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Local tennis and pickleball enthusiasts could see an improved playing experience as soon as spring 2027 thanks to a grant application approved during a meeting last week. Washington City Council unanimously approved the submission of a $270,000 grant application Thursday to the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Community Conservation Partnerships Program, which would pay for a complete resurfacing of the six tennis and four pickleball courts in Washington Park. According to City Administrator Rich Cleveland, the DCNR grant requires a one-to-one local funding match, which will be provided using unspent funds from a previous Redevelopment Authority of the County of ...
Claysville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary is selling Italian hoagies for $7 each. The deadline to order is April 7; pickup is between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, at the fire hall, 154 Main St., Claysville. Call Sandy at 724-663-4387 to order. The Monongahela Veterans Council will meet at VFW 1409 - Black Diamond, 793 E. Main St., Monongahela on Friday, April 14 at 7 p.m. to discuss upcoming events. The spring concert at PennWest California is 3OH!3 and Hot Chelle Rae. The performance is Thursday, April 16, at the convention center on the campus. Doors open at 7 p.m. The show begins at 8 p.m. and is open to the public. Tickets are available through the PennWest ...
State police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred just after 6 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Route 40 and Lake Road in Donegal Township. Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco said the driver of a sedan was traveling at speeds above 80 mph while going the wrong way on westbound Route 40. Daniel Pasqualucci, 41, of Donegal Township, died after colliding head-on with an SUV, according to a release from Warco's office. The driver and a passenger in the SUV were flown to Pittsburgh hospital. The cause and manner of Pasqualucci's death are pending an autopsy, the coroner's office said.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-laden new threats to escalate strikes on Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline, after American forces rescued an aviator whose Iran-downed plane fell behind enemy lines. A ...
The Bell Room is a hub of the preschool building at Waynesburg’s St. Ann Catholic Church, serving as a meeting room and a place for play. The gleaming white walls show no sign of the toil and generosity it took to get back there. The Bell Room was the part of the Waynesburg church most ...
Although the escalating war in Iran has threatened to disrupt the global supply of helium - an inert gas critical to both health-care and technology industries - western Pennsylvania will likely escape negative effects in the short term, according to experts and industry leaders. The March 18 ...
PITTSBURGH – Ryan O'Hearn homered and matched a career high with four RBIs as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on Sunday to sweep a three-game series and extend their winning streak to five. It’s the first time the Pirates have swept the Orioles in a three-game series ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Pace Prosser totaled 28 points and 11 rebounds and Gannon beat Lander 84-61 on Sunday to win the NCAA Division II men’s basketball Championship Sunday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Prosser made 10 of 19 shots with four 3-pointers for the Golden Knights (34-3) in a battle between two ...
LAS VEGAS — Honor Huff made eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 38 to propel West Virginia to an 89-82 overtime victory over Oklahoma on Sunday in the championship game of the College Basketball Crown Tournament. The senior guard teamed up with Jasper Floyd to do all the scoring in a ...
Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...
When something in the house stops working or needs to be replaced, the first impulse of many people is to call a contractor or comparison shop online. Others have the mindset, skills, resources or time to handle it themselves. Do-it-yourselfers often are regarded as determined and ...
