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Uniontown City Council seeks grants for traffic light repairs, upgrades

Uniontown is seeking a grant of more than $1 million for traffic improvements in the city. City Council approved a request Thursday for a $1,028,038 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Multimodal Grant tied to the Sheepskin Trail. Funds from the grant will go toward reconfiguring ...

Veterans reminded to locate military discharge papers

As we honor those who have served in our nation’s military, now is a good time to remind veterans of the importance of locating military paperwork. Veterans are urged to located their DD214 – the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty – issued by the U.S. Department of ...

Uniontown Vietnam veteran receives medals 56 years later

More than half a century after serving in Vietnam, retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Floyd Geho has received additional recognition for his military service, including three decorations he never expected to receive. Geho, of Uniontown, who served in both the Army Signal Corps and Quartermaster ...

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Waynesburg chalks up another program first with PIAA win

Waynesburg Central’s girls volleyball team added another first to its program resume Tuesday night. A year ago the Raiders reached the WPIAL semifinals for the second time and earned their first trip to the PIAA tournament. This season’s team matched that and did the 2025 squad one ...

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Powdrell announces plans to return to WVU in 2027

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Rich Rodriguez said Tuesday during his weekly press conference that contract negotiations with impact West Virginia football players on the team about returning for the 2027 season are ongoing. Nothing is set in stone, but some have agreed to come back. Defensive back ...

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Georgia nabs top spot in CFP rankings; Notre Dame jumps ahead of Miami

There was bound to be some whiplash involved in the release of the second version of this season's College Football Playoff rankings — especially coming off a weekend packed with big games that would reset an opening-week top 25 that produced more confusion than certitude. Consider it ...

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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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From Italy to Croatia, warming climate threatens prized white truffles

ALBA, Italy (AP) — Guided by the beam of a flashlight, Tino Marolo follows his dog Stella through the darkness of a Piedmont woodland, searching for one of Italy’s most prized culinary treasures hidden beneath the soil. In the hills around Alba, home to the world’s most famous white ...

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