close

EDITOR'S
PICK

Veterans Day parades planned in Washington, Waynesburg

The 2026 Washington County Veterans Day Parade honoring local veterans and their families will be held Saturday, Nov. 7, starting at 10 a.m. In Greene County, the Veterans Day Parade is slated for 11 a.m., also on Saturday. The Washington parade activities will kick off with a Veterans Resource Fair at 8:30 a.m. at the Main Street Pavilion that will feature open job interviews by McDonald's and will include job resources and information on veterans healthcare and needs. There will be a basket raffle, with proceeds donated to organizations that support veterans' mental health. Before the 70-unit parade starts, retired U.S. Marine Corps officer Eric McElvenney will offer a keynote ...

Hearings delayed in Greene arson, shooting cases

Hearings in two Greene County cases that had been scheduled for this week have been continued until December. Jesse Patterson, who had been set to appear for a pretrial management conference Tuesday now has a plea court hearing scheduled for Dec. 9. Patterson, 38, of Waynesburg, is accused of setting a fire in the rectory of St. Ann Church in Waynesburg shortly before midnight on Aug. 30, 2025. Services at the church were canceled for the following three months. He is also accused of setting a fire the next day at a trailer on High Street. Patterson faces charges of first- and third-degree arson, institutional vandalism, burglary, criminal trespass, criminal mischief and risking ...

Fayette man accused of aggravated assault

An East Millsboro man is charged with aggravated assault after being accused of beating a woman and restraining her for several hours. Shon Gill, 38, allegedly started a verbal argument with Amanda Shemansky at a residence on the 400 block of Third Street in Luzerne Township after they ...

Voters flock to the polls for Tuesday’s midterm elections

EDITOR’S NOTE: Results from Tuesday’s midterm elections came in too late for Wednesday’s edition of the newspaper, but stories on all of the races can be found online at www.observer-reporter.com or www.heraldstandard.com. Gorgeous fall weather Tuesday made for a beautiful day to vote in ...

Herald-Standard Daily News Update

This daily email features the latest news for Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

Sports

article image - 1106 BC Frazier Bobbs INT

Turning the page

Beth-Center's goal of capping an undefeated regular season with a Class A Tri-County Conference championship ended in frustration last Friday night with a 22-20 home loss to California. The Bulldogs (8-2) tried to climb out of a 22-point hole but fell just short, and now enter the ...

Waynesburg falls to Avonworth in girls volleyball semifinals

WEXFORD – Waynesburg Central hoped to avenge last year’s heartbreaking semifinal loss to Avonworth, but Antelopes standout Julia Cernich had other ideas. Cernich, a 6-foot-1 Rice recruit, put down heavy swing after heavy swing to the tune of 21 kills and made sure the Antelopes were headed ...

article image - 1105 FC Frazier VB celebrate

Frazier turns tables on Fort Cherry to reach fifth WPIAL girls volleyball final

MCMURRAY — The rematch was nothing like the first meeting. And for that reason, Frazier is back in the WPIAL girls volleyball final. The third-seeded Lady Commodores avenged a regular-season sweep at the hands of visiting Fort Cherry by rallying for a 3-2 victory over the second-seeded ...

Editorials

Property Transfers

Obituaries

Opinion

OP-ED: Listening to silence for personal development

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 ...

Outdoors

article image - 1031 Dutch ovens

Dutch on deer

Everyone can cite times when conditions wrecked their outdoor plans. Thunderstorms have cut short countless hikes, and fishing for trout in muddy flood water is a low-percentage game. The big snowstorm of late-November 1974 kept thousands of area hunters from getting to the woods on opening ...

NEWSLETTER

Join thousands already receiving our daily newsletter.

Contact Information

www.heraldstandard.com

  • 8 East Church Street
  • Uniontown, PA 15401
  • Phone: 724-439-7500