Riverfront Park Associates supporting improvements at Point Marion Park
Uniontown’s police chief has resigned from his position, continuing a trend of officers leaving for positions elsewhere that has left the department down several staff members. Delbert DeWitt had been with Uniontown since 2011, becoming chief a decade later. Mayor Bill Gerke said the resignation came to his attention yesterday. DeWitt has not formally submitted a resignation letter to City Hall, Gerke said. He has taken a similar position as police chief for Robert Morris University, a private college in Pittsburgh, city staff said Tuesday. Gerke said the city is actively looking for a replacement. The department is now down to 12 members, several below its usual size, Gerke ...
As Pennsylvania heads into flu season, a new – and potentially severe – influenza variant has been sweeping across the United States, causing concern for the winter months. The strain is called subclade K, and it has made its way to the U.S. after causing a surge in cases through ...
Editor’s note: This article is a part of Helping the Helpers, our annual series to raise awareness for nonprofits throughout the area. Omar Brooks can relate to the struggles veterans encounter when they return home. Brooks was a combat veteran did one tour in Iraq. When he came home, ...
Naomi Brandstetter, a fifth-grade student at Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School, had a long list of reasons Monday why Maddie Loring should be named Pennsylvania’s Teacher of the Year. The fourth-grade math teacher has been Brandstetter’s favorite in all her years of schooling. She ...
Just days before National Signing Day, junior college wide receiver Keon Hutchins announced he was decommitting to West Virginia. The top wide receiver at the JUCO level decided to go in another direction. In the morning of National Signing Day, in the media’s inbox came the announcement ...
Deakyn DeHoet took the lead early in the season and kept his grip on the top spot the rest of the way to claim the 2025 Herald-Standard Touchdown Club title. The Jefferson-Morgan senior rang up 176 points on 28 touchdowns and four two-point conversions although an injury prevented him from ...
The beat goes on for Emma Larkin’s record-breaking career as her senior season is off and running. The Geibel Catholic star, who surpassed Shelley Bortz’ team record of 1,977 career points on Monday, topped the 2,000-point mark by scoring 19 in the Lady Gators’ 87-22 non-section ...
Every time a high-profile shooting makes headlines, America relives the same cycle: shock, outrage, and the inevitable chorus of demands to ban “assault weapons,” defund the police, blame political opponents, and spend more federal money in cities. But these slogans conceal more than they ...
Outdoor excitement can arise as a surprise. Last week, I enjoyed an experience I’d wanted to undertake for a long time. I took a course at Touchstone Center for Crafts in the mountains near Farmington. The course was in botanical illustration, a blend of art and science in which ...
