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Fayette County woman charged with leaving dogs in apartment without food, water

A Republic woman is charged with leaving dogs without access to food or water in the apartment from which she had been evicted. Police said the dogs were found emaciated at the North Union Township apartment of Mykel Nolan, 21, in June after downstairs tenants complained of water dripping from ...

Fayette County asks state for $5.5M loan as budget impasse continues

The Fayette County commissioners will apply for a loan of up to $5.5 million from the state Treasury Budget Bridge Loan program to help it weather the financial strain as officials wait for the passage of a state budget. “We waited as long as we could in hopes that the budget would get ...

Marietta wins re-election to Fayette County recorder of deeds

While Democrats had a successful election Tuesday winning numerous statewide appellate court seats, Republicans in Fayette County had a clean sweep of their own in the county row offices. Incumbent Recorder of Deeds Jon Marietta Jr. defeated James Santilli by a 52% to 48% margin in the biggest ...

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H-S Athlete of the Week: Maddy Salisbury, Frazier

Name: Maddy Salisbury School: Frazier Class: Senior Sport: Girls volleyball Salisbury’s week: Salisbury helped lead Frazier to a WPIAL Class A third-place consolation win over California, 3-2, on Saturday and a PIAA first-round victory at Elk County Catholic, 3-1, on Tuesday, recording ...

Sole survivor

The quarterfinals of the WPIAL football playoffs take place tonight with one area team remaining in the field. Frazier was an unlikely candidate to be in this position when the season began but here the Commodores are under first-year coach Tony Battaglini, preparing for a Class A ...

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Waynesburg falls in PIAA girls volleyball opener, but makes history

Waynesburg Central’s greatest girls volleyball season came to an end in the first round of the PIAA Class 2A playoffs Tuesday. The Raiders made the approximately three-hour trip to Corry and fell to the undefeated District 10 champion Lady Beavers, 3-0. Scores were 26-24, 25-19 and ...

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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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Bear aware

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 ...

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