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PASSHE launches new outreach initiative

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is launching a new initiative that will bring high school students to its campuses. The initiative is the first outreach effort coordinated among all 10 of the universities in the PASSHE system. Buses will bring students to campuses, including students who might otherwise have difficulty making the trip. Students will learn about academic programs and financial aid, meet with admissions teams and tour campuses. At the same time, university staff will connect with students at high schools and college fairs. The events will begin next week, and include the California campus of PennWest University on Oct. 2. Additional events ...

Sycamore post office temporarily closed

People in Sycamore will have a little further to travel to mail a package. The post office in the Greene County community closed temporarily, effective at the end of business Monday, U.S. Postal Service spokesman Mark Lawrence said. In a statement, the Postal Service said it had lost the ...

Houston Pumpkin Festival canceled due to recent rainfall, flooding

The Houston Pumpkin Festival has been canceled this year as a result of recent heavy rainfall and flooding. In a social media post Thursday, festival organizers said they made “the difficult decision to cancel the 2026 Houston Pumpkin Festival due to unsafe conditions at the festival grounds ...

PAWC canvassing in Dilliner district looking to identify types of water service lines

Pennsylvania American Water is beginning door-to-door canvassing outreach in the company’s Greene County Dilliner service area to assist nearly 1,200 customers in identifying the material of their home’s water service line. If a service line is identified as lead or galvanized steel, Pennsylvania American Water will work with the customer to replace the line at no direct cost to them. A water service line is a pipe that connects a home or business to the water main in the street. Pennsylvania American Water owns a portion of the service line, typically from the main to the curb stop, found near the street curb or sidewalk. The property owner owns the rest of the service line ...

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Moessner and Moyer propel Bentworth past C-H

ELLSWORTH – The fourth time turned out to be the charm to unlocking another strong night for Bentworth striker Adam Moessner. After seeing a shot sail high, another one saved and a third hit the post – all in the first eight minutes – Moessner received a perfect through ball from Billy ...

Game of the Week: Monessen hosts Burgettstown in battle of unbeatens

When studying the tape of Monessen’s upset of Fort Cherry, what stood out to Burgettstown coach Mark Druga was the Greyhounds’ tenacity on defense. “They swarmed to the football,” Druga said. “What I preach to our players at Burgettstown is when you’re playing a great offense ...

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W&J faces another tough road challenge

The Washington & Jefferson College football team finds itself in a similar situation to last season. When W&J travels to Cleveland Saturday for its Presidents’ Athletic Conference opener against Case Western Reserve, it will do so in need of a victory to keep its NCAA Division III ...

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Op-Ed: Rather the ‘saving’ America, the SAVE Act is about voter suppression

For months, President Trump and his administration have been fixated on one issue. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with ending the war in Iran or with the affordability of groceries and gasoline. The president’s primary goal this spring and summer has been the passage of the Safeguard ...

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