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Dunbar Township office offers extended hours

The Dunbar Township Tax Office will have extended office hours on Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. for those taxpayers who wish to take advantage of the 2% discount. As a reminder for all installment plan participants, the second payment is also due by Sept. 30. The office does accept postmark. Please note: The office does not close for lunch. Payments accepted are cash, check, money order, official and certified bank checks. You can also pay online by logging on to Allpaid.com. For more information, contact the office at 724-626-0804 or email dunbartownshiptaxoffice@yahoo.com.

School real estate tax deadline nearing

The Fayette County Tax Collectors’ Association would like to remind all property owners that the last day to take advantage of paying the school real estate tax at a 2% discount is Wednesday, Sept. 30 (postmark accepted). Please refer to your tax bill for office hours & forms of payment accepted. Pennsylvania law states that failure to receive a tax notice does not relieve taxpayers from their responsibility to pay the taxes due. Taxpayers who have not received their tax notice should contact their local tax collector. If you do not know who your local tax collector is you may contact your local municipality, go on line at property.fayette.rba.com, or contact the Fayette County ...

Carmichaels man charged with aggravated assault

A Carmichaels man is in jail after allegedly attacking a man with a handgun and shooting at him with an empty chamber Thursday. Witnesses said Alexander Watson, 31, hit Brendon Patitucci in the back of the head with a revolver shortly before 11 a.m. as Patitucci was fighting with another man outside 44 Cumberland Village in Carmichaels on Thursday, according to court documents. Watson had arrived at the residence with another man in a gold SUV trailing Patitucci’s ex-girlfriend, who was returning his vehicle to him, according to the criminal complaint. Patitucci told police he had gotten into an argument with the other man over an incident involving his ex-girlfriend before ...

Washington County to host flood recovery resource event

The Washington County Department of Public Safety has partnered with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency to bring a wealth of flood recovery resources together in a two-day event. Hundreds of county residents have reported losses since four flash floods roiled the area throughout ...

Green Hills keeps tradition alive as one of smallest boroughs in Pa.

When the members of Green Hills Borough Council gathered at Lone Pine Country Club on Sept. 11 so retiring Mayor Terry George could hand the reins to his successor and former council President Jodi Chapman, it felt more like a family reunion than a staid bureaucratic function. Green Hills is ...

More than $400K, guns, drugs seized in Fayette County sweep

More than $400,000 in cash, along with narcotics and 20 guns, was recovered in a law enforcement sweep in Fayette County Thursday morning. Search warrants were executed at three locations in German Township and Masontown as part of an extensive narcotics trafficking investigation, Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said in a Facebook post. Thursday’s operation included members of the Pennsylvania State Police Vice Unit and their Special Emergency Response Team patrol units, along with the Masontown Police Department and Assistant District Attorney Anthony Gentile. Detectives seized about $425,000 in cash, firearms and multiple kilograms of methamphetamine and cocaine, ...

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Sorting through a key Steelers victory

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers only had one sack of Joe Burrow on Sunday. But boy did they make it count. Derrick Harmon's bull rush and forced fumble was gathered in by Sebastian Joseph-Day with just 44 seconds left to allow Pittsburgh to escape with a 30-27 win over the Bengals at Acrisure ...

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Down to the wire

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers have been around each other a long time. So much so that when the Pittsburgh Steelers coach told Rodgers and the rest of the offense it was time to “cut it loose” before Sunday's early-season litmus test against Cincinnati, it didn't ...

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Griffin’s homer helps Pirates beat Detroit, finish with winning record

DETROIT (AP) — Konnor Griffin homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates recorded their first winning season in eight years with a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in the final game for both teams. Pittsburgh (82-80), which improved by 11 wins over 2025, hadn't finished with a record ...

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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 ...

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(To request to have an item added to the Outdoors Calendar or to send a digital image of your harvested bear, deer or turkey photo for possible publication please email hssports@heraldstandard.com.) HUNTER-TRAPPER INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE NOTE: Must be 11 years old to register. Students must ...

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