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Carmichaels church to host Living Nativity

St. Hugh Church will host a Living Nativity from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21. The free walk-through is a reenactment of the night of Jesus’ birth. There will be visits with Santa in the social hall, where there will be concessions, fudge and basket raffle tickets for sale. St. Hugh is located at 408 Route 88; visitors should access the parking lot by way of Market Street behind the church.

Peters Township sues Washington Co. coroner over autopsy records

Peters Township officials are suing the Washington County coroner’s office over its refusal to turn over autopsy reports and other records to the municipality’s police department, which they claim is hampering the investigation into a baby’s death earlier this year. John Smith, who ...

Breakfast with Santa in Brownsville moved to Sunday

Due to inclement weather over the weekend, St. Mary’s Church in Brownsville moved its Breakfast with Santa to Sunday, Dec. 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The pancake breakfast will be held in the social hall, 118 Church St., Brownsville. All are welcome.

Flying high: Frazier High School student earns private pilot license

When Ethan Roebuck was a young boy, his grandfather introduced him to aviation. The Frazier High School senior said they often talked about military planes and the golden age of flight. Before his grandfather passed away, he made a request of Roebuck’s mother: make sure Ethan took a ...

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Mustangs rally falls just short in loss to Tigers

Laurel Highlands rallied from a 12-point deficit but fell just short in a loss to visiting McKeesport, 54-52, in a Section 1-5A boys basketball battle Friday night. Lamont Perkins scored a game-high 21 points for the Tigers (1-0, 3-1) and Darryl McCullough added 12. Luke Martin led the ...

H-S Athlete of the Week: Morgan Gesinski, Mount Pleasant

Name: Morgan Gesinski School: Mount Pleasant Class: Senior Sport: Soccer/basketball Gesinski’s week: Gesinski continued to collect honors for her outstanding high school soccer career at Mount Pleasant as she transitioned into playing for the Lady Vikings girls basketball team. ...

Record breaker

Emma Larkin had an unforgettable junior season and already a record-breaking senior year. The Geibel Catholic girls basketball star broke Shelley Bortz’ program scoring record of 1,977 on Dec. 1 then went over the 2,000-point mark for her career on Dec. 4. Still, although she admits the ...

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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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