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‘So 1984’: Waynesburg U celebrates Banned Books Week

The books spread around the Skylight Room of Waynesburg University’s Eberly Library had one thing in common: Somewhere, they’d been pulled off the shelves. The university held a reading and discussion as part of its celebration of Banned Books Week, created by the American Library ...

Sewer Authority seeks solution to missing bills

The Lower Ten Mile Joint Sewer Authority is hopeful a solution is finally at hand for the postal processing woes that led to its monthly bills getting sidetracked before they could be sent to customers. The August bills had not gone out to customers, repeating a problem that had occurred in ...

West Virginia woman charged in 2024 interstate crash

A West Virginia woman faces criminal charges in connection with a 2024 crash on Interstate 79 that left her passenger paralyzed. State police charged Mallory Jett, 19, of Morgantown, on Wednesday with felonies of aggravated assault by vehicle. According to the criminal complaint, the accident ...

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Streak continues

ALVERTON — Southmoreland struck early and then let its defense take over. Cam Lee returned the opening kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown and the Scotties converted an early turnover into a 5-yard TD run by Averyon Darnell in earning a hard-fought 14-0 victory over rival Mount Pleasant at ...

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Week Seven high school football sums

High School Football Summaries Thursday Non-conference Brownsville 0 0 0 0 — 0 Meyersdale 28 20 0 6 — 54 First Quarter M: Caleb Sines 12 run (Keegan Fisher kick) M: Caden Snyder 5 run (Fisher kick) M: Spencer Whitfield 12 run (Fisher kick) M: Gavan Steinberg 35 pass from ...

Belle Vernon earns first conference win in decisive fashion

After losing its first two league games by a total of five points, Belle Vernon earned its first Class 4A Big Six Conference game in a decisive 48-6 triumph over Laurel Highlands on Friday night at Mustang Field. The Leopards suffered a 14-10 setback to Thomas Jefferson (2-1, 6-2) on Sept. 26 ...

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OP-ED: A fact-based look at America’s violence problem

Every time a high-profile shooting makes headlines, America relives the same cycle: shock, outrage, and the inevitable chorus of demands to ban “assault weapons,” defund the police, blame political opponents, and spend more federal money in cities. But these slogans conceal more than they ...

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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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