Born of the grieving process was Elana’s Blessings, a Washington-based nonprofit co-founded in 2015 by Jessica Seger Hilker and her brother David Seger, to honor their late mother, Elana, who died in 2014 following a 16-year battle with breast cancer.
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Physical therapist Ben Begonia has joined The Rehabilitation Center at Penn Highlands Connellsville.
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Born of the grieving process was Elana’s Blessings, a Washington-based nonprofit co-founded in 2015 by Jessica Seger Hilker and her brother David Seger, to honor their late mother, Elana, who died in 2014 following a 16-year battle with breast cancer.
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Multiple concerns will be discussed at the upcoming Brownsville Northside Historic District meeting
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Forget scenes of crowds trampling holiday shoppers and folks fighting over the last discounted item on a shelf; this year’s Black Friday was a festive, laid-back affair.
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An animal shelter that aims to serve the community is gearing up to open its doors after selecting its future home in Lemont Furnace.
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Even though the cost of everything from hotel rooms to airfare to gas continue to be on the rise, it hasn’t put a dent in holiday travel plans.
This fall, students in the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus had the opportunity to connect with French undergraduate students through the Experiential Digital Global Engagement (EDGE) program.
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The addition of 500 words to “The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary” seventh edition, released last week by Hasbro and Merriam-Webster, should make for some exciting and eyebrow-raising gameplay this holiday season.
The Greene County commissioners are raising “numerous concerns” about the district attorney’s decision to create a SWAT team, as the simmering feud between county officials appears to have reached a boiling point.
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This holiday season marks the 75th anniversary of the well-loved Toys for Tots program.
State Reps. Tim O'Neal and Josh Kail have been named to leadership posts in the Pennsylvania House Republican caucus.
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The City Church of Connellsville held its annual community Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, serving both in-person and delivered meals.
The Salvation Army in Uniontown has a long tradition of service and giving.
Food distributions scheduled
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Steve Kassimer was the type of person who would strike up a conversation with the stranger in line behind him and have a new friend by the time they got to the front of the line.
The PA State VFW Post 8543 Band will present their 10th annual Christmas holiday concert at the State Theatre.
A Nemacolin man was sentenced to three years’ probation after pleading guilty to defrauding Social Security in federal court Monday.
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A nonprofit legal service filed an emergency motion to unseal court records connected to a fatal shooting in Rostraver earlier this month on behalf of the Herald-Standard and other local media outlets.
Jury selection began Tuesday morning in the federal trial of the former Fayette County man and two other co-defendants charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to “buying local,” and some area communities are promoting the day with special events intended to help boost sales.
Brownsville Area Elementary School PTO is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser now through Christmas.
The following students of Bethlehem-Center High School were named to the honor roll for the first nine-week grading period of the 2022-23 school year:
The following students of Laurel Highlands High School have been named to the honor roll of the first nine-week grading period of the 2022-23 school year:
The following students of Albert Gallatin Area High School have been named to the honor roll of the first nine-week grading period of the 2022-23 school year:
The following students of Brownsville Area Middle School have been named to the honor roll of the first nine-week grading period of the 2022-23 school year:
The following students of Albert Gallatin North Middle School were named to the honor roll for the first nine-week grading period of the 2022-23 school year:
The following students of Albert Gallatin North Middle School were named to the honor roll for the first nine-week grading period of the 2022-23 school year:
A Greene County man already convicted last year of molesting a young girl was found guilty Friday on thousands of counts for sexually abusing a different child over several years.
