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Washington Co. spokesman resigns after prostitution sting arrest

Washington County’s director of public relations, who was arrested in a prostitution sting operation Friday night in Ohio, has resigned from his job hours after county officials placed him on leave. Patrick Geho submitted his resignation Tuesday night after he was suspended with pay earlier ...

Artistic representation

Wanting to ensure her fellow students were represented, 16-year-old Hayla Lewis, a sophomore at Laurel Highlands High School, and her friend Sydney Isler, 16, created a mural that highlights key figures in the ongoing struggle for equality in America. Inspired by a Pinterest post, the duo ...

Washington police arrest driver following multi-county pursuit

State police arrested a driver Monday morning in the city of Washington following a car chase that began in Fayette County. According to state police public information officer Rocco Gagliardi, multiple arrest warrants had been issued for Eric William Johnson out of Washington County. Johnson, ...

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MP’s King, Mutter, Gardner swim to PIAA gold

Mount Pleasant started the first day of the PIAA Class AA Swimming and Diving Championships with a gold rush at Bucknell University’s Kinney Natatorium. The Lady Vikings’ Lily King turned in another record-breaking performance Wednesday while the Mount Pleasant boys rang up three gold ...

Closing the book

WEXFORD – The range of emotions on Joe Salvino’s face, in his eyes, and in his voice told the story. Tuesday night, the Salvino’s Belle Vernon boys basketball team saw its season, and his legendary coaching career, come to an end in a PIAA Class 4A second-round loss to Sharon, 69-64, ...

H-S Athlete of the week: Elijah Brown, Belle Vernon

Name: Elijah Brown School: Belle Vernon Class: Junior Sport: Wrestling Brown’s week: In winning his fifth match this season over Kiski Area’s Cooper Roscosky, 4-3, in the finals at 215 pounds last Saturday in the PIAA Class 3A Individual Wrestling Championships, Brown not only earned ...

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OP-ED: Unhappy with your choices at the polls? Throw your hat in the ring

If you’re often uninspired by the candidates on your ballot, now may be the time to throw your own hat into the ring. Democracy is not a spectator sport. From the very founding of our nation, citizen involvement has been the backbone of the American government. Active participation sustains ...

Outdoors

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Greening Fayette

Signs of spring have proven elusive but take heart. The Fayette County Conservation District’s annual tree sale is on the horizon, a spring predictor here for longer than district officials can recall. “I’ve been working here for 26 years,” said Doug Petro, Fayette Conservation ...

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