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Greene native celebrates 105th birthday

There’s “no trick” to living to be 105, said Julia Plasko. Clean living might have helped, said her daughter, Cindy Levo. Plasko never drank, and never smoked. But she’s managed to fit in a lot more in her 105 years, from serving in World War II to decades of contributions to the ...

Republic teen’s photo wins prize in state anti-litter contest

A Republic teen took home a top award in a state contest drawing people’s focus to the littering problem in Pennsylvania. First place in the student category of the Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Contest went to Jacob Valente, a 10th-grade student at Laurel Highlands High School in Uniontown. ...

Brownsville Area school bus carrying students crashes in Redstone Township

A Brownsville Area school bus carrying 18 students crashed Tuesday morning in Redstone Township, although the district reported all of the children were “safe.” The crash happened shortly before 7 a.m. on Rowes Run Road in the township, with the bus ending up in a ditch along the side of ...

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Early hole dooms Falcons in loss to Knoch

Connellsville trailed by four goals early in the third period before cutting the deficit to one, but Knoch was able to hold on for a 5-4 victory on Monday night in PIHL play at the Frozen Pond Arena in Valencia. The Knights improved to 7-3-1-0, and with 23 points, lead the Falcons (6-3-0-0) ...

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Back-to-back

Uniontown’s clay target team was established just 2 ½ years ago, but the squad has proven to be quick learners. The Red Raiders won their second state championship in a row in the USA Clay Target League’s 5-stand event this past October. Head coach Terry Dawson participates in trap ...

Herald-Standard All-Area Golf Teams

The individual postseason wasn’t kind to Belle Vernon’s Jordan Mocello, but the Leopard senior’s body of work was enough to earn the title as Player of the Year for the Herald-Standard All-Area Boys Golf Team. Although he wasn’t able to qualify for the state tournament after a ...

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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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