‘My beautiful chaos’
The Mel Blount Youth Leadership Initiative, in partnership with the Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board, will host the 2026 Youth Summit: Career Exploration & Pathways from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at the Mel Blount Youth Ranch, 6 Mel Blount Drive, Claysville. The event is free for youth in the region. The hands-on event is designed to introduce middle and high school students to a wide range of career paths through interactive demonstrations, real-world experiences, and career coaching. Youth will engage with professionals in healthcare, trades, public service, STEM, and more. Featured career exploration activities include: – Drone technology and ...
The Pennsylvania Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides income-eligible seniors with the opportunity to purchase locally grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs from approved farmers in Pennsylvania. The program provides five $5 vouchers totaling $25 to eligible seniors one time during the program year. The vouchers may be redeemed at designated area farmers markets through Nov. 30. To be eligible for the SFMNP vouchers, an individual must be 60 or older by Dec. 31 and must be a resident of Fayette, Greene, or Washington counties. An eligible individual’s gross income includes interest, Social Security, wages, compensation for black lung or unemployment, and must be ...
A Charleroi man wanted on a felony warrant for allegedly leading police on a car chase last week is accused of assaulting an officer while police tried to take him into custody following a traffic stop in Washington over the weekend. City police said they pulled over 49-year-old Michael Jason Wright on Hayes Avenue about 8 p.m. Saturday for failing to use his turn signal, and soon learned he was wanted on the arrest warrant when he showed officers his driver’s license through the window, according to court documents. Other officers arrived and ordered Wright to get out of his vehicle, but he refused and locked the doors, police said. Officers were eventually able to open the door ...
WAYNESBURG – Later than planned but earlier than feared, the Greene County Historical Society Museum opened for the season Saturday. After a fundraising drive helped back necessary repairs to the building, the Historical Society thanked the community with a cookout and meet-and-greet with ...
Southwestern Pennsylvania was never meant to be forever, and though he no longer calls it “home,” Wyatt Larimer returns to the area more often than he expected. “They bring me back to be the emcee of all their picnics,” laughed Larimer, 27, the Ohio director for Sunny Days In-Home ...
Representatives of 79/70 Associates – who are spearheading the ongoing redevelopment effort at the former Washington Mall site – provided an update on the project during a Thursday night meeting. The South Strabane Planning Commission gave the green light to a requested revision to the ...
A new year. A new sponsor. The Grade 1 Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids will be sponsored by 1/ST BET, powered by Xpressbet, has agreed to serve as presenting sponsor of this year’s Adios Pace – the 60th – that will be contested over two weekends, with elimination races Saturday, ...
There wasn’t much surprise or mystery around the Frontier League’s Pitcher of the Week announcement Monday. In a pitching-starved league, the Wild Things’ Kobe Foster has been its most dominant hurler this year. And the lefty pitched one of his best games ever last Friday night in ...
GRANVILLE, W.Va – In the summer of 2023, Ben Lumsden entered the transfer portal, leaving Texas-Arlington after one season. Lumsden started in 51 games at third base for the Mavericks, and he led the team in home runs with 11. Head coach Steve Sabins saw the tape and knew the player and ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
For many homeowners, heating and cooling systems fall into the “out of sight, out of mind” category. However, even if the air is flowing and the temperature feels right, taking an “if it’s still running, it’s still fine” approach to your HVAC system today can lead to higher repair ...
