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King Coal Show marks 70 years of celebrating mining heritage

Continuing a tradition that started in 1953, the King Coal Show will bring people from the area to celebrate Southwestern Pennsylvania’s coal mining history. This is the 70th year for the annual festival, which runs from Aug. 16-23. “Our area was built on the backs of coal miners,” ...

Section of Route 88 in California to close for slide repairs

A section of Route 88 in California and Coal Center boroughs will be closed for nearly three months beginning Thursday so crews can perform slide repairs on the shoulder of the highway. The state Department of Transportation is closing the road between Pike Run Road and Dally Road to perform ...

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Catching up with … Russ Moore

Russ Moore is well into his fifth decade of being a football coach and has had plenty of successful seasons along the way. One year that will always stand out for Moore is 1999 when he guided Waynesburg Central to its only WPIAL championship. Currently the offensive line coach at ...

Mustangs bring down Falcons in boys golf, 215-225

Kayden Smith took medalist honors with a 2-over-par 38 to help Laurel Highlands open its season with a 215-225 victory over visiting Connellsville in Section 2-3A boys golf action at Uniontown Country Club on Wednesday. Sevi Vecchiolla followed Smith with a 39 and the Mustangs also got a 42 ...

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Magnificent Mason

For those who follow high school sports in the Uniontown area, Mason Zeigler may be remembered for making a shot from three quarters across the gym in a Laurel Highlands’ game against rival Uniontown in 2011. Fast forward 14 ½ years and Zeigler is still making big plays, but on the race ...

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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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Best and worst places to live

AccuWeather, the independent weather provider service, published an article last week showing the FEMA Risk Maps ranking every county in the United States for their susceptibility to natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, droughts, winter storms, extreme heat and cold, high winds ...

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