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Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) in partnership with Fayette County commissioners and Fayette County Conservation District will host a household chemical collection event in Uniontown to provide Pennsylvania residents with an opportunity to safely and cost effectively dispose of common chemicals such as cleaners, paints, batteries, e-cigarettes/vapes, motor oil and pesticides. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at the Fayette County Recycling Convenience Center, Uniontown. A $20 fee will cover the cost of disposing every 10 gallons/50 pounds of aerosol cans, automotive fluids, chemistry sets, electronic cigarettes/vapes, gasoline and kerosene, ...
The Greene County Board approved two plans Thursday that commissioners said would help guide future growth in the county. In 3-0 votes, commissioners approved a Barriers to Workforce Study and the Greene County Business Operations and Strategic Plan. The business plan, prepared by Waynesburg University eHIVE, mapped out operations for the county’s new incubator in the Silveus Building on Waynesburg’s High Street. “They have multiple strategic partners that they have received throughout the community,” said board Chairman Jared Edgreen. “They did focus groups throughout the community, got small businesses involved, so they have a lot of contacts, a lot of good information ...
The Cumberland Township Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 11, in the Nemacolin VFC social hall, 411 Roosevelt Ave. in Nemacolin. The hearing is being held to obtain citizen input for the development of the township’s proposal for the 2026 Community Development Block Grant Program and potential competitive application. The 2026 allocation is projected at approximately $119,368. Eligible activities include but are not limited to public facilities improvements, infrastructures, housing, recreation facilities, street and road improvements, historic preservation, planning activities, and clearance. The main objective of CDBG funding is to benefit ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a daily monthlong series about the people who live in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in recognition of America's 250th anniversary. One of the best days of Argia Iannarelli’s life was a wedding. Not her own wedding – Iannarelli never married – ...
The newly formed committee designed to review which organizations in Washington County should receive money from Pennsylvania’s opioid settlement trust fund recommended six projects while delaying a decision on two others until the next round of funding. The five-person committee met Monday ...
People looking for freshly picked produce, tasty baked goods or the newest in artisanal crafts in Greene County will have another new place to stop. The Greene County Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural First Thursday evening market event in Carmichaels will run from 4 to 7 p.m June 4. Held at ...
Add one more honor for recent Geibel Catholic graduate Emma Larkin. The Belmont Abbey College women's basketball recruit ended her record-breaking high school career as the Lady Gators and Fayette County's all-time scorer leader with 2,541 points. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Ryan O’Hearn homered and drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night. O’Hearn hit an RBI single in the first inning and his two-run homer in the sixth made it 4-0. Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones (1-0) allowed ...
Have you ever wondered about how it all happened? Why does a certain plant grow in the shade, while another must have a sunny location to reach its potential to just survive? What did the first plants look like and how different were they from what we see today? For billions of years the ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
Have you ever wondered about how it all happened? Why does a certain plant grow in the shade, while another must have a sunny location to reach its potential to just survive? What did the first plants look like and how different were they from what we see today? For billions of years the ...
