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A final farewell

The time to move along has arrived. I've decided it's time to retire after 30-plus years in the employ of the Uniontown Herald-Standard. I first sat down in front of the 8600 monitor (a boat anchor of an antiquated computer) and five-button set (a phone set up with up to three lines, a ...

A final farewell

The time to move along has arrived. I've decided it's time to retire after 30-plus years in the employ of the Uniontown Herald-Standard. I first sat down in front of the 8600 monitor (a boat anchor of an antiquated computer) and five-button set (a phone set up with up to three lines, a ...

Lopick, Pletcher take top honors in Chef Joe’s Omelet run

Brent Lopick held off a couple teenagers to finish first Saturday morning in the Chef Joe’s Omelet 5K run. Lopick covered the course that started and finished on the track of Bill Power Stadium and coursed over the Sheepskin Trail in 19:10.25. Farmington’s Alan Arnold was second in ...

Sank’s a WPIAL HOFer, too

Upon further review … Apparently, Beth Swink is the fifth individual with ties to Connellsville to be inducted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame. I must’ve had a fan’s perceived accuracy of NFL officiating these days when searching the list. (More on this later). As I scanned the ...