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The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) will conduct a solemn Memorial Day ceremony honoring John Ross Dunn, bugler of the 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, known as “The Ringgolds,” at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Ruff Creek, Greene County. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 23, and is open to the public. Dunn served as a bugler in the first of Pennsylvania’s distinguished Civil War cavalry units. Buglers played a vital role on the battlefield, transmitting orders and signals that guided troop movements during combat. This ceremony seeks to recognize Dunn’s service and sacrifice, as well as to preserve the memory of all who served in the Union ...
A Monongahela man is behind bars in Fayette County after an alleged police chase resulted in injuries to two police officers early Saturday morning. Frank Cope Jr., 54, is facing 20 charges including felony aggravated assault, flight to avoid apprehension and criminal mischief following an alleged police chase that began in North Strabane Township in Washington County around 1 a.m. and ended with Cope’s arrest in Fayette County, according to court documents. Cope was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Ronald J. Haggerty Jr. on Saturday morning and remanded to Fayette County Prison after being denied bail, after Haggerty cited Cope as a “danger to society” following the ...
Greene County residents in need of transportation could soon have a new way to get around. Thursday, the Greene County Board of Commissioners approved partnering with Carnegie Mellon University on an Appalachian Regional Commission grant to fund a program in the county. Greene County would ...
Light was the operative word in Canton Township on Thursday, as Lighthouse Electric Inc. prepared for light-up night at its prefabrication facility. The gargantuan manufacturing plant, along Ellis Avenue, was on display Thursday evening during a tour organized by the Washington County ...
Cherie DeVaux made racing history on May 2 when she became the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby in its 152-year history. Just two weeks after Golden Tempo, a 23-1 longshot, rallied from last place to beat Renegade by a neck, another woman trainer, Brittany T. Russell, is ...
Jason Tyska was good enough at two different sports to pave a path into the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame He was an ace pitcher and top hitter for Connellsville baseball who went 10-0 in helping lead the Falcons to WPIAL and PIAA championships under coach Tom Sankovich in 1989, and also ...
Uniontown and Laurel Highlands both take plenty of momentum into Tuesday's WPIAL Class 4A softball quarterfinals. The 12th-seeded Lady Raiders (11-8) are coming off their first postseason win in program history during their fourth consecutive playoff appearance, also a program ...
TUESDAY, MAY 19 HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL WPIAL Playoffs Class 4A Quarterfinals Uniontown vs. Hampton, at West Mifflin HS, 3 p.m. Laurel Highlands vs. Blackhawk, at Pleasant Valley Elementary School, McMurray, 6 p.m.
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 ...
It’s National Safe Boating Week. From May 16-22, state fishery and boating agencies, boating trade groups, US Coast Guard, and the US Army Corps of Engineers will be celebrating safe boating, reminding boaters of safe practices on the water and, unfortunately, summarizing the past year’s ...
