Fireballer meets Rain Day
Freedom Transit’s Washington Transit Center will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Fixed route service will not operate. Shared ride services will operate from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shared-ride passengers who need shared-ride transportation on Saturday or Monday should call 724-223-8747 before noon Friday. For more information on public transportation in Washington County, visit freedom-transit.org or call 724-223-8747.
Due to an inclement weather forecast for Saturday, a Memorial Day ceremony rededicating a memorial to Civil War bugler John Ross Dunn at the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Ruff Creek, Greene County, has been postponed. The ceremony will be rescheduled for a later date, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) announced Thursday. Dunn served as bugler of the 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, known as “The Ringgolds.” Buglers played a vital role on the battlefield, transmitting orders and signals that guided troop movements during combat. The future program will include a historical presentation on Dunn and the 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, ceremonial honors conducted by ...
32nd State Senate District Republican primary *Pat Stefano - 15,190 (73.9%) Harry Young Cochran - 5,354 (26.1%) Democratic primary No candidate - 2,559 write-in votes 46th State Senate District Republican primary *Camera Bartolotta - 11,386 (53.5%) Albert Buchtan - 9,925 ...
State Sen. Camera Bartolotta beat her GOP challenger in Tuesday’s primary, while state Rep. Bud Cook lost his seat to a political newcomer in his Republican race. With all precincts reporting, Bartolotta defeated Al Buchtan 53% to 47% in her only primary challenge she has faced since first ...
The Wild Things weren’t going 51-0 at home, right? Their hot start to the season, which included six consecutive wins, had to be cooled off at some point, right? The answers were yes and yes. And, yes, that streak-snapping loss happened Wednesday night when the Florence Y’alls rode seven ...
On Monday, Canon-McMillan ripped Seneca Valley 16-1 in the first round of the WPIAL Class 6A baseball playoffs. It was a dominant display of offense that might have given the Big Macs momentum heading into Wednesday’s semifinal tilt against North Allegheny at Ross Memorial Park. But the ...
Out of sight. Out of mind. That was the plight of harness pacer Rip Tide, who was lent to an Amish man in Ohio by the late Mickey Burke, Sr. a few years ago. The son of Downbytheseaside was purchased by the Burke Stable, Fredericktown, from the Ohio Select Sale in 2022 for $100,000. It was ...
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 ...
Did you know an estimated one-and-a-half to two million Americans have some form of lupus? Many of them go undiagnosed as symptoms vary and can easily be confused with other illnesses. Sometimes, it takes up to six years to get a correct diagnosis. May is Lupus Awareness Month, shedding ...
