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St. John begins year of 175th anniversary celebrations

St. John the Evangelist Church in Uniontown will hold a number of events over the coming year to commemorate its 175th anniversary. A concert at 2 p.m. Oct. 25 includes an afternoon of sacred music and reflections inspired by the writings of St. John, presented by the Rev. Anthony Klimko and the combined choirs of the Roman Catholic Churches of Southern Fayette. A reception will follow. Commemorative ornaments and souvenirs will also be for sale. The church is located at 61 N. Mt. Vernon Ave., Uniontown. On Dec. 27, the church will hold a Feast Day Mass, also followed by a reception. There will be three banners inside the church and one outside. In the summer months, the church ...

'We're still here': Allison Christian Church celebrates 100 years

The members of Allison Christian Church call it “the little church that can.” It’s an apt description, said Mike Peton, who has been the church’s pastor for 25 years. Even through the decline of the coal and coke industry that had employed much of the flock, the church has ...

Greene County releases $1.9M for Cumberland Township sewer funding

Cumberland Township is getting long-awaited upgrades to its sewer system. At Thursday’s meeting, the Greene County Board of Commissioners approved the release of $1.9 million in Community Development Block Grant funds it had secured for the project. Board Chairman Jared Edgreen said the ...

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Team first

California’s hard-fought, down-to-the-wire 24-18 football victory at Avella last Friday night was cause for a two-pronged celebration. First, it kept the Trojans undefeated in the Class A Tri-County South Conference at 6-0 to set up a first-place showdown at Beth-Center this Friday ...

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Steelers have much room for improvement despite 3-game win streak

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers knows what a playoff team looks like. And while the Pittsburgh Steelers are certainly contenders in the standings after a workmanlike 16-10 win over New Orleans on Sunday in Paris kept them tied atop the AFC North as the halfway point nears, the four-time ...

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WVU’s Hawkins strives to get better during bye week

MORGANTOWN (W.Va.) — West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. had a lot of fans at the TCU game. Hawkins is from Dallas, which isn’t too far from Fort Worth, so he had a big ensemble cheering him on. “Aunties, uncles, cousins, friends, it was a lot of people,” 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 ...

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Perfect weather days

If you’re a skier, six inches of new powder snow and a morning forecast of sunshine and light wind make for a perfect winter day. Sunshine along with calm winds and pleasant temperatures make for a great day of birding in the springtime and summertime requires nice, sunny, warm afternoons ...

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