‘I’ve done a lot of things in my life’
The latest round of Department of Community and Economic Development Main Street Matters grants will benefit four projects in Southwestern Pennsylvania with over $1 million in awarded capital allocated to improve arts, business and community assets. The local awardees are among the 56 projects to receive more than $17 million in funding dispersed in the 2026 grant cycle. “Every community in Pennsylvania, whether rural, suburban or urban, relies on a strong Main Street to support local businesses, create jobs and bring people together,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a statement. “Main Streets are the beating heart of our communities and that’s why my administration makes their ...
A missing Ohiopyle man was found safe Friday, three days after he was reported missing from the campground where he worked. Jared Callahan, 43, was found in South Connellsville with no memory of how or why he disappeared, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kalee Barnhart said Friday. He was about 15 miles away from Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park campground, where he was reported missing Tuesday night after co-workers found his maintenance cart abandoned at the edge of the property. Callahan’s disappearance prompted an extensive search, drawing in bloodhounds, foot patrols, drones and helicopter.
The two Dunbar women accused of killing the 9-year-old girl in their care will be tried separately, according to Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele. Sarah Shipley, 36, appeared in court Thursday morning for a status conference in the case. Shipley, along with Kourtney Eutsey, 32, ...
Rescuers continue to look for a Fayette County man two days after he went missing. Jarred Callahan was last seen on June 9 at the Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Campgrounds, 839 Mill Run Road, Springfield Township, where he is an employee. Campground management reported Callahan, 43, of ...
PathWays is set to further expand its early-intervention capacity thanks to recently awarded grant funding. The $5,000 grant was awarded by the Washington Greene Health Foundation’s 2026 Community Grants Pilot Program, which will fund a new social-emotional learning curriculum and a related staff training program to improve early-intervention capacity. The Washington-based non-profit provides support and specialized services to individuals with disabilities across Southwestern Pennsylvania, including through two Rainbow’s End Learning Centers for children located in Washington and Greene counties. According to Rachel Raber, Rainbow's End Learning Center Greene County program ...
George Link rubbed elbows with some legendary coaches when he was a highly regarded football recruit after an impressive high school career at Laurel Highlands. Notre Dame’s Ara Parseghian, Ohio State’s Woody Hayes, West Virginia’s Bobby Bowden, North Carolina State’s Lou Holtz and ...
Uniontown Post 51 stepped out of Fayette County American Legion action on Saturday, as it played Latrobe Jethawks Post 515 in a non-league contest. Uniontown (4-3) scored an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning, which turned out to also be the winning score in a 10-9 road ...
Erica Hogan Gaster wasn’t sure she was worthy of a spot in the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame. “I was surprised,” the 1999 Geibel Catholic graduate said when she found out she would be part of the Class of 2026. “I don't know if I ever considered myself to be in the top echelon of ...
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, ...
As we approach the beginning of Hurricane season, it might be prudent to apply what we have learned from one of our earliest weather forecasters. Long before radar, satellites and El Nino and even before the invention of the weather barometer in 1643, an explorer named Christopher Columbus ...
