ...
The weather forecast for summer and perhaps our future is in. The weather, like the agencies responsible for forecasting what’s ahead, is in turmoil and this could enhance any disasters as they unfold. Knowing and preparation are necessary if we are to be ready for the next Big One. ...