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Federal, state, county and most municipal offices are closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day. Most banks and financial markets will also be closed, and there will be no mail delivery. The Herald-Standard will not publish a print edition Monday.

Burgettstown author focuses on survival, courage, hope

Sarah Mitchell of Burgettstown penned the story, aimed for young adults ages 13-18, in a notebook nearly 20 years ago and then put it away. Over the next two decades she would take the book out, as time allowed, and work on it. “There were years when I didn’t touch it, " said Mitchell. ...

‘Go with the flow'

As a Mapletown Junior-Senior High School student walks to class, they might glimpse a white rabbit pointing to the time on a pocket watch. If they’ve got enough time to ignore the rabbit’s warning, they might also notice the Red Queen, Alice, Humpty Dumpty and a menagerie of towering ...

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Reddick gives owner Jordan Daytona 500 win

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael Jordan, six-time NBA champion, is now a Daytona 500 winner, too. Tyler Reddick won “The Great American Race” on Sunday with a last-lap pass at Daytona International Speedway that sent Jordan into a frantic celebration. The NBA Hall of Famer ...

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Triple threat

IRWIN — Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown and Connellsville’s Kai Vielma didn’t run into much trouble in earning their third section championships on Saturday at Norwin High School in the Class 3A Eastern Sectional. Brown won all three bouts by fall for the championship in the 215-pound ...

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Morikawa ends drought with win at Pebble Beach

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Collin Morikawa had gone 28 months since his last win, and he was reminded Sunday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am why it's never easy. He was among six players who had a share of the lead at one point in a wild and windy final round, one name getting ...

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Cheers & Jeers

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 ...

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The Big Meltdown

After 18 days of temperatures not getting above freezing and many of those same days with below-zero temperatures at night, we were ready for the warm-up that returned this past Tuesday when the temperature in Uniontown hit 59 degrees. This coming week should see mild air return with ...

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