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Former Uniontown nonprofit director withdraws plea in theft case

A Uniontown man who was sentenced to one to four years in prison for allegedly taking money from a local nonprofit withdrew his plea and is out on bail while he waits for the case to go to trial. Attorney Michael Ford contended that Fayette County prosecutors incorrectly filed the theft charges lodged against Eric Dolfi, 44. The complaint lodged against Dolfi, who is accused of stealing nearly $48,000 from the Fayette County Association for the Blind, charged him with 494 counts of theft. In a motion filed earlier this month, Ford argued prosecutors had two options. They could have filed one count of theft that covered the entire $47,949.20, or they could have filed 494 counts of ...

Number of centenarians expected to quadruple over next 30 years

The U.S. population of centenarians – folks at least 100 years old – is expected to quadruple in the U.S. over the next 30 years, according to the Pew Research Center. The center, citing Census Bureau projections, said the number of centenarians is expected to grow from an estimated ...

Sycamore man celebrates 100th birthday

Ralph Conklin has seen and done plenty in his 100 years. The Sycamore man, who celebrated the milestone birthday on Tuesday, served in World War II, was married for more than seven decades, and owned a successful oil and gas business. “I just thank the good Lord for letting me live that ...

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Madness not so easy to figure this year

Last year was easy. UConn was the best team, the clear favorite, at least to me, and I had them easily winning the NCAA men’s basketball championship This year, I’ve been looking at the brackets, the records, all the different rankings and wracked my brain to come up with the 2025 ...

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H-S Athlete of the Week: Kasey Mahoney, Laurel Highlands

Name: Kasey Mahoney School: Laurel Highlands Class: Junior Sport: Swimming Mahoney’s week: Mahoney swam to a fourth-place medal in the 100 breaststroke at last week’s PIAA Class 2A Swimming and Diving Championships at Bucknell University’s Kinney Natatorium with a time of 56.86. ...

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WVU searching for coach again as DeVries leaves for Indians

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For a third consecutive season, WVU athletic director Wren Baker will be conducting a head coaching search for the men’s basketball program. Darian DeVries, who spent just one season as the Mountaineers’ head coach, accepted the job as Indiana head coach Tuesday ...

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OP-ED: Unhappy with your choices at the polls? Throw your hat in the ring

If you’re often uninspired by the candidates on your ballot, now may be the time to throw your own hat into the ring. Democracy is not a spectator sport. From the very founding of our nation, citizen involvement has been the backbone of the American government. Active participation sustains ...

Outdoors

Wintry Exposure

It may be hard to grasp this, but some people haven’t yet had enough winter. At least they hadn’t had enough by late last month. My wife was one of those who couldn’t grasp it, and her observation summed it up. “Do you realize you are going in the opposite direction of 99% of people ...

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