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PennWest California plans homecoming

Homecoming 2025 will be celebrated at PennWest California with the theme, “This is ‘Caloweentown.” Student events will be held Oct. 12-20. The traditional Homecoming parade and football game is Oct. 18. Festivities on Oct. 18 begin at 10 a.m. on the Duda Hall lawn with a number of activities, including bounce houses, a petting zoo and food trucks. The parade is scheduled for noon. At 3 p.m., the Vulcans host Clarion at Adamson Stadium, with the crowing of the Homecoming King and Queen at halftime. Also, the Vulcans women’s soccer team takes on Gannon at 1 p.m., followed by the school’s men’s teams squaring off at 3 p.m. at Phillipsburg Field. Homecoming festivities wrap ...

Chartiers-Houston announces homecoming court

Chartiers-Houston High School will celebrate its annual Fall Festival and name the homecoming queen on Friday, Oct. 19 during the football game against Serra Catholic High School. Candidates and their parents will be honored at 6:40 p.m., before the game begins. The queen will be crowned at halftime. Candidates are, from left, Morgan Gregory, Taylor Urbanic, Karleigh Marcischak, Cecilia Hess, Nana Bimpong, Amelia Brose and Ambre Zendt.

Fort Cherry announces homecoming court

Fort Cherry High School will hold homecoming festivities on Friday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. at Jim Garry Stadium. The homecoming court will be recognized before the game, and at halftime the queen will be announced. The homecoming dance will be held the following evening. Court members, front from ...

Four charged in Monongahela bar fight

Monongahela police charged four men Friday in connection with a bar fight last month. According to court records, shortly before 11 p.m. Sept. 20 police were called to the Drunken Hippie at 131 W. Main St. Charged in the case are Jeremiah William Demoss, 34, of Stockdale; Craig Lee Pieri ...

Trial opens for Smith Township father accused in son’s death

Prosecutors claimed in opening statements Monday that the Smith Township father on trial for allegedly violently shaking his son made “chilling” statements about preparing to do just that in the days before the child’s death, while his defense attorney told jurors that the fatal injuries ...

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The Steelers are rested, healthy and in first place after bye

By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't play a down last weekend. Their early hold on the AFC North strengthened anyway. While the Steelers rested up following the first regular-season game in Dublin, Ireland — a milestone win over the Minnesota ...

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Penguins blank Mike Sullivan’s Rangers in coach Dan Muse’s debut

By Stephen Whyno AP Hockey Writer NEW YORK — Justin Brazeau scored twice, Arturs Silovs stopped all 25 shots he faced for his first regular-season NHL shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 3-0 on Tuesday night in each team's opener. Dan Muse won his debut as ...

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South Fayette, Peters Twp. advance to WPIAL golf finals

Observer-Reporter UNIONTOWN – It was a rainy day at an aptly named course, Duck Hollow, for Tuesday’s WPIAL Class 3A Boys team golf semifinal, but the weather didn’t seem to bother South Fayette. The Lions won Tuesday’s semifinal besting the field by 13 shots to advance to the WPIAL ...

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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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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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