Canonsburg parade celebrates independence with pride and community spirit
Canonsburg is looking for a new borough manager after the death of Billie Bilko, who had been in the position since September. Bilko, 63, died July 1. Before being appointed borough manager, Bilko served as finance manager and assistant borough manager during her first three years with the borough. “She came to us as the finance director and did such a wonderful job there that elevated her to borough manager,” said Rich Russo, council president. “She was doing a fabulous job as borough manager.” Russo said a committee will be formed to find a replacement when council meets July 14. “We’re looking at a minimum of about a month,” Russo said, of the search for a ...
Peters Township police charged a still-unidentified man Monday for making several purchases with stolen credit cards. Court records refer to the man as “John Doe” and indicate he is a Chinese national. He faces felony charges of organized retail theft and access device fraud. According to ...
A new president judge is now at the helm of Washington County Court of Common Pleas, making it the third person to lead the courthouse in less than a year-and-a-half. President Judge Valarie Costanzo was sworn-in Monday morning to serve in the chief judiciary role at the courthouse upon former ...
North Strabane Township residents opposed to a planned housing development along Peters Lake intend to continue their legal battle after a Washington County judge denied their appeal of the conditional use approval last week. Judge Brandon Neuman issued his ruling Thursday rejecting the ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nick Loftin hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, then won it in the ninth with a one-out RBI single as the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night. Rookie Jac Caglianone homered for the Royals, a 421-foot drive leading off ...
The Pony League World Series will have some new international flavor this year and one of the teams has a former Pittsburgh Pirates catcher attached to it. For the first time, Italy and Colombia will be represented in the Pony League World Series and the Italian team is from the Francisco ...
It took the Wild Things 15 hours to travel via bus from Pearl, Miss., where they ended a 10-game road trip Sunday night, to Washington, arriving Monday afternoon. It seemed like it was going to take another 15 hours to complete the Wild Things’ game Tuesday morning against Evansville. It ...
They built a golf course all around my grandparents' house. The 18th fairway nearly cut through their backyard, and until we put wire grates over the windows, flying glass and golf balls were a common threat. Dad attempted to play golf a few times. As a little kid, he had fallen off a horse. ...
(Family Features) Rising food costs can make healthy eating a challenge for many families. In fact, a poll conducted by Research America found about 60% of Americans cite the cost of healthy food as their single biggest barrier to achieving better nutrition. "Food is deeply rooted to family ...
