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South Main closure to continue into late October

The closure of South Main Street in Washington has been pushed back another week with work continuing through late October. The state Department of Transportation announced the road will remain closed between East Prospect and Park avenues until at least Friday as crews finish up work to ...

PennWest California holds Homecoming parade

PennWest California had its Homecoming over the weekend, an event that had the theme, “This is Caloweentown.” The parade took place Saturday amidst a number of activities, including the school’s Vulcan football team besting the Clarion Golden Eagles 31-28 with two seconds left in the game.

Local mail carrier receives ‘Million Miler’ safety award

Letter carrier Albert Cursi on Friday joined a distinct group that only 2.5% of United States Postal Service employees have been a part of. At the post office in Washington, Cursi received the “Million Miler Award,” which is given to carriers with either a million recorded miles of ...

Drone diver

Last year, when a PennWest California professor pitched the idea of using an underwater drone to study aquatic life in the Monongahela River, his suggestion was met with laughter. No one is laughing now. “People thought I was nuts for wanting to do this in the Mon River,” recalled Dr. ...