War hero’s story finally told
Federal, state, county and municipal offices will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no mail delivery and financial markets will be closed. The Herald-Standard will not publish a print edition.
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to enter into an agreement for a comprehensive assessment of county facilities to see where their energy efficiency could be improved. The audit agreement with the Harrisburg-based McClure Company will look at potential energy conservation measures and infrastructure improvements, as well as project costs and potential savings, according to materials provided by the board. The county will not incur any expenses from the audit at this time, according to the contract approved Thursday. After the audit is completed, McClure and the county are tentatively planning to enter into a Guaranteed Energy Savings Agreement, in ...
In June, Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) will host three household chemical collection events in western Pennsylvania to enable area residents to conveniently dispose of materials such as cleaners, paints, batteries, automotive fluids, e-cigarettes/vapes and pesticides. Events will be held Saturday, June 13, at the Fayette County Recycling Convenience Center, Uniontown, and Saturday, June 27, at EQT Park, Washington. A $20 fee will cover the cost of disposing every 10 gallons/50 pounds of aerosol cans, automotive fluids, chemistry sets, gasoline and kerosene, household cleaners, mercury thermometers, paint products, pesticides/garden chemicals, photo chemicals and pool ...
Each year, the books packed away in boxes at Acrisure Stadium go on to make a difference in children's lives, either in a classroom or as summer reading in their own homes. Organizations in Fayette County joined other agencies from around the region last week to pick up 40,000 books for kids ...
McMURRAY – Bailey Barnyak’s powerful right arm and Carys McConnell’s potent bat are sending Carmichaels back to the WPIAL Class A softball finals. And two big innings late Thursday helped provide a little insurance. Barnyak fired a two-hit shutout and McConnell smacked a key ...
WEXFORD – Falling behind by a dozen runs after two innings against a team aiming for its seventh consecutive trip to a WPIAL championship game was not an ideal situation for Jefferson-Morgan. It proved to be too much to overcome, but the Lady Rockets did not go quietly into the ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Lowe homered, Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Thursday. Rookie Konnor Griffin extended his hitting streak to eight games with a double. He also scored a run and stole a base. Griffin went 6 for 13 in ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
HARRISBURG – With Memorial Day being the unofficial kickoff to summer, the Pennsylvania Game Commission reminds those spending time in the great outdoors to leave young wildlife alone. While some young animals might appear to be abandoned, usually they are not. It’s likely their ...
