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Sons of Union veterans to honor bugler in Greene ceremony

The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) will conduct a solemn Memorial Day ceremony honoring John Ross Dunn, bugler of the 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, known as “The Ringgolds,” at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Ruff Creek, Greene County. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 23, and is open to the public. Dunn served as a bugler in the first of Pennsylvania’s distinguished Civil War cavalry units. Buglers played a vital role on the battlefield, transmitting orders and signals that guided troop movements during combat. This ceremony seeks to recognize Dunn’s service and sacrifice, as well as to preserve the memory of all who served in the Union ...

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Election Day meals The Center Township VFD Auxiliary will have food for sale on Election Day from 8 a.m to 7 p.m. Breakfast will include sausage and biscuits. Lunch will be sloppy joe, hot dogs, ham, cabbage and sausage. Dinner will be lasagna, salad, garlic bread and desserts. Invasive plant walk Join Dr. Mark Mamros and Dean Rossini of the PA Forest Stewards Program to discover the many unwanted invasive plants growing in Washington County. The invasive plant walk will be May 19 at 7 p.m. The group will meet at Shelter 2 in Mingo Creek County Park. A limited number of handouts will be available. Dress for light hiking and the weather. Preregistration is preferred but not ...

Washington School Board OKs budget with tax decrease

The Washington School District Board of Education adopted the preliminary 2026-27 budget earlier this week pending public review and final adoption in June. The budget projects $35,707,124 in total revenue to cover $36,851,554 in expenses, leaving a $1,144,430 deficit, which will be filled with reserve funds. The new budget will also decrease the property tax rate on district homeowners due to a unique situation relating to state funding. According to Business Manager Emily DiNardo, the district is in a “challenging” position regarding its tax revenue due to an uncommon situation resulting from the homestead or farmstead exclusion under Pennsylvania tax code. The exclusion ...

Greene man charged with child pornography

A Dilliner man was arrested on charges of possessing multiple images of child pornography. Police began investigating Johnie Carter, 42, after a Cybertipline report from Google to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alleged he had saved seven images involving children, according to the criminal complaint. Charging documents stated at least one photo included a child estimated to be as young as 5. Subscriber information linked to the account led police to an address in Dilliner where Carter resided, police said. Under questioning from police, Carter admitted to having multiple images of child pornography on his tablet, court documents said. Carter was charged ...

State Senate races highlight Tuesday’s primary election

Elections officials are hoping for better than average turnout for Tuesday’s primary despite few competitive races on the ballot. The polls open at 7 a.m., and all mail-in ballots must be received at a voter’s county elections office before the polls close at 8 p.m. The biggest races this ...

Greene County, CMU partner on grant proposal for transportation

Greene County residents in need of transportation could soon have a new way to get around. Thursday, the Greene County Board of Commissioners approved partnering with Carnegie Mellon University on an Appalachian Regional Commission grant to fund a program in the county. Greene County would ...

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Rai runs away from the field to win PGA Championship

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Aaron Rai shifted into high gear Sunday and pulled away from a world-class field with one amazing shot after another until he became the first English-born player in more than a century to capture the PGA Championship. Rai, who dreamed of being a Formula 1 driver until ...

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Hamlin tames Dover to win NASCAR’s All-Star Race

DOVER, Del. – In the debut of the All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway, the Monster Mile lived up to its billing as one of NASCAR's most treacherous tracks. Even for winner Denny Hamlin, surviving Dover was a high-wire test for the $1 million prize. Rebounding from a qualifying spin to ...

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Phillies solve Skenes to finish sweep of Pirates

PITTSBURGH – Zack Wheeler pitched seven sparkling innings, and Bryce Harper hit a home run off ace Paul Skenes on Sunday to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a sweep of the three-game series. Wheeler (3-0) gave up four hits while striking out eight ...

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A second chance for Blue Skies

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 ...

Living

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35 years later, ‘Silence of Lambs’ shoot recalled

BELLAIRE, Ohio – In 1991 — now 35 years ago — movie makers set out to make a psychological thriller involving murder and cannibalism in what was then the city of Bellaire. Today, Bellaire is a village, and "The Silence of the Lambs" went on to win five major Oscars and become the ...

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