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Washington Co. appealing decision on ‘non-compliant’ opioid grants

By By Mike Jones

Washington County officials are appealing the decision by the state’s opioid settlement fund review committee to reject eight grant applications put forward by the county for various projects battling the drug epidemic in the region. The Dispute Resolution Committee overseeing the Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust fund will hold a public hearing at 12:15 p.m. March 13 to allow county officials to explain why the eight projects deemed “non-compliant” in December should be given a second look. The county is appealing the decision of seven of the eight that were rejected since Commission Chairman Nick Sherman acknowledged the request by North Strabane ...

Greene commissioners OK tourism grants

The Greene County commissioners approved a slew of tourism-related at their most recent meeting, including money for local events tied to America’s 250th anniversary and repairs to some county facilities. The $265,000 for the county’s Tourism Assets Improvement Project will be used to repair the roofs of the Greene County Fairgrounds arena barn and the Mon View Roller Rink in Greensboro. Funding came through a Commonwealth Financing Authority Local Share Account grant announced in December. The arena barn roof has been leaking, while a storm last year blew off part of the roller rink roof, said board Chairman Jared Edgreen. “They patched it for now, but it’s going to be a ...

Canton man accused in nursing home thefts

A Canton Township man faces criminal charges after he was accused of stealing more than $14,000 from residents at an assisted care facility. Greene Washington Regional Police Department on Wednesday charged Quinn Christopher Wells with felonies of theft by deception and receiving stolen property. Wells, 40, was the house coordinator for a Pathways Residential Homes location in the township. According to the criminal complaint, between April 2024 and December 2025 he took support funds from two care-dependent residents. Charging documents allege Wells took $9,793.58 from one resident and $5,137.06 from another. According to the complaint, Wells used the money for meals, clothing and ...

Man accused of intimidating witness in domestic violence case

A domestic violence suspect from Brownsville now faces additional charges after allegedly asking his ex-girlfriend to tell police she was lying to get back at him. The letter from Kevin Fields, 24, also asked Shelby Price to marry him, according to court paperwork. Police said Fields sent ...

Rooney: NFL draft to be 'football festival unlike any other'

It wasn’t business as usual at the Hilton Garden Inn-Southpointe Thursday morning. More than 300 business leaders from across the region gathered for the Washington County Chamber of Commerce’s initial Member Forum. The event lasted four hours and featured two panel discussions and nine ...

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C-H girls up to challenge, reach semifinals

By Dave Whipkey Contributing writer McDONALD – The Chartiers-Houston girls basketball team moved up a level in competition in their WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal playoff game against Aliquippa on Friday night at South Fayette High School. The Buccaneers blasted South Side Beaver 70-16 ...

High school basketball: Trinity, Waynesburg fall in consolation games

Trinity will enter the PIAA Class 5A girls basketball playoffs as either the seventh- or eight-place team out of the WPIAL. The Hillers were knocked into next week’s 7-8 game when they lost 49-38 at Baldwin in a consolation round game Friday night on the Highlanders’ home court. Trinity ...

Rough 3rd quarter sinks Fort Cherry in loss to Rochester

CORAOPOLIS – After beating Rochester by 32 points in a nonsection game in mid-January, the Fort Cherry girls basketball team seemed like a big favorite entering Friday’s WPIAL quarterfinals matchup. But the game wasn’t played on paper. It was on the hardwood at Moon Area High School ...

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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 ...

Living

‘A Time to Act’

Crystal Manich remembers the fear. She remembers the safety drills, the whispers, the sense of panic that would arise at the sight of a student in a trench coat. Manich was a junior at Mt. Lebanon High School in April 1999, when the mass shooting happened at Columbine High School in ...

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