‘What fear does to a small town’
PennWest University will mark the National Day of Racial Healing on Monday with a virtual program featuring civil rights historian and author David L. Crane at 11 a.m. Crane is the founder of the Making the Movement Civil Rights Museum and author of “Making the Movement: How Activists Fought for Civil Rights with Buttons, Flyers, Pins and Posters.” He will present “A Blueprint for the Movement: Transforming Moments into Momentum." The presentation will explore how the artifacts and stories of the civil rights movement serve not only as historical records, but also as a framework for advancing justice, dignity and belonging. Crane will highlight how everyday materials - ...
As Greene County begins preparing for next year’s presidential elections, it has new leadership in place in its elections office. At its meeting Thursday, the Greene County Board of Commissioners approved Josephine Weingardt as acting elections director and Dalton Zupper as acting elections manager. The board also approved a contract extension with Jessica Goughnour, a longtime elections worker in Westmoreland County who was brought on for clerical duties and to provide guidance ahead of last year’s November general election. Her contract now runs through the 2026 elections. The board received between six to eight applications for the election positions, said Commissioner Jared ...
Charleroi police charged a man this week after an investigation turned up AI-generated images of nude juveniles on his computer. Edward Charles Reid Jr., 61, of Charleroi, faces felony charges of possession of child sexual abuse material, intercepting communications, disclosing intercepted communications and misdemeanors of harassment and unlawful dissemination of an intimate image. According to the criminal complaint, the investigation into Reid began in August after a woman reported that Reid recorded her without her consent and posted pictures on the internet. Police found he had also recorded a second woman, according to court documents. Investigators served a search warrant at ...
A skid-loader pushes snow from the shoulder of East Main Street in front of the Fayette County Courthouse in Uniontown and piles it up to give motorists more room to navigate through the city Wednesday. Uniontown officials declared a state of emergency following Sunday’s winter storm that ...
A Masontown woman is charged with an alleged assault that left bruises and fingernail marks on her 1-year-old child. After taking a polygraph test, Arayiah Harris, 19, confessed to assaulting her child in her home, according to her criminal complaint. She told police her child had been crying throughout the night when she grabbed the baby, slammed them into the pack-and-play next to her bed, and then held them down with excessive force. Court documents said the injuries had been reported as mandated by law by Hopwood Day Care. Harris was an employee at the time of the incident and had dropped off her child the next morning. Harris was removed that day, and no longer works at the day ...
With all the ice, snow and frigid weather the rumor is that Phil may stay nestled in his burrow, however most folks feel he will show up since he simply loves all the attention he gets. Each year on February 2nd we wait in anticipation for our furry friend Phil to poke his head out of his ...
Isaac Ellsworth did what he does best as the final seconds of the first half ticked off the clock. The Uniontown senior nailed a 3-pointer – the 217th of his career – with one second left to give himself 1,001 career points and his team a 23-18 halftime lead. Ellsworth is much more ...
Max Dieudonne blocked a potential game-tying shot with five seconds left and Brownsville held off visiting Mount Pleasant for a 41-40 win in a Section 4-3A boys basketball battle on Wednesday night. The game was tied 8-8 after the first quarter before the Vikings (1-6, 5-14) surged to a 21-15 ...
Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...
With all the ice, snow and frigid weather the rumor is that Phil may stay nestled in his burrow, however most folks feel he will show up since he simply loves all the attention he gets. Each year on February 2nd we wait in anticipation for our furry friend Phil to poke his head out of his ...
