Outside Prosperity, Moon Lorn rises again
North Franklin Township has issued a snow emergency from 6 a.m. Sunday until noon Monday. Supervisor Chairman Bob Sabot, who also is the township emergency management coordinator, asked residents to clear the streets of parked vehicles to make it easier for township public service employees to plow and salt roads. "This will be a big storm, and residents need to have patience," Sabot said. “We have good equipment and enough salt to get it done."
The Greene County Farmland Preservation Board is accepting applications from qualifying landowners for participation in the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program. Applications will be accepted through the end of this year. The program is designed to help farmers protect their land for future generations by permanently preserving farmland from non-agricultural development. Landowners may sell or donate a conservation easement while retaining ownership of their property and continuing agricultural production. A conservation easement is a legal interest in land that restricts development or use of the property for purposes other than agriculture. Easements may be granted to the ...
The new South Strabane Township board of supervisors is moving ahead with a revised 2026 budget that will eliminate a position and dissolve the parks and recreation commission. The board held the second of two budget workshops Thursday evening. Supervisor Zack Morgan said the new proposal expects that the township will spend $8,487,775 - more than $250,000 less than what the original budget called for. Morgan argued that cuts were necessary because the original budget inflated the expected revenue for 2026. Part of this is how building permit fees are split with consulting firm Code.sys. “To the defense of the November budget, the 2025 numbers were not in. We had some changes done ...
Though Malcolm Parcell was primarily a representational artist, sticking to realistic portrayals of people and places in his work, he would occasionally take flights of fancy and imagine fairies and goblins inhabiting the woods surrounding his home. The painter christened his home Moon Lorn, ...
The American 250 PA "kick-off" event at the Washington County Courthouse planned for this afternoon has been cancelled due to the weather. County officials announced Friday afternoon that the event planned for 1:30 p.m. would not take place due to the frigid temperatures and approaching ...
A Charleroi man who raped a 12-year-old girl pleaded guilty Thursday and will serve what is likely to be a “life sentence” in prison. Miguel Angel Pedrosa, 63, appeared in Washington County Court of Common Pleas and pleaded guilty to child rape and several other felonies in connected with the sexual abuse of the pre-teen girl at a Fallowfield Township home. Pedrosa was immediately sentenced by Judge Traci McDonald to 30 to 60 years in prison in accordance with the plea agreement negotiated with the state Attorney General’s office, which prosecuted the case. State prosecutors said the abuse occurred over several months before the child’s mother installed a hidden video camera ...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Anthony Mantha scored twice, Sidney Crosby made it three in an early 37-second span and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Thursday night. The 37-second spree was the fastest three goals in Penguins history and the fastest three allowed by the ...
Connor Vansickle poured in a game-high 27 points, Tyler Wolfe had a double-double and Fort Cherry defeated visiting Beth-Center 63-44 in a Class 2A Section 3 gboys basketball game Friday night. The Rangers (7-3, 9-7) didn’t pull away until the third quarter. Fort Cherry trailed 29-27 at ...
SPRINGDALE – It’s not often in a basketball game that three players do almost all of the scoring, but that’s what happened at Donald G. McGhee Fieldhouse Friday night. Springdale’s Liam Dexter and Robbie Simmen proved to be a dynamic duo, while Bentworth’s Ben Hays did his best to ...
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 ...
(Family Features) While winter weather puts outdoor gardening on pause in most parts of the country, the colder months offer a perfect opportunity to begin preparing for a lush garden come springtime. With a little creativity, and some extra time spent creating a plan, you can set yourself on ...
