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Laurel Highlands superintendent abruptly resigns

Laurel Highlands School District Superintendent Jesse Wallace announced his immediate retirement from the district Thursday afternoon. Wallace notified district staff by e-mail near the end of school Thursday, calling them a “great group of people.” He said he had appreciated his more than ...

Former caregivers at Uniontown home care provider launch protest

Editor's note: This article was updated to reflect the name of one of the care workers interviewed. Several former caregivers from a recently closed home care provider in Uniontown protested outside its office Thursday morning, saying they had not been paid for most of their final week of ...

Dunbar issues tax reminder

The Dunbar Township Tax Office reminds installment plan participants that the CASD’s third installment payment is due by Oct. 31; however, since the deadline falls on a weekend, payments will be accepted on Monday, Nov. 2. Payments can also be made online by logging on to Allpaid.com or calling 888-604-7888. You can also contact the tax office at 724-626-0804 for over the phone payments during normal business hours.

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Eagles soar past Frazier to clinch playoff spot

PERRYPOLIS – Frazier and Avella were both seeking to clinch the sure thing on Friday night. The winner of their Class A Tri-County South Conference football game would sew up sole possession of third place and an automatic WPIAL playoff spot. It was the Eagles and their explosive ground ...

Belle Vernon highest seeded among local football teams

Belle Vernon, fresh off its remarkable 29-28 comeback win at Elizabeth Forward, was the highest seeded among six local teams when the WPIAL committee released its football playoff pairings on Saturday. The Leopards are the No. 4 team in Class 3A with Waynesburg Central slotted at No. 10. ...

Leopards stun EF with late rally to claim Interstate title

The Belle Vernon football team has regularly practiced the two-minute drill. "We've been working on the two-minute drill probably twice a week since May," Leopards coach Scott Bryer pointed out. "We do a lot of scenario-based practices, situation stuff." All that practice paid off Friday ...

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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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Outdoors Calendar

(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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