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Business has been booming for the air-conditioning business this summer. With a spate of 90-plus-degree days coupled with high humidity, folks have been operating their air-conditioners pretty much nonstop, resulting in a glut of service calls for local heating and air conditioning ...

Amwell Township farm heavily damaged in recent flooding

As heavy rainfall led to flooding on her family’s property Saturday night, all Cailin Knopp could do was watch and listen as her goats screamed in distress. As a result of Saturday’s flash flooding, the 14-year-old member of the Washington County 4-H program lost the barns and supplies ...

Child injured on Fayette County Fair ride

A child suffered minor injuries on a ride at the Fayette County Fair Sunday. He was riding on Alien Abduction, a Gravitron-like spinning ride that uses centrifugal force to pin people to the inside of a flying saucer. He somehow slipped and bumped his head on one of the seats, said Ron ...

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Limbering up

It wasn’t long ago the future of the Fayette County Open seemed to be in jeopardy. “Five years ago we had 32 golfers,” said Justin Goletz who currently runs the Fayette Open along with Dan Glover. This year’s field will include a whopping 112 golfers in a three-day tournament that ...

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With all due respect

Umpires take their fair share of abuse and Joe Volpe has been involved in plenty of disagreements over the years. Despite that, there’s no more respected umpire in the Fayette American Legion Baseball League or the Fayette County Baseball League than Volpe. That respect extends far beyond ...

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Award-winning Abi

The accolades keep on piling up for Abi Hugh, which started with her being selected as the Great Forest Division Player of the Year on Wednesday. Hugh, who played for the Pittsburgh Riveters in its inaugural season, received more good news on Thursday when she was named to the second team of ...

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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 ...

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Hunting licenses go on sale June 23

Hunting and furtaker licenses for Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 seasons go on sale Monday, June 23, but there will be plenty of time for hunters to get them without waiting. As in recent years, antlerless deer licenses will be available when general license sales open. But this year, all ...

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