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Judge vacates Cal Area school board seat that was improperly filled

A judge in Washington County has vacated California Area School Board’s appointment of a new member last month, ruling the board of directors went beyond the 30-day deadline to make the selection after a resident filed a petition asking the court to make a decision. Board member Diane ...

Bus stop: J-M votes down joint transportation agreement

A proposed joint transportation agreement between three Greene County schools was ultimately too expensive to make work for now, Jefferson-Morgan School District Superintendent Brandon Robinson said. The district’s board voted 9-0 Monday to reject proposed bids for the joint contract, which would have covered Jefferson Morgan as well as Central Greene and Carmichaels districts. The district received back bids from First Student, J-M’s current transportation vendor, as well as Student Transportation of America (STA). Five-year estimates from both companies starting in 2026-27 came in above the current rates. That in itself could’ve just reflected “the rising cost of ...

Washington County jail laundry room damaged in fire

Washington County will look for another facility to do the jail’s laundry after a dryer caught fire Monday night. According to a Washington County 911 supervisor, emergency crews were called to the jail at 100 W. Cherry Ave. at about 10:30 p.m. Monday. The fire was contained to the laundry ...

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Peters Twp. and Pine-Richland meet again in WPIAL 5A final

Motivation in sports can come from many places. For the Peters Township football team, it was a loss in the WPIAL Class 5A championship to Pine-Richland last year. That evened the score between the two teams after the Indians won in 2023. It also made for a long offseason with a goal to ...

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Pitt flops in Florida, falls to UCF

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Riley Kugel and Themus Fulks scored 18 points each, Jamichael Stillwell had 12 points and 11 rebounds and UCF defeated Pittsburgh 77-67 on Thursday night for its fourth straight win. Kugel was 8 of 14 from the floor and Fulks 7 of 12, making all three of his ...

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Penn State outlasts Harvard

Associated Press Freshman Kayden Mingo scored a career-high 24 points, and Penn State held off Harvard for an 84-80 victory on Wednesday night. Harvard’s Chandler Pigge made three free throws to tie it 70-all with 4:56 remaining. Penn State's Melih Tunca scored the next four points, and ...

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OP-ED: Random thoughts about man’s stupidity

I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I’ve consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...

Living

Time change disrupting your sleep? Try cognitive reshuffling

Twice a year, we adjust the clock and it often appears to wreak havoc on our sleep schedules and body clocks. Why does changing our clocks by one hour mess up our body clock? "Our body’s rhythms are finely tuned to our environment to ensure that sleep/wake timing, eating and many metabolic ...

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