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Citizens Library hosts author

Author Dr. Ralph Hollis, professor emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University, will be at Citizens Library at 5:30 p.m. March 25 to discuss his book, "Countdown to Launch!" Rockets, Computers, and Coming of Age in the Cold War." To register, visit citlib.org or call 724-222-2400.

Washington Co. reducing precincts ahead of primary election

Washington County elections officials are planning to downsize the number of voting precincts in the county due to population changes, poll worker shortages and overall costs. The county submitted a petition Friday to Washington County Court of Common Pleas asking for approval to reduce its ...

South Strabane Township to hold public hearing on data center ordinance

Following months of public discussion, the South Strabane Township Board of Supervisors will soon be holding a public hearing on an ordinance regulating data centers. The hearing will take place at 6:30 p.m. March 31 at the South Strabane Township Fire Department building at 172 Oak Spring Road. Township officials have been working on drafting the ordinance since last fall, when real estate firm JLL began marketing a CNX Resources-owned, 1,400-acre tract of land off of Zediker Station Road as an ideal site for a data center. The land has still not been sold, and there are no current plans for a data center at the property. Large crowds have turned out to public meetings in South ...

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Sports

Top-seeded Welsh pushing for national title

Rocco Welsh just kept doing pushups. Up. Down. Up again. Down again. Up once more. Down. Finally, Welsh couldn't do it anymore. Welsh should be able to do a lot of pushups without stopping. After all, Penn State wrestling's 184-pounder was a two-time state champion and four-time state ...

South Fayette cruises past PT to return to state finals

BETHEL PARK – In Irish folklore it is considered good fortune to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day. Yes, green was the color of the uniforms the South Fayette girls basketball team was wearing on Tuesday, but they didn’t need the luck of the Irish to advance to the state ...

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Keller hit hard in Pirates’ loss to Astros

BRADENTON, Fla – It was a rough outing for Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller. Or, to be more precise, it was a rough two innings. Brice Matthews and Zach Cole hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning, and the Houston Astros tacked on four more in the fifth en route to a 10-2 victory over ...

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Opinion

A second chance for Blue Skies

Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...

Living

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It’s time to add a personal touch to a classic drink

A traditional drink that’s easy to make when entertaining, it can be easy to put your own personal twists on the Bloody Mary. In this iteration, ditch the celery stick and complement your spicy beverage with cheese-filled perogies and bacon. For more entertaining and beverage recipes, ...

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