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Ceremonies in Fayette and Greene counties commemorated the 250th anniversary last week of the first public readings of the Declaration of Independence. Reading sites included the steps of the Fayette County Courthouse in Uniontown and Veterans Park in Waynesburg. Community members took on ...
The American Red Cross on Monday declared an emergency blood shortage as the blood supply fell nearly 25% in June. The Red Cross says blood donors are urgently needed to give blood to help ensure patients receive lifesaving medical care. In a press release Monday, the American Red Cross’ ...
Residents will have an opportunity to pay their respects to American service members when the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall returns to the area for the first time since 2024 this week. The wall will be displayed at the Fayette County Fairgrounds in Dunbar from July 15 to 20 alongside a ...
The Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball Region 6 tournament will include only four teams this year. That’s the lowest number of participants battling for a spot in the state playoffs in Ron Popovich’s 16 years as the Region 6 director. “Yes, this is the first time we’ve had a ...
Matt Bamford fired a four-hitter and Dom Obiecunas hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the seventh inning to propel visiting Carmichaels past Hopwood Village Plaza, 4-1, in a battle of the top two teams in the Fayette County Baseball League on Tuesday. Bamford struck out 10 and walked ...
Belle Vernon was clicking on all cylinders in Tuesday’s game against Smithfield-Fairchance in Game 2 of the Fayette County American Legion Baseball league playoffs at German-Masontown Park in Masontown. Belle Vernon Post 484 had 16 hits while only allowing three in a 14-0 victory over the ...
At about 9 years old, I decided I wanted to build a treehouse. We had a sturdy black walnut tree in our backyard, and I had amassed a pile of old weathered fence slats with enough splinters to disable a battalion of enemy soldiers. I had a handful of nails I had painstakingly pulled from ...
Conventional wisdom says vegetable gardens need full sun, but a productive garden doesn’t always require the recommended six to eight hours of direct sunlight. If fences, trees or your house cast shade on your soil, growing vegetables won’t be out of reach if you stick to plants that are ...
