Thinking outside the box
Southwestern PA Water Authority will have the water shut off on Thursday, Aug. 13, between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sugar Run Road from the Cabin Road intersection back toward town to the Dodahe Trailer Park in Greene County. It will also include: Dulaney Lane, Shadow Oaks Road, Champion Drive, Orchard Road and a small section of Porter Street. Customers may experience low pressure or no water and are advised to keep some containers of water to minimize the outage.
Fayette County Commissioner Vince Vicites has been nominated to a committee seat on the National Association of Counties. Vicites will serve a one-year term on the group’s Community, Economic and Workforce Development Policy Steering Committee. “The expertise and engagement of our steering committee members like you is a major reason why Congress and federal agencies often look to NACo for feedback on legislative policy decisions being made in Washington, D.C.,” President George Dunlap said in a letter to Vicites. “This nomination to a NACo steering committee also presents a great opportunity to share information and learn from your county colleagues.” As a member of the ...
A child was flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital after nearly drowning at a Fayette County amusement park Saturday afternoon. The 8-year-old had to be rescued from a water attraction at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park along Route 381 in Springfield Township about 1:30 p.m., according to a Fayette County 911 dispatch supervisor. No other information was available about the incident, and the condition and identity of the child was not immediately released. Springfield Township volunteer firefighters assisted at the scene.
A North Union Township man is in custody after being accused of helping to rob a man of more than $4,000 at his home on Friday night. Ryan Miciotto, 34, was arraigned Monday on charges of robbery with threat of immediate serious bodily injury, theft by unlawful taking and simple assault. The ...
When Tony Mercadante helped formulate the idea for a Uniontown high school hall of fame, he wanted it to be with a different twist. “I checked around and most who had one had a sports hall of fame,” Mercadante said. “When we started this at Uniontown, I wanted to bring in other ...
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — There was a time when the preseason felt like the Super Bowl to Aaron Rodgers. Now is not that time. While the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is trying to soak in every moment of what he says will be his 22nd and final NFL training camp, he doesn't sound like someone ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia football had a lot of changes on defense. A lot of players graduated and linebacker was no different. Linebackers and defensive leaders Reid Carrico and Chase Wilson are both gone. A few depth pieces, like Ben Bogle, transferred out, too. With the ...
For months, President Trump and his administration have been fixated on one issue. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with ending the war in Iran or with the affordability of groceries and gasoline. The president’s primary goal this spring and summer has been the passage of the Safeguard ...
Trails at Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Farmington offer a convenient and appealing place for exercise. The battlefield’s paths traverse meadows and woods just as George Washington’s little army did in his 1754 campaign that kindled the French and Indian War. For a 3-mile ...
