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W. Va. company accused of defrauding Dunbar residents

The owners of a West Virginia construction company are accused of not paying back the vast majority of $51,000 they collected for work on a Fayette County kitchen that was never started. Charges were filed Friday in Judge Richard Kasunic’s office against Eric Dalton, 52, of Morgantown, W.Va., and Christopher Collins, 51, of Orlando, Fla. Both are both charged with home improvement fraud, deceptive business practices and theft by deception. Residents at a home in Dunbar Township reported to state police on March 12 that Davis Kitchen and Tile had been scheduled to begin work on their kitchen in June 2025, but had kept delaying the project. After months without progress, the ...

Village of Searights community hosts end of summer event

On Aug. 19, the Village of Searights housing community hosted an End of Summer Celebration for its residents. It was a carnival-themed atmosphere, with a bounce house, dunk tank, slip-and-slide and many carnival game booths. There was food and fun for all. The on-site staff at Village of ...

Everson council to vote on securing public property, law enforcement records

The Everson Borough Council will vote Tuesday on emergency measures including assuming control of law enforcement records and revoking access after last week’s vote to formally suspend the borough’s police department. In a post on the borough’s Facebook page, council members said the Sept. 16 vote to suspend the department came after many years of difficulties maintaining a full-time police force. “Recently, staffing shortages left our town with less than 10 hours of local coverage per week out of 168 hours,” council members said in the post. “Our town and our residents deserve constant protection.” Police coverage will be provided by the Pennsylvania State Police - ...

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Two-way threats

Some quarterbacks are dangerous runners and some are superb at throwing the football. Those that can do both are the ones that keep defensive coordinators up at night. Frazier’s Brady Secrest and Southmoreland’s Dawson Wolfe were two that gave defenses nightmares on Friday night. Secrest ...

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Jones takes perfect game into 6th as Pirates win 5th straight

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Jones allowed one hit over seven dominant innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates inched closer to the franchise's first winning season in eight years with a 2-0 win over St. Louis on Tuesday night. The hard-throwing Jones (5-6) retired the first 16 batters he faced ...

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WVU’s Hawkins drawing national attention

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. said after Week 2 and U.T. Martin that he hadn’t shown his full potential yet. Hawkins showcased what he had to offer when the Mountaineers went out and smacked No. 25 Virginia as a touchdown underdog in Charlotte. Hawkins, ...

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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

Time to close up shop

I am sure you have noticed the loss of daylight as our evenings and mornings have lost a good bit of daylight. As the sun sets earlier and rises later this translates into less heat and in a couple of weeks the danger of frost will become part of our weather forecasts. In Uniontown the ...

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