Fundraisers launched to help families impacted by fatal Greene boating accident
Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority in Jefferson will have the water shut off Wednesday, Sept. 9, between 3:30 and 7 p.m. on Morey Road from the intersection of Wickerham Road to Leonard Road, to include all of Hastings Road, Huffman Road, Crawford Road and Mowery Lane. House numbers 357 to 499 on Buckingham will be affected as well as Wickerham Road to house 51 on Hill Road. Customers may experience low pressure or no water.
Residents will have a chance next week to talk with representatives from the company looking to operate a $13 billion power plant project being discussed in Fayette County. NextEra Energy Resources is developing the proposed 3.75-gigawatt plant, which would be located in Luzerne Township along a former mining site on the Monongahela River. NextEra was selected for the development in March as part of a larger trade agreement between the U.S. and Japan for energy infrastructure development across the country. It received federal funding for the buildout at the Fayette County site through the U.S. Department of Commerce in August. The proposed facility, named the East Riverside Energy ...
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.
Greene County’s solicitor has been recognized as the best in the state. Robert (Gene) Grimm was honored with the State Solicitor of the Year award last month by the Pennsylvania County Commissioners Association at its annual conference. Grimm, the county’s solicitor since 2020, said it ...
The Springhill Township Board of Supervisors tabled two resolutions that would regulate data centers and fossil fuel power plant facilities within the township Thursday to meet state requirements for posting notice. Votes on the two ordinances will take place at the township’s regularly ...
When the Fayette County Cultural Trust launched the Downtown Connellsville economic development program in the 2000s, up to 85% of storefronts within the town’s urban core lay vacant. Now, the downtown boasts an occupancy rate over 95%, with more businesses eagerly awaiting new retail ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — One of the reasons fans and experts had high expectations and excitement around West Virginia football was the offseason moves made when the roster was rebuilt. A big part of the roster rebuild came from the massive high school and junior college class, which was one of ...
The Steelers begin the post-Mike Tomlin era when they host the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday but not much has changed for the team in regards to oddsmakers' opinions on where they'll finish in the standings. In its first year under Mike McCarthy, Pittsburgh is considered around an eight-or-nine ...
LSU jumped back into the top 10 in the first Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the regular season on Tuesday, Oregon slipped out of the top five and Michigan fell out of the rankings altogether after it needed a second-chance Hail Mary try at home to beat Western ...
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 ...
Fall brings a whole new menu of outdoor options to western Pennsylvania. One of those options is truly different, even a little unusual. Outdoors, the unusual is often where unforgettable experiences come your way. “Elk Country After Dark” is a new offering of the Keystone Elk Country ...
