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Commissioners purchase new high-tech security screening system for courthouse

A new high-tech weapons detection system backed by artificial intelligence will soon be installed at the Washington County Courthouse, giving sheriff’s deputies more information while screening people through security and hopefully moving visitors into the building more quickly. The ...

END OF AN ERA: Washington Mall demolition moves forward

Crews from Neiswonger Construction work Thursday while making progress demolishing a section of the old Washington Mall on the northern side of the property that faces Interstate 70/79 in South Strabane Township. The crews began working several weeks ago and have cleared out a significant ...

Witch trials topic of Scottish podcasters’ talk at Citizens

Two Scottish authors and podcasters will be at Citizens Library in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 22, to talk about 16th century witch trials. Zoe Venditozzi and Clair Mitchell, the hosts of the “Witches of Scotland” podcast and the authors of the newly published book, “How to Kill a ...

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Sports

Ligonier Valley routs Charleroi

LIGONIER - Ligonier Valley took a seasons-worth of frustration out on Charleroi, earning a 67-13 victory in a nonconference game. The Rams (1-6) scored three touchdowns on defense, two interceptions and a fumble return and Levi Foust had a pair of touchdown runs. Brayden Todaro caught a ...

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Bachmeier throws for career-high 351 yards to lead No. 23 BYU past West Virginia

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Bear Bachmeier threw for a career-high 351 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 23 BYU to a 38-24 victory over West Virginia on Friday night. BYU (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) rolled up 517 total yards and had two takeaways. Chase Roberts had a career-high 161 yards on four catches, and ...

DeHoet, Farabee lead Jefferson-Morgan past Beth-Center

JEFFERSON - The Deakyn DeHoet to Triton Farabee connection was on full display Friday night for Jefferson-Morgan The duo teamed up for three touchdown passes to help the Rockets (4-0, 7-0) remain unbeaten with a 37-19 win over Beth-Center (1-3, 1-6) in Tri-County South Conference ...

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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

Could a virus be causing Parkinson’s disease?

New research is raising the possibility that a virus that is seemingly otherwise harmless to humans could possibly trigger the onset of Parkinson’s disease. The data from Northwestern Medicine published in July shows that some cases are linked to genetics but that most are not, and the ...

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