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Buchtan removed from Washington County's voter rolls

State Senate candidate Al Buchtan will remain on the ballot for a state GOP committee position in Washington County, but he won’t be able to vote for himself since county elections officials removed him from their voter rolls last week following two court decisions stating he’s a Greene ...

Connellsville man accused of theft

A Connellsville man is accused of stealing a woman’s debit card and using it to spend upwards of $8,000. Billy K. Cable, 39, was charged on Thursday with identity theft, theft by unlawful taking, financial exploitation of an older adult or care-dependent person, receiving stolen property and access device fraud. Police alleged that between March 3-19, he used the card to withdraw money at ATMs and to make purchases. A Connellsville police officer who looked at a surveillance photo from one of the ATMs recognized Cable, according to court paperwork. The alleged victim, an 82-year-old woman, told police $8,415 was taken from her bank account. She also told police she did not give ...

An impressive performance

As the Heisman Trophy winner and consensus favorite as top pick of the NFL Draft, nobody would predict Fernando Mendoza to fall to the bottom of the first round. But if the reigning Super Bowl champs somehow nabbed him with the 32nd pick, he’d immediately be handed a Seattle Seahawks jersey ...

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Chicken coop champions

Belle Vernon’s Ryan Kent and Skylar Salay didn’t indicate if they were farmers, although most who live on a farm develop strength through the daily grind the family endures in keeping everything running. Whether Kent or Salay are farmers is irrelevant to competing in track & field, ...

Super seniors

Ethan Syner and Emma Larkin were victorious in two events on Friday in the Fayette County Coaches Association (FCCA) Track & Field Championships at Uniontown’s Bill Power Stadium, but the two seniors were more inspired by their performances in the races they finished second. Syner, a ...

Glorious night in Pittsburgh, until the pick

It was a glorious night for the Pittsburgh Steelers as Acrisure Stadium hosted the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday. For the most part anyway. Then the Steelers' made their first round pick. And the festive mood suddenly took a downward spiral. That was thanks to Philadelphia, which not only is ...

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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

Never know about April snow

Almost 100 years ago on April 28, 1928 the Uniontown area and much of Western Pennsylvania was paralyzed when an innocent looking storm formed in the Gulf of Mexico and quickly moved to North Carolina. The storm intensified and affected much of the eastern United States and the Appalachian ...

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