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Coroner seeks information

The Washington County Coroner's Office is seeking information on Donald Jerome, who was born March 29, 1952, and died May 12 in Donnell House, Washington. He was from the Washington area. Information should be directed to the coroner's office at 724-228-6785.

Greene County miner killed by falling rock

A Greene County man was killed by falling rock in a mine accident Tuesday night. Zachary Wolfe, 34, of Rices Landing, died in the 10 p.m. accident at the Bailey Mine in Aleppo Township, the Greene County Coroner’s Office said in a statement Wednesday. An investigation by Pennsylvania State Police determined Wolfe was fatally injured after being crushed by 1,000 pounds of rock. The accident occurred about 700 feet underground, where a rib failure occurred on a sidewall while Wolfe was putting up roof supports, said Trooper Kalee Barnhart. Wolfe was pronounced dead at 11:39 p.m., the coroner’s office said. Greene County Emergency Management Agency Director Richard Policz said ...

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Sports

Wild Things’ streaks snapped by Y’alls

The Wild Things weren’t going 51-0 at home, right? Their hot start to the season, which included six consecutive wins, had to be cooled off at some point, right? The answers were yes and yes. And, yes, that streak-snapping loss happened Wednesday night when the Florence Y’alls rode seven ...

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Fort Cherry beats Riverview, reaches 1st WPIAL final in 40 years

MONROEVILLE – Ryan Huey said one of his goals is to put a smile on longtime Fort Cherry coach Bob Sawhill’s face next week at the WPIAL baseball championships. To accomplish that the Rangers first had to get there. Huey played a big role in making sure that happened and he put a few ...

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Canon-Mac’s title hopes go on Fritz

On Monday, Canon-McMillan ripped Seneca Valley 16-1 in the first round of the WPIAL Class 6A baseball playoffs. It was a dominant display of offense that might have given the Big Macs momentum heading into Wednesday’s semifinal tilt against North Allegheny at Ross Memorial Park. But the ...

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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 ...

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Lupus: ‘Like when your army turns on you’

Did you know an estimated one-and-a-half to two million Americans have some form of lupus? Many of them go undiagnosed as symptoms vary and can easily be confused with other illnesses. Sometimes, it takes up to six years to get a correct diagnosis. May is Lupus Awareness Month, shedding ...

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