Central Greene, J-M, Carmichaels mull shared transportation
Members of the first year of Connellsville Area High School graduates without a class rank are asking the district to reinstate it. Earlier this month, students posted a petition on change.org calling for a return to the previous system, which recognized a valedictorian, salutatorian and class rank. The petition had received 1,056 online signatures as of Friday afternoon. In 2023, the district board voted to eliminate ranking, with the changes taking effect for the class of 2026. Instead, the district instituted a tiered honors system, recognizing all students with grade-point averages 3.8 or above, with the top level being those with grade-point averages 4.15 or above and at ...
The 34-mile Sheepskin Trail project in Fayette County is closer to completion. The county commissioners approved multiple applications Thursday for construction funds, as well as an agreement with Fay-Penn Economic Development Council to build another section of trail. In separate 3-0 ...
Three Fayette County residents are accused of burglary and rioting at the Shogun Steakhouse restaurant in South Union Township earlier this month in an incident that left another man there injured. Felony charges were filed Monday against Thomas Butterfield, 40, of West Leisenring; Britney ...
The Montour Trail spreads out a bit farther now with the official opening of the Muse branch. The Montour Trail Council held a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local and statewide elected officials Thursday morning to commemorate the new 0.6 mile stretch of trail. “The railroad built a ...
WAYNESBURG – Just call Teagan Crouse the eraser. Waynesburg Central didn’t play a clean, perfect game in its football opener against visiting West Greene on Friday night but Crouse made sure that few of the miscues were costly with a sparkling performance in the Raiders’ 50-6 ...
Connellsville was playing a solid game at Latrobe Friday night but needed a little something extra to put it over the top. Linkon Keller added the spark that lit a late explosion to propel the Falcons to a rousing 28-13 victory in the Week Zero clash at Memorial Stadium. Keller scored ...
Emma Larkin is heading down south. The Geibel Catholic senior announced her decision on social media Wednesday that she will continue her academic and basketball careers at Belmont Abbey College. The school is a private Catholic liberal arts college in Belmont, N.C., a small city located 12 ...
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 ...
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 ...
