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Woman dies in Connellsville house fire

A woman died Thursday following a house fire in Connellsville. Firefighters were called to a Race Street house about 8 p.m. for a fire and pulled a woman from the residence. The woman, 26-year-old Sierra Trillow, later died at Highlands Hospital in the city, according to Fayette County ...

‘Our rustic setting’

Georgette and Edward Chmura had plans to repurpose the barn on the non-working farm they own and operate in the Scenery Hill section of Somerset Township. “This has been a four-year venture in the making,” she said of the couple’s endeavor to convert the structure into a multipurpose ...

State System approves tuition increase

For the first time in seven years, tuition at Pennsylvania’s state universities, including Pennsylvania Western, will be increasing, though that could change if the legislature allocates more funding to the schools. The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education ...

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Riveters’ DiSora a frequent visitor to Uniontown area

Pittsburgh Riveters center back Natalia DiSora has lived in Upper St. Clair her entire life, but the soon-to-be-senior at Upper St. Clair High School is a frequent visitor to the Uniontown area. DiSora’s grandmother, Elaine (Franks) Agostini, grew up in Masontown and currently lives in ...

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Finally!

Uniontown’s Rich Franks and Connellsville’s Brian Sankovich were so eager to get their teams on the field, the two coaches agreed to have a “game” on Tuesday night at Thomas E. Sankovich Field on the campus of Connellsville Area High School. The contest resembled a scrimmage, as both ...

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Angry, disappointed fans wait and wait

On a summer evening in Milwaukee, with his team mired near the bottom of the National League, Pirates' manager Bobby Bragan emerged from the dugout mid-game. Bragan headed toward the umpires. Strangely enough, he was sipping from a small drinking carton. Moments earlier, the brash Bucco ...

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Weather agencies in turmoil

The weather forecast for summer and perhaps our future is in. The weather, like the agencies responsible for forecasting what’s ahead, is in turmoil and this could enhance any disasters as they unfold. Knowing and preparation are necessary if we are to be ready for the next Big One. ...

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