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Citizens Library hosts blood drive

A blood drive provided by Vitalant will be held at Citizens Library from noon to 4:30 p.m. Friday. Sign up for a time slot at vitalant.org (use code 100559994 for the Citizens Library location) or by calling 877-258-4825. Donors will be automatically entered in a drawing for a $10,000 gift card for donations made between March 1 and April 5.

Symposium offers something for new, experienced home gardeners

For some, the start of a garden is aspirational; others have been digging in the dirt for as long as they can remember. Both - and every gardener in between - will take something away from an April 11 gardening symposium, said Jamie Ursic, part-time coordinator for the Penn State Master ...

Coroner releases more details about unidentified man found in Yough River

The Fayette County Coroner’s Office released additional details they hope can be used to identify a man found in the Youghiogheny River near Dawson Sunday night. The office released a black-and-white photo Monday of a tattoo of a mountain range the man had on his right shoulder. The man was ...

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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 ...

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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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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Easter-themed cupcakes a great treat for youngsters

Easter is widely characterized as the holiest day of the year on the Christian calendar. Faith features prominently in modern Easter celebrations, which also include some secular traditions, particularly in families with young children. The Easter bunny and Easter egg hunts are not necessarily ...

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