‘It could get ugly’: Farmers face higher costs as price of diesel skyrockets
Maximum SNAP benefits and income limits in Pennsylvania are higher under an annual federal adjustment effective Oct. 1, according to the state Department of Human Services. The Shapiro administration announced the new SNAP income limits and maximum benefit amounts on Tuesday. The adjustment accounts for food costs and inflation. DHS said the average increase for most recipients will be $18, and that no one will see a decrease in benefits because of the update. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) makes the changes each year as part of a routine review of SNAP's income eligibility standards and its maximum and minimum benefit amounts, according to DHS. “SNAP is the nation’s ...
Developers of a proposed 350-450 megawatt data center campus and attached power generation facility in Washington County may require further investigation following a lengthy discussion about the status of abandoned gas wells that could impact the project site. Attorneys representing several groups of concerned Hanover Township residents cross-examined a geotechnical engineer hired by Dallas, Texas-based developer Prime Data Centers LLC during a lengthy conditional use permit hearing on Tuesday night. Gateway Engineers Professional Geologist John Malizia, who was hired by Prime to assess the subsurface conditions of the approximately 120-acre site, explained the investigation ...
A third person has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault against a woman in Uniontown in July. Jonathan Godines, 19, of Denbo, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct. According to his criminal complaint, ...
Waynesburg and Franklin Township are seeking bids for a new waste and refuse collection contract. At a special meeting Monday night, the Waynesburg Borough Council approved bidding documents and a solicitation for bids for the contract, which would run for five years. Westmoreland Sanitary, ...
When Rebecca Ashby was having her son, she saw a different provider for each of the first six months of her pregnancy, trying to find one she could trust. She ultimately found home birth midwives (“a divine thing that happened almost by accident”), who she went on to use for both of her ...
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have acquired disgruntled cornerback Joey Porter Jr. from the Pittsburgh Steelers, a move to try help an injury-plagued secondary and boost a defense that remains among the NFL's worst. Pittsburgh will receive two draft picks from Dallas, a sixth-rounder in ...
FRIDAY, OCT. 1 DISTRICT COLLEGE FOOTBALL Pitt at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m. Penn State at Northwestern, 8 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Albert Gallatin at Uniontown, 7 p.m. Belle Vernon at Derry, 7 p.m. California at Mapletown, 7 p.m. Connellsville at Woodland Hills, 7 ...
Ellie Haddad had a brace and Brownsville earned a 2-0 victory at Springdale on Wednesday in non-section girls soccer play. Avianna Hernandez and Gloria Kovscek had the assists on Haddad’s tallies. The Dynamos (2-2-0, 3-5-1) put 17 shots on target, but all were turned aside by senior ...
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 ...
(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 ...
