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Speakers announced for W&J commencement ceremony

A member of the family that owns the Pittsburgh Steelers will be among the speakers at Washington & Jefferson College’s spring commencement ceremony. Thomas J. Rooney, a grandson of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr., will be the commencement speaker at the ceremony, which will ...

North Strabane unveils new administration building

Local leaders including state Sen. Camera Bartolotta, North Strabane Township Board of Supervisors Chair Neil Kelly and state Rep. Tim O'Neal welcomed residents to the freshly inaugurated North Strabane Administration Building Tuesday afternoon. North Strabane officials opted to purchase ...

Finalists for 2026 ATHENA awards announced

Washington County women who have leadership roles in health, business, banking and other fields are among the five finalists for the 2026 ATHENA Leadership Award. The Washington County Chamber of Commerce announced the finalists Wednesday. They are: – Lori Mesta, a vice president and ...

Teen Outreach hosts annual conference

UPMC Washington Teen Outreach will hold its annual youth conference Thursday, April 16, at Washington & Jefferson College. Ten Washington County school districts and more than 130 students will be participating in the conference, which is being called “Teen Mental Health Aid.” Thirteen ...

Demoted LH principal says ‘it was time to make a change’

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated April 15 to remove incorrect information on an unrelated matter involving a former teacher in the district. The former Laurel Highlands High School principal who was moved to another district building in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against ...