West Alexander Fair celebrates the Year of the Woman Farmer
Federal, state, county and municipal government offices will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. There will be no mail delivery, and banks and financial markets will also be closed The newspaper will not publish a print edition but please visit heraldstandard.com for news updates.
Workers from Siron Construction and Supply of Armstrong County perform a site inspection at the base of where the historic cast-iron bridge once crossed Dunlap Creek in Brownsville before it was dismantled in late 2024 to be refurbished. The original ribbing from the cast-iron bridge built in ...
Uniontown City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday to adopt the city’s first comprehensive plan in more than 20 years. Mayor Bill Gerke said Tuesday that the plan is used by the city to guide its future growth, development, revitalization, and improvement. It also lays out city priorities for future ...
Food banks across Southwestern Pennsylvania are marking Hunger Action Month, and warning that food insecurity in the region has eclipsed levels seen during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the region, 1 in 8 people are experiencing food insecurity, a result of cuts in federal assistance ...
Max Doherty had 22 carries for 227 yards, including a go-ahead 33-yard touchdown run with 3:25 remaining, as Derry rally from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat visiting Laurel Highlands, 29-25, in non-conference football action on Friday night. The Mustangs (0-2) had taken ...
Eli Salvini had 15 carries for 196 yards and two touchdowns and Ryan Huey rang up 169 yards and four TDs on 16 attempts as Fort Cherry defeated visiting California, 43-14, in a non-conference football battle between top-tier Class A programs on Friday night. The Trojans (1-1) took an early ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Cam Cook rushed for 142 yards and two short touchdowns, Michael Hawkins Jr. threw for one score and passed for another TD, and West Virginia held on for a 31-24 win over Coastal Carolina in the teams’ season opener Saturday. On a day in which West Virginia retired ...
People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening. And no one dared … Disturb the sound of silence. – “The Sound of Silence,” Paul Simon Sometimes an idea for an essay comes from unusual places and at unexpected times. Such was the case this week. After hearing a ...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Just off one of New York’s famed Hamptons beaches, shark researcher Greg Metzger reels in one of the day’s prize catches: a young but powerful sand tiger shark. He and another marine researcher quickly lasso the tail of the sharp-toothed female to the side of ...
