School buses are rolling again, making their morning and afternoon rounds through our communities’ neighborhoods. We remind motorists to keep an eye out for children waiting at bus stops, walking along roads and crossing streets – and be ever mindful of the state's school bus laws. ...
At the end of the day, they just wanted to play baseball. With a little ingenuity and cooperation, some of the young athletes competing in the rain-bedeviled Pony League World Series in Washington eventually got their wish. Torrential rainfall forced organizers to scale back last week’s ...
The granddaddy of them all kicks off the local fair season this week. The Jacktown Fair – considered one of the oldest continually operating agricultural fairs in the country – started in 1866 as the Jacksonville Fair. For a little perspective on how long the event has been part of rural ...
It’s go time! After years of planning and preparation, we toast our nation’s semiquincentennial! And what a star-spangled spectacular is in store locally and on the national stage for the 250th! From Canonsburg, Pennsylvania – home of the beloved Fourth of July parade – to Coney ...
We’ve joked in the newsroom that folks from our neck of the woods are frequently connected to major news stories or events. We're adding the origin of Father’s Day to the list. Here's why. The first known tribute to honor dads arose out of the worst coal mining disaster in U.S. history ...
Everyone has a story. We started sharing some of them on Monday as part of “My American Story,” the newspaper’s monthlong series launched to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. The daily series was conceived as a way to pay tribute to our wonderfully diverse Western Pennsylvania ...
