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Chartiers-Houston Buccaneer Band to host 
12th annual band festival

By By Karen Mansfield

The Chartiers-Houston Buccaneer Marching Band will host its annual band festival on Saturday. Eight other area high school marching bands will join the Buccaneer Band for an evening of song, field formations and drumlines. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with the first band taking the field at 7 p.m. Tickets for the general public can be purchased at the door for $10. Student tickets cost $5. The event will take place outdoors at Chartiers-Houston Jr./Sr. High School’s Buccaneer Stadium, 2020 W. Pike Street, Houston. The 98-member Buccaneer Band will open the evening with its pre-game set, including the national anthem, and close the night’s activities with its high energy field show. ...

Constitution Day observed at Washington County Courthouse

Thursday was Constitution Day, and the occasion was marked at the Washington County Courthouse with citizens and students reading the document in its entirety and signing a replica of the U.S. Constitution. Constitution Day is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the ...

‘Silence of the Lambs’ actor to stop at Buffalo Bill’s House this weekend

“Do you guys have fries on the sandwiches?” When asked about what memories stand out from her time in Pittsburgh 36 years ago during the making of “The Silence of the Lambs,” Brooke Smith still recalls the regionally beloved, slaw-and-meat-and-fries concoctions that have become the ...

Fayette commissioners approve creation of educational authority

With the closure of Penn State Fayette looming at the end of the academic year, the county is creating an educational authority that could take control of the campus once it closes. Fayette County’s board of commissioners approved the creation of the authority Thursday following a public ...

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Stegura, bullpen help Wild Things stay alive, force Game 4

You can make an iron-clad case that the most important start made by a Washington pitcher during the regular season was by Drew Stegura on Aug. 20 against Evansville. The Otters had trimmed what was once an eight-game lead for the Wild Things in the Central Division to a mere two games before ...

Ligonier Valley stays unbeaten, tops Charleroi

LIGONIER – Greg Sleasman scored four touchdowns, Levi Foust passed for a pair of scores and ran for another, and Ligonier Valley remained undefeated with a 56-20 victory over Charleroi in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference opener Friday night. Sleasman scored twice in a 21-point first ...

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Malkin is back with Pens for a 21st, and maybe, final season

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP – Evgeni Malkin remains as passionate as ever about hockey as his 21st season with the Pittsburgh Penguins begins. Whether it's his last, be it in Pittsburgh or anywhere else, only his body knows. And right now, it's not telling the 40-year-old Russian star anything. "I ...

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Op-Ed: Tariffs can be like barriers that isolate an economy

A tariff is a tax imposed on imported goods, and it sits at the center of how nations manage trade, protect industries, and shape economic strategy. At its core, a tariff raises the price of foreign products entering a country. This makes imported goods less competitive compared to domestic ...

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