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Dry Tavern’s sobering name has a spirited history

It doesn’t seem to be much of a mystery as to how the village of Dry Tavern in the northeastern corner of Greene County got its name. “There was a tavern that did not serve alcohol,” said Rea Redd, who is director of the Eberly Library at Waynesburg University. “They were sprinkled ...

It's a sunshine day

Sunshine and clear, blue skies provided a vivid backdrop for the golden sunflower blooms at Trax Farms’ Sunflower Festival Saturday. From noon to 4 p.m., wagons full of sunflower seekers tolerated the heat to snag some of the giant flowers, and enjoy music and food at the field pavilion.

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Vindication years later on hidden ball trick

The game was the Boston Red Sox at the San Diego Padres on Saturday when I took note of an unusual baseball play that revealed an obscure rule. Manny Machado was playing third base for the Padres, Wandy Peralta was on the mound and Jarren Duran was on third base for the Red Sox. Machado ...

Red Raiders give Uphold first coaching victory

Danae Uphold earned her first coaching victory in Uniontown’s 235-256 victory over Frazier in non-section play on Tuesday at Uniontown Country Club. The Red Raiders’ Liam Glover earned medalist honors with a 41. Teammate Chandler Myers carded a 47. Graci Rodeheaver and Brayden Gmitter ...

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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 ...

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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