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Potential building sale won't affect Redstone Candy, owner says

A Republic candy company says it will continue operating at its current home while the building is up for sale. Redstone Candy Co.’s building at 1736 New Salem Road was recently listed for sale for $825,000. The building is owned by Redstone Distributing, which was sold to a West Virginia ...

Dunbar women accused in 9-year-old's death appear in court

The two Dunbar defendants accuse in the death of a 9-year-old girl in Fayette County last year appeared in separate court hearings Thursday. Sarah Shipley, 36, was scheduled for an omnibus pretrial motion hearing Thursday afternoon while Kourtney Eutsey, 32, had a status conference in the ...

Rebellious roots

Monongahela rye once helped foment an insurrection in Western Pennsylvania during the whiskey rebellion in the late 18th century. More than two centuries later, rye whiskey’s rebellious roots might be spreading elsewhere in the state. State Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Carroll, recently ...

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Who says a vegetable garden needs full sun?

Conventional wisdom says vegetable gardens need full sun, but a productive garden doesn’t always require the recommended six to eight hours of direct sunlight. If fences, trees or your house cast shade on your soil, growing vegetables won’t be out of reach if you stick to plants that are ...

Outdoors Calendar

To request to have an item added to the Outdoors Calendar or to send a digital image of your harvested bear, deer or turkey photo for possible publication please email hssports@heraldstandard.com HUNTER-TRAPPER INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE NOTE: Must be 11 years old to register. Students must ...

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In any language

MIAMI — Ashleigh Hallam teaches English as a second language at her local library in Indiana. Soccer is now teaching her Spanish as a second language. For her, this World Cup couldn't make more sense. Hallam is among a sizable number of English-speaking people in the U.S. who are doing ...

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OP-ED: Three strikes and a lifetime of splinters

At about 9 years old, I decided I wanted to build a treehouse. We had a sturdy black walnut tree in our backyard, and I had amassed a pile of old weathered fence slats with enough splinters to disable a battalion of enemy soldiers. I had a handful of nails I had painstakingly pulled from ...

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LH Hiking Trail celebrates golden anniversary

The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail (LHHT) tracks the spine of Laurel Ridge for 70 miles from Johnstown to Ohiopyle. This year marks the popular path’s 50-year anniversary. The next time you’re around Johnstown, heading south on Route 219 near Windber, look west (right) from the highway. ...

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