Rains cause flooding in Fayette
Fayette County Commissioner Vince Vicites has been nominated to a committee seat on the National Association of Counties. Vicites will serve a one-year term on the group’s Community, Economic and Workforce Development Policy Steering Committee. “The expertise and engagement of our steering committee members like you is a major reason why Congress and federal agencies often look to NACo for feedback on legislative policy decisions being made in Washington, D.C.,” President George Dunlap said in a letter to Vicites. “This nomination to a NACo steering committee also presents a great opportunity to share information and learn from your county colleagues.” As a member of the ...
Southwestern PA Water Authority will have the water shut off on Thursday, Aug. 13, between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sugar Run Road from the Cabin Road intersection back toward town to the Dodahe Trailer Park in Greene County. It will also include: Dulaney Lane, Shadow Oaks Road, Champion Drive, Orchard Road and a small section of Porter Street. Customers may experience low pressure or no water and are advised to keep some containers of water to minimize the outage.
Becky Knoneberg retired as a labor and delivery nurse in 2020 and then cared for her mother, Elinor Hunt Ellis Newman, a beach lover, crossword player and puzzler who passed away in February 2025 at the age of 89. After her mother died, Knoneberg wanted to volunteer, and she looked into ...
Last fall, three donor-advised funds at the Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) awarded more than $25,000 to support education in Fayette County schools. CFFC is now accepting grant requests for the 2026-27 school year, inviting teachers and administrators to apply online by Sept. 15 ...
Rides without passengers were swinging through the sky hours before they would be filled by excited fairgoers, the first of many hoagies were being served to hungry visitors and children from around the area were seeing the rewards of their hard work with livestock. The Greene County Fair got ...
THURSDAY, AUG. 13 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL Pittsburgh at Miami, 1:10 p.m. FOOTBALL PRESEASON Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOLF Charleroi at Beth-Center, at Chippewa Golf Course, 3 p.m. Frazier at Bentworth, at Chippewa Golf Course, 3 p.m. Mount ...
When Tony Mercadante helped formulate the idea for a Uniontown high school hall of fame, he wanted it to be with a different twist. “I checked around and most who had one had a sports hall of fame,” Mercadante said. “When we started this at Uniontown, I wanted to bring in other ...
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — There was a time when the preseason felt like the Super Bowl to Aaron Rodgers. Now is not that time. While the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is trying to soak in every moment of what he says will be his 22nd and final NFL training camp, he doesn't sound like someone ...
The Civil War brought tremendous suffering. The death of Robert J. Brownfield is illustrative. Cpl. Brownfield of Fayette County was shot in the arm near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Virginia. Forgotten or simply overlooked, he went unattended for a full day. Taken first to Fredericksburg, ...
(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 ...
