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Statewide committee rejects eight opioid settlement grants in Washington Co.

The statewide committee that oversees Pennsylvania’s opioid settlement trust fund is raising concerns about how Washington County is handing out its grants, calling the process “problematic” as it rejected eight applicants during its meeting last week and put nine others under further ...

Charleroi holding line on taxes

Charleroi residents will not face a tax increase in 2026. Council unanimously approved advertising a spending plan for 2026 Wednesday that lists revenues at slightly more than $4 million and expenses at about $3.8 million. Millage remains at 9.85 mills, held steady since 2023. “There is ...

Cecil Township Fire Department cautions of gas-like odor

Cecil Township Fire Department alerted the community Friday afternoon that residents may smell a gas-like odor. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, crews responded to two reports of the odor on Reissing Road but found no active gas leak or hazard to the public. Washington ...

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High School Basketball: Canon-McMillan girls win in DC

The Canon-McMillan girls basketball team made a trip to the Nation’s Capital Saturday and came home with a win. Izzy Bobitski led a balanced effort with nine points to help the Big Macs defeat Bishop O’Connell of Virginia, 42-38, at the She Got Game Classic in Washington D.C. Lauren ...

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Pens blow another lead, lose to Utah in OT

By Dan Scifo Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Dylan Guenther scored 42 seconds into overtime and the Utah Mammoth rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Sunday. Guenther, who has five goals in his last four games, beat Sergei Murashov with a wrist shot from the slot. Utah won its ...

Peters Twp. girls basketball team adjusting to life without Wetzel

Peters Township girls basketball coach Steve Limberiou knew there was going to be an adjustment period coming into this season. Losing an uber-talent like Natalie Wetzel as well as Daniela Radulovich, another key contributor with size, will do that. Wetzel is getting solid minutes as a ...

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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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Nordic people know how to beat winter blues

The Nordic countries are no strangers to the long, dark winter. Despite little to no daylight — plus months of frigid temperatures — people who live in northern Europe and above the Arctic Circle have learned how to cope mentally and physically with the annual onset of the winter blues, ...

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