Funding cuts, lawsuits, and fear derailed Pennsylvania’s plan to close state hospitals and invest in community mental health care
A proposed joint transportation agreement between three Greene County schools was ultimately too expensive to make work for now, Jefferson-Morgan School District Superintendent Brandon Robinson said. The district’s board voted 9-0 Monday to reject proposed bids for the joint contract, which would have covered Jefferson Morgan as well as Central Greene and Carmichaels districts. The district received back bids from First Student, J-M’s current transportation vendor, as well as Student Transportation of America (STA). Five-year estimates from both companies starting in 2026-27 came in above the current rates. That in itself could’ve just reflected “the rising cost of ...
Washington County will look for another facility to do the jail’s laundry after a dryer caught fire Monday night. According to a Washington County 911 supervisor, emergency crews were called to the jail at 100 W. Cherry Ave. at about 10:30 p.m. Monday. The fire was contained to the laundry ...
The Washington County commissioners are considering moving duties from the nonprofit Washington Drug and Alcohol Commission “in-house” under the umbrella of its Department of Human Services, although discussions appear to be in the preliminary stages with some pushback over the possible ...
Washington County is expected to be able to recoup $138,000 its finance department mistakenly sent in September to a scammer posing as the construction contractor demolishing the Courthouse Square office building in the city. Solicitor Gary Sweat said during the commissioners’ agenda meeting ...
A hallmark of a good football defense is being able to rush the passer. It always helps the cause when you have a pair of dynamic outside linebackers. The Steelers have shown that through the years. TJ Watt and Alex Highsmith, Lamar Woodley and James Harrison, Gregg Lloyd and Kevin Greene ...
Name: Silvi Rossi Grade: Freshman School: South Fayette Sport: Soccer Rossi’s Week: As one of the youngest players on the team, Rossi helped South Fayette girls soccer make history. A freshman striker, Rossi scored the game-winning goal in the semifinal match, a 6-1 win against DuBois ...
By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers is optimistic but hardly certain his broken left wrist will be good enough for him to play on Sunday when Pittsburgh visits Chicago. There's no question how the rest of him feels about the potential to get a chance to face the ...
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 ...
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 ...
