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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 ...

North Strabane man charged in sexual assault case

Canonsburg police charged a man Monday after he was accused of sexually assaulting a teenager. Luis Alessandra Fernandez-Maldonado, 21, of North Strabane Township, faces felony charges of statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors, and a misdemeanor charge of indecent ...

Man headed to trial in Central Greene forgery case

A Pittsburgh man accused of using altered versions of a stolen check from Central Greene School District to cash nearly $10,000 at local banks will go to trial. Dominic George, 38, appeared in Greene County Court of Common Pleas for a pretrial conference Tuesday. His pretrial hearing will be ...

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O-R Athlete of the Week: Natalie Carr, Canon-McMillan

Name: Natalie Carr Grade: Senior School: Canon-McMillan Sport: Volleyball Carr’s week: A milestone was achieved by Carr last Tuesday when she recorded her 1,000th career kill in a match against Seneca Valley. She finished with 18 kills and 14 digs in the match, a 3-1 loss and followed ...

Running with purpose: Bentworth senior Hays is the leading rusher in the WPIAL

When he was a kid, Ben Hays heard stories about his dad, Ben Sr., and his football career from people in Ellsworth and Bentleyville. “I grew up hearing people saying things like ‘Your dad was so good at football and you’re going to be just like him’,” the younger Hays said. “I had ...

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Penguins celebrate start of a new era with a win

By Stephen Whyno Associated Press NEW YORK — Dan Muse was very intentional when he chose the Pittsburgh Penguins' starting lineup on opening night. Their new coach made sure to get Ben Kindel and Harrison Brunicke out there for their NHL debuts. With them, he chose Sidney Crosby, Evgeni ...

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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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