A number of individuals focused on child abuse prevention are holding a town hall in Brownsville to educate the public and address concerns about how agencies respond to cases. Fayette County Crime Victims Center Executive Director Andrea Hibbs said organizers chose to hold it there in light of two cases of child abuse in the borough. “This will give that community an opportunity to respond to those incidents, how they can help as a community and where to go if they suspect abuse,” Hibbs said. One involved allegations that parents zip tied and locked their 6-year-old daughter in a dog crate, deprived her of food and beat her. During a February preliminary hearing, a nephew ...
Fayette County 4-H is testing a new club, offering kids as young as 10 lessons about the ins and outs of finances. And, said organizers, their students seem eager to learn. Plans for the Fayette 4-H Finance Club were put into motion last year when Kailee Firestone with PNC Bank came up ...
Water problems have returned for East Dunkard’s customers a little more than a month after Pennsylvania American Water Co. took receivership of the troubled authority in southeastern Greene County. Residents began noticing discolored water coming from their taps Wednesday that turned dark ...
About 400 students from school districts in 13 counties will converge on PennWest California Saturday for the Southwestern Regional tournament of the Pennsylvania Science Olympiad. The tournament, hosted at the California campus for some 30 years, involves students from Western Pennsylvania, ...
Over the past two basketball seasons the Uniontown Red Raiders have faced the formidable Lincoln Park Leopards three times in the PIAA and WPIAL playoffs. Last season the Raiders were downed by the Leopards in the PIAA tournament, 85-64, on their way to a Class 4A state championship. This ...
Mount Pleasant swimmers, behind the lead of Lily King and Joseph Gardner, had dominating performances Saturday on the final day of the PIAA Class AA Swimming & Diving Championship at Bucknell University. Gardner was named the Swimmer of the Meet after winning the 100 breaststroke in a ...
Mount Pleasant junior Lily King had two impressive swims Friday evening, and both led to gold medals on the opening day of the PIAA Class AA Swimming & Diving Championships at Bucknell University. Teammate Kiersten O'Connor had a pair of equally noteworthy performances for an ...
Sure, we’ve had our days of unseasonable warmth lately, but remember that stretch back in January when it was so cold we could have ducked into a meat locker to warm up? Football fans in Kansas City surely do. On its way to winning its second Super Bowl in a row and its third since 2020, the ...
Although it’s winter, landowners can begin making plans to help wildlife this spring – and beyond – by planting tree and shrub seedlings offered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Howard Nursery. The 2024 seedling order form is available online, and sales are underway. The Howard ...