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South Connellsville Volunteer Fire Company will remain the designated fire department for South Connellsville Borough after Mayor Chris Wiltrout vetoed a motion to transfer the designation to Connellsville Township Volunteer Fire Company. Borough council members had voted on Monday to switch the official first responder designation to the township department after a breakdown of communication and allegations of financial impropriety at the borough fire department. Wiltrout vetoed the request on Tuesday. According to a release posted to the borough’s Facebook page on Monday, “basic requests for information on training, background checks, financial solvency and ISO ratings went ...
The former director of a local youth football league will head to trial on charges that alleged he embezzled about $235,000 from the organization. Charges against 57-year-old William Spencer were held for the Washington County Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday. He had been scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing that morning. Spencer, of Canton Township, resigned from his role leading the Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League last March after the league’s members became concerned about the organization’s finances and lack of a payment to its insurance provider. According to charging documents, investigators from the state attorney general’s office found 187 ...
Two Republican state senators from Southwestern Pennsylvania will likely be facing challengers in the upcoming primary election, according to filings on the state Department of State’s elections database. Republican candidates filed their election paperwork with the state by Tuesday’s ...
Charter school tuition payments, rising special education costs, and student mental health needs are among the top challenges facing Pennsylvania public schools. That’s according to the 2026 State of Education report released by the Pennsylvania School Board Association on Monday. The ...
A man who was struck in the head with a full beer can at a concert last year is suing The Pavilion at Star Lake for alleged negligence. Law firm Morgan & Morgan filed the lawsuit on behalf of Michael Mollenkopf in Allegheny County this week. Named in the lawsuit are Live Nation, which ...
NAME: Jeremiah Robertson SCHOOL: Jefferson-Morgan GRADE: Senior SPORT: Basketball ROBERTSON’S WEEK: Robertson helped lead the Jefferson-Morgan boys basketball team to its first state victory in 26 years with a game-high 24 points as the Rockets rolled past District 9 champion ...
Girls volleyball will be undergoing a change in alignment in more ways that one for the 2026-27 season. The PIAA has switched the fall sport from three to six classifications and area teams found out which sections they would be in for the next two-year cycle starting this fall. Three local ...
Today is Wednesday, March 11th, 2026. I awoke this morning to a loud bang of thunder that shook the house as it rumbled through the skies accompanied by lightning, wind and even some small hail that could be heard bouncing off of roofs and cars. The clouds were departing by sunrise and the ...
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 ...
Hunters and members of waterfowl organizations have several options to ask questions and voice opinions on the 2026-27 proposed migratory game bird seasons. Questions or comments can be submitted by email to waterfowlcomments@pa.gov, or by mail to Pennsylvania Game Commission, Bureau of ...
