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South Strabane planners again punt vote on data centers

South Strabane Township’s planning commission again tabled a vote on an ordinance regulating data centers. The seven-person commission, which only votes on whether or not to make recommendations to the board of supervisors, will meet again March 19. Solicitor Dennis Makel indicated at their Thursday meeting that the commission members should finally take the vote then. “I think we need to move on this this month,” Makel said. According to Makel, the most recent version of the ordinance has some spelling errors. Planning commission members also wish to be able to more thoroughly review the document and consider community feedback. Supervisors had initially planned to hold a ...

A sweet partnership

A beloved Pennsylvania chocolatier and an Ohio brewing company have partnered to give adults something special for their Easter baskets. The limited-edition Chocolate Ale created by Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland combines their brew with chocolate flavors from Canonsburg-based Sarris ...

EPA to remove toxic waste barrels illegally dumped at Washington Co. strip mine

Nearly 50 years after it was discovered that an estimated 4,500 barrels filled with toxic waste were dumped and buried on a 650-acre strip mine in northwestern Washington County, federal environmental regulators are beginning to clean up the messy legacy left behind. The U.S. Environmental ...

Gas prices spike amid conflict in Iran

Since the United States began a military campaign in Iran last weekend, the price of gas has jumped locally and nationwide. According to AAA, the price of regular unleaded gas in Pennsylvania was $3.45 per gallon on Friday. That’s up 34 cents from last week. The trend in Pennsylvania is ...

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Remarkable Rockets

Redbank Valley 1,000-point scorer Braylon Wagner fittingly sank his team’s first basket in their PIAA Class 2A first-round boys basketball playoff game against Jefferson-Morgan on Saturday. The trouble was, by time the host Bulldogs got on the scoreboard, the Rockets had already rang up ...

Wolfpack overwhelms Lady Gators in state playoffs

CONNELLSVILLE TWP. — Geibel Catholic was able to hold up despite the loss of star center Mallory Clemmer for five quarters. After battling Serra Catholic down to the wire in a one-point loss in the WPIAL Class A championship game eight days ago, the Lady Gators fought hard to hang with St. ...

Young Lady Leopards show no fear in PIAA win at Clearfield

A coach taking a team with a senior-less starting lineup on a long road trip for its first PIAA playoff game would likely expect to see plenty of nerves from his players. Belle Vernon’s girls basketball team showed little if any jitters, though, in disposing of host Clearfield, 58-46, in ...

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Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...

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Maine lobster catch declines again

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's catch of lobsters declined for the fourth straight year, state fishing regulators said Friday, as the industry continued to grapple with soaring business costs, inflation and a changing ocean. The haul of lobsters, Maine's best known export and a key piece ...

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