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Local schools invited to apply for CFFC grants

Last fall, three donor-advised funds at the Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) awarded more than $25,000 to support education in Fayette County schools. CFFC is now accepting grant requests for the 2026-27 school year, inviting teachers and administrators to apply online by Sept. 15 ...

SWPA announces water shutoff in Greene

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.

Vicites to serve on national committee

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 ...

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McCarthy, Heidenreich Pittsburgh homecomings get real as preseason begins

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The vibes for Mike McCarthy and Eli Heidenreich over the last few months have been immaculate. How could they not be? The chance for McCarthy to lead his hometown team brought the first-year Pittsburgh Steelers coach to tears when he was hired in January. The image last ...

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Struggling Skenes falls to 9-11 for fading Pirates

MIAMI (AP) — Eury Pérez allowed three hits over seven innings, Esteury Ruiz homered and the Miami Marlins beat Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 on Tuesday night. Pérez (6-9) struck out three straight Pirates to start the game and surrendered only three singles — two in the ...

Local Calendar

THURSDAY, AUG. 13 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL Pittsburgh at Miami, 1:10 p.m. FOOTBALL PRESEASON Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOLF Charleroi at Beth-Center, at Chippewa Golf Course, 3 p.m. Frazier at Bentworth, at Chippewa Golf Course, 3 p.m. Mount ...

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OP-ED: Abraham Lincoln: ‘From these honored dead’

The Civil War brought tremendous suffering. The death of Robert J. Brownfield is illustrative. Cpl. Brownfield of Fayette County was shot in the arm near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Virginia. Forgotten or simply overlooked, he went unattended for a full day. Taken first to Fredericksburg, ...

Outdoors

Black rock and brown sandstone

Isn’t it amazing that Appalachian Black Lung rates are the highest in nearly 50 years as coal miners protections stall while the Black Lung Trust Fund owes $3 billion to the US Treasury because of company bankruptcies and being under insured; all of this while the administration in June ...

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