Washington Co. officials celebrate reopening of courthouse’s main entrance
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) will conduct a solemn Memorial Day ceremony honoring John Ross Dunn, bugler of the 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, known as “The Ringgolds,” at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Ruff Creek. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, May 29, and is open to the public. It was rescheduled from last week due to inclement weather. Dunn served as a bugler in the first of Pennsylvania’s distinguished Civil War cavalry units. Buglers played a vital role on the battlefield, transmitting orders and signals that guided troop movements during combat. This ceremony seeks to recognize Dunn’s service and sacrifice, as well as to preserve ...
There was no sign of foul play in the death of an SCI-Fayette inmate, the state police said in a news release Tuesday. The body of Lavell Jones, 55, was found alone in his locked cell around 9:27 p.m. May 21, police said. The county coroner’s office released the body to a funeral home. Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker said Wednesday that typically occurs in cases in which the person is elderly or has known health issues that make an autopsy unnecessary. In a written response, the SCI-Fayette superintendent’s office declined to comment on Jones’ health prior to his death, citing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It referred questions to state police ...
Residents near Driscoll Park will have to wait a while longer for relief from flooding, as the South Strabane Township supervisors voted Tuesday to step back from the initial project plan, citing a need to refocus and rescope. The project was initially scoped in 2021 to address flooding and state Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System requirements around Driscoll Park off Locust Avenue. Supervisor Jeff Bull made the motion to inform the Washington County Redevelopment Authority that the township will no longer use the $150,000 it received in Local Share Account (LSA) grant funding in 2021, and to inform KLH Engineers Inc., that their services are no longer required for the ...
The Peters Township School District Board of Directors has voted to approve a preliminary $89.7 million budget for the 2026-27 school year. If the budget is given final approval by the board at its June 22 meeting, the millage rate for property owners in the school district will increase by .32 mills, from 16.28 mills to 16.60 mills. This means the owner of a home in the district will have to pay an additional $32 for every $100,000 of assessed property value. The budget will be balanced and the district will maintain a $5 million reserve fund. Brad Rau, the district’s business manager, pointed out that the increase is necessary due to building maintenance projects and ...
When Pennsylvania State Police troopers arrived at a horrific crash in which a car catapulted off of an Interstate 79 overpass in Cecil Township on Memorial Day weekend nearly 50 years ago, they thought no one could have survived. The car had plunged 53 feet onto the old Montour Railroad ...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Myles Beale hit an inside-the-park home run in the first inning and stole home in third, sparking Schaumburg to a 5-2 victory over the Wild Things on Wednesday night at Wintrust Field. The loss snapped Washington’s three-game winning streak. Derek Salata (2-1) allowed ...
McMURRAY — West Greene has been a thorn in Jefferson-Morgan’s side for a long time, but the Rockets were able to turn the tide on their Greene County rivals Wednesday afternoon at Pleasant Valley Elementary School’s softball field. Emilee Bazzoli had five strikeouts, including one for ...
CALIFORNIA – You want to know why Bentworth was playing in the WPIAL softball championship game Wednesday? The answer is both simple and complex. It wasn’t that the Bearcats were mauling opponents with their hitting. It wasn’t that their pitching was overwhelming opponents, although ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
Summer means longer days, warmer weather, and more time spent outdoors, but the season also brings a unique set of safety risks that are worth keeping in mind. From backyard barbecues and fireworks celebrations to afternoons at the pool and evening bike rides, the activities that we love most ...
