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Walks offered The Washington County Department of Parks and Recreation will offer autumn investigation walks at Mingo Creek and Ten Mile parks on Saturday.
Participants can observe fall foliage, discover seeds, fruits and nuts, fall fungi and observe signs as local animals prepare for winter.
The walk at Mingo Creek is scheduled for 9 a.m., and the group will meet at the hemlock trail bridge.
The walk at Ten Mile is scheduled for 1 p.m., and the group will gather at the park office.
This program is free to the public.
Reservations are required and can be made by calling the park department at 724-228-6867.
Office closed Monday
Due to the Columbus Day holiday, the Fayette County Assessment Office at the Fayette County Courthouse will be closed for business Monday.
With the deadline for the Clean and Green applications being Tuesday, William Lukach, Fayette County’s Clean and Green assessor, will be at the Fayette County Revaluation Project office, Oliver Square Plaza, 6 Oliver Road, Uniontown, on Monday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to accept applications.
Report released
There were no homicides in Fayette County in August, according to a report released by Coroner Dr. Phillip E. Reilly.
In his summary of monthly activity, Reilly reported three suicides, one death from a one-vehicle accident and another death from a two-vehicle accident.
Reilly listed six natural deaths in August, five from heart disease and other heart-related conditions and one from asthmaticus.
During August, the coroner conducted seven autopsies: for Terry Loughner, Edward Laskowski, Carl Chissell, John Carson, Margaret Gmitter, Thomas Jarvis and Gerald Borris.
Reilly held three inquests, involving the deaths of Keith Roby, Joyce Bussard and Michael Adams. The inquests cost $115.86.
The coroner’s office generally holds inquests monthly, and Reilly is the only coroner in the state to hold them regularly.
Regionally, the office investigated two deaths in Connellsville and one each in Uniontown, Brownsville, Belle Vernon and Georges, German, Bullskin, Menallen and Connellsville townships.
Approval given
The state Department of Environmental Protection has approved a final air-quality plan to allow increased production and the commissioning of a new decorating line at the Anchor Glass Container Corp.’s facility in South Connellsville.
“Our analysis shows that the facility will be in compliance with federal and state air quality regulations and be able to increase its glass production,” DEP Southwest Regional Director Charles Duritsa said.
The approval allows the company’s Furnace 2 to manufacture about 50 percent more glass over past production levels.
Anchor manufactures clear and colored glass containers to many producers of food, teas, beer and other beverages. Anchor operates two glass-melting furnaces in South Connellsville.