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Tentative Donora budget keeps taxes steady

Taxes should remain steady in Donora next year. Council approved advertising a $2,711,000 budget for 2026 that keeps the tax rate at 9 mills. The millage breakdown is a general tax rate of 8.625 mills, fire tax of 0.125 mills, recreation tax of 0.219 mills and library tax of 0.031 mills. The spending plan will be available for public review at the borough’s municipal office through Nov. 24. Casey Perrotta, council vice president, said there were a number of factors that went into holding the line on taxes. “We were able to realign some different finances in different locations,” said Perrotta, a member of the finance committee. One of those factors was to reapportion ...

Uniontown man charged with assault

A Uniontown man was arrested after allegedly trying to sexually assault two other men who lived at his house. Austin McCurley, 41, was charged with two counts each of attempted involuntary deviant sexual intercourse and indecent exposure in an incident at his residence on Cleveland ...

Greene County board appoints Stewart as chief public defender

The Greene County Board of Commissioners named a point person from the firm hired last month to run the county’s public defender’s office. At its Thursday meeting, the board appointed Marissa Stewart, an attorney with Pollock Morris Belletti & Simms, as chief public defender, ...

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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 ...

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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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