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Independence Township honored with statewide award

A small township in Washington County has received a big award. Independence Township was awarded the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors’ 2025 Outstanding Citizen Communication Award for a township with a population under 5,000 at Monday’s awards ceremony in Hershey. ...

Washington police continue investigation into human remains

Washington police confirmed that human remains found in the city Sunday were skeletal, and that investigators are still working to determine the identity. Police posted a press release from Washington Chief Steve Devenney to their Facebook page Monday afternoon. According to the release, at ...

Canonsburg council expected to OK payment to fire department

Canonsburg council is expected to approve making a contribution to the fire department to help with staffing. Council President Rich Russo explained that funding for the fire department was part of discussions for the 2025 budget. Council is expected to vote on distributing $162,000 to the ...

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Vulcans win opener at PSAC tournament

Nathan Meeks hit a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning for what proved to be the winning runs in a 7-4 victory for California over West Chester in the first round of the PSAC baseball tournament Wednesday at Millersville. The Vulcans (35-11) trailed 4-3 entering the seventh ...

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High school baseball: PT eliminates South Fayette from playoff contention

Peters Township piled up 19 hits, including four from Michael Alspaugh and eliminated South Fayette from playoff contention in the process with an 11-8 win in Class 5A Section 2 action Wednesday. The Lions (5-7, 9-9) can only finish in a tie for fourth with Trinity and were swept by the ...

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O-R Athlete of the Week: Lee Qualk, California

Name: Lee Qualk Grade: Senior School: California Sport: Track and Field Qualk’s week: As Qualk was in mid-air he sensed something different about his final long jump attempt Friday at the Baldwin Invitational. “I felt like I was floating longer in the air and everything carried ...

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OP-ED: Homer City: The end of one era, dawn of the next

It is a somber sight to see towering smokestacks fall. They serve as monuments to a past era, symbols of industry and progress – until they are no longer needed. Last month, the demolition of the Homer City Generating Plant in Indiana County marked the end of a once mighty, coal-fired power ...

Living

Sensational Spain

If you read my travel blog from the first half of our recent trip to Spain, you may remember we began in Barcelona, took a day trip to Montserrat Monastery an hour northwest, then headed south by train to Valencia. Now, we’re off to the Balearic Islands off Spain’s east coast to visit ...

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