Greene County Fair kicks off
Southwestern PA Water Authority will have the water shut off on Thursday, Aug. 13, between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sugar Run Road from the Cabin Road intersection back toward town to the Dodahe Trailer Park in Greene County. It will also include: Dulaney Lane, Shadow Oaks Road, Champion Drive, Orchard Road and a small section of Porter Street. Customers may experience low pressure or no water and are advised to keep some containers of water to minimize the outage.
Fayette County Commissioner Vince Vicites has been nominated to a committee seat on the National Association of Counties. Vicites will serve a one-year term on the group’s Community, Economic and Workforce Development Policy Steering Committee. “The expertise and engagement of our steering committee members like you is a major reason why Congress and federal agencies often look to NACo for feedback on legislative policy decisions being made in Washington, D.C.,” President George Dunlap said in a letter to Vicites. “This nomination to a NACo steering committee also presents a great opportunity to share information and learn from your county colleagues.” As a member of the ...
A child was flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital after nearly drowning at a Fayette County amusement park Saturday afternoon. The 8-year-old had to be rescued from a water attraction at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park along Route 381 in Springfield Township about 1:30 p.m., according to a Fayette County 911 dispatch supervisor. No other information was available about the incident, and the condition and identity of the child was not immediately released. Springfield Township volunteer firefighters assisted at the scene.
A North Union Township man is in custody after being accused of helping to rob a man of more than $4,000 at his home on Friday night. Ryan Miciotto, 34, was arraigned Monday on charges of robbery with threat of immediate serious bodily injury, theft by unlawful taking and simple assault. The ...
CANTON, OHIO — There is a vast array of personalities when it comes to NFL players. On the negative side, you have some who will do anything to seek the spotlight even to a detriment to their team, some who have had off-the-field problems, some who have been cancers in the locker room and ...
TUESDAY, AUG. 11 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL Pittsburgh at Miami, 6:40 p.m.
NEWTON, Iowa — Erik Jones knew the reality of his situation heading into the NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway. Jones came into the weekend 18th in the standings, 44 points behind 16th-place Austin Cindric for the final spot in The Chase that determines the series champion. The 350-lap ...
The Civil War brought tremendous suffering. The death of Robert J. Brownfield is illustrative. Cpl. Brownfield of Fayette County was shot in the arm near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Virginia. Forgotten or simply overlooked, he went unattended for a full day. Taken first to Fredericksburg, ...
Isn’t it amazing that Appalachian Black Lung rates are the highest in nearly 50 years as coal miners protections stall while the Black Lung Trust Fund owes $3 billion to the US Treasury because of company bankruptcies and being under insured; all of this while the administration in June ...
