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Charity dodgeball tourney set for Sunday

The “Dodge for a Cause” dodgeball tournament is scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday at the Uniontown YMCA. All proceeds will go to the Ks Foundation, which began in July 2025. The foundation, started by Kia Rose, a 2013 graduate of Uniontown Area High School, covers registration for youth sports for families that make $49,000 or less yearly. The focus is currently on children in Fayette County, but the hope is to expand the foundation’s reach. The dodgeball tournament was originally scheduled for Jan. 25 but was postponed due to the winter storm. Registration is $250 per team (six players, plus two substitutes per team), ages 18 and older. There will be a trophy and cash prizes for ...

Search continues for missing man in Monongahela

Crews continued searching along the water in Monongahela Sunday for a man who has been missing since last week. Numerous local agencies were helping in the search for Shelby Rhodes. Boats equipped with side-scan sonar will be sweeping the Monongahela River, the Donora Fire Company said in a ...

Democrat Bower-Bjornson running for state rep in the 50th

A Fredericktown woman is seeking the Democratic nomination for state representative in the 50th Legislative District. Lois Bower-Bjornson owns and operates two micro-businesses and is the southwestern Pennsylvania field organizer with Clean Air Council, a nonprofit environmental organization ...

Turning pain into purpose

After her son was fatally shot in 2023, many people asked LaSha Gipson, “How are you doing?” Few of them actually wanted to sit down and hear about it, Gipson said. Trying to be strong for her family, she kept her feelings bottled up. She went to a therapist, but felt like she was ...

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Streak continues

ROGERSVILLE — West Greene found itself in a familiar position as it walked off the court following a 50-21 first-round playoff victory over Clairton on Monday night. The Lady Pioneers are back in the WPIAL Class A girls basketball quarterfinals for the 10th consecutive year. The ...

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Rockets earn first playoff win since 2000

JEFFERSON – Jeremiah Robertson moved into the Jefferson-Morgan School District from Coatesville two years ago, but he quickly learned about the history of the Rockets’ boys basketball team. It had been 26 years without a playoff win entering Monday night, but Robertson helped make sure ...

Lady Mustangs fall at No. 3 North Catholic

North Catholic jumped out to a 23-9 lead in the first quarter and pulled away from there for a 67-21 victory over visiting Laurel Highlands in a WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball first-round playoff game on Monday. Brady Wehner led the way with 20 points for the third-seeded Lady Trojans ...

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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 ...

Outdoors

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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