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Local businesses, municipalities gear up for Halloween

As Halloween draws closer, local businesses are beginning to get into the spirit through some old-fashioned, family-friendly fun, ranging from trunk-or-treats to flashlight tours on a local farm. Ford of Uniontown and Premier Nissan are continuing their annual tradition of hosting a ...

Philadelphia man faces drug charges in Fayette

A Philadelphia area man was charged Thursday with drug-related offenses following a March 2025 traffic stop in Uniontown. State police arrested Danny Washington, 49, of Sharon Hill after they allegedly found illegal drugs among his possessions during an early morning search of the vehicle on March 1, 2025, according to the criminal complaint. Trooper Dillan Nudi conducted a routine traffic stop at 2:11 a.m. after the vehicle in which Washington was a passenger failed to make a complete stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Dunlap Street and Pershing Court in Uniontown, court documents stated. A sweep of the vehicle by a Connellsville Police Department K9 found several ...

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Kicking into gear

WAYNESBURG – For the Waynesburg Central girls volleyball team, Tuesday night’s playoff match was the epitome of an old saying: It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. In the first two sets the No. 2 seed and heavily favored Raiders fell behind No. 15 Quaker Valley, but steadied ...

BV’s Petrosky surges into second place in TD Club

Chace Petrosky keeps ringing up the points and rising up the Herald-Standard Touchdown Club standings. The Belle Vernon running back ran for six touchdowns in the Leopards’ key 55-39 Class 3A Interstate Conference victory at Waynesburg Central on Friday night to propel his team into a ...

Connellsville hopes to close season with 2-game winning streak

Connellsville's football team is riding high after earning its first Class 5A Big East Conference win of the year and hopes to end its first season back in the WPIAL with a victory for a .500 overall record. The Falcons (1-4, 4-5) defeated Franklin Regional, 24-21, on Tucker Beaman's 35-yard ...

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OP-ED: Listening to silence for personal development

People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening. And no one dared … Disturb the sound of silence. – “The Sound of Silence,” Paul Simon Sometimes an idea for an essay comes from unusual places and at unexpected times. Such was the case this week. After hearing a ...

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Deer are becoming increasingly active this time of year and with daylight-saving time set to end on November 1, 2026, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is urging motorists to slow down and remain vigilant on the roads. Autumn marks a surge in deer activity as the fall breeding season, known ...

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