Smithfield town hall details transmission line proposal
The Peters Township High School senior class president accused of “catfishing” and extorting nearly two dozen teenagers by convincing them to send him explicit photos agreed to waive his case to trial as prosecutors dropped hundreds of charges in order to consolidate them. Shackled and wearing an orange jumpsuit, 18-year-old Zachariah Abraham Meyers appeared Friday morning at the Washington County Courthouse before District Judge Phillippe Melograne and agreed to allow his case to proceed without contesting the charges during his scheduled preliminary hearing. “Is that your understanding, young man?” Melograne asked Meyers about his decision to forgo a preliminary ...
The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission has found that a former member of the Cecil Township Municipal Authority violated ethics laws when she billed the authority for accounting services that had not been approved. According to the state ethics panel, Patricia Mowry performed accounting services for the authority for a six-month period in 2021 despite no formal approval having been given by the authority’s board. Mowry then billed the authority for $5,362 for the unapproved work she did. The commission’s finding, which was issued this week, stated, “But for being a member of the board, Mowry would not have been in a position to perform and bill for the unapproved work.” ...
With Lent in full swing, there are plenty of fish fries available in the region for those who avoid eating meat on Fridays. Fish is generally healthy and recommended as part of a balanced diet, but fried fish – as delicious as it is – is not the healthiest option. Dr. Drew Oehler, a ...
PITTSBURGH – With two and a half minutes remaining in the third quarter, Thomas Jefferson’s Emma Altavilla made an old fashioned three-point play and suddenly South Fayette’s lead was down to two points. That’s when Lions coach Bryan Bennett sensed the team needed a breather, so he ...
PITTSBURGH – Ava Komoroski of Peters Township is a sure thing. Especially in the 100-yard freestyle. A junior, Komoroski came into the WPIAL Class 3A Swimming Championships as the defending champion. She also entered the competition as the top seed with a more than one second advantage ...
ALTOONA – Lucas Barr and Malachi Peak earned milestone victories Friday night in the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional Individual Wrestling Championships at Altoona High School. Barr, a senior at McGuffey, set the program record for career wins after earning an 18-2 technical fall in 4:54 ...
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 ...
Last year, Autumn Laskody’s garden produced a bountiful harvest. The plants that lined her yard yielded more tomatoes, zucchini, green beans, beets, potatoes, peppers, carrots and corn than the Waynesburg woman knew what to do with. And, she said, not a single one of her crops was planted ...
