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Washington Co. reducing precincts ahead of primary election

Washington County elections officials are planning to downsize the number of voting precincts in the county due to population changes, poll worker shortages and overall costs. The county submitted a petition Friday to Washington County Court of Common Pleas asking for approval to reduce its ...

Whiplash of weather

Merry St. Patrick’s Day? White snow covered green grass on Tuesday as snow showers dropped between 3 to 6 inches of snow in the region. “It was a whiplash of weather, for sure,” said Alicia Miller, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. “There was a lot ...

‘The best for women’

Editor's note: This story was changed to reflect that Erika Stanish of KDKA will serve as the guest speaker at the Spring Fling that will be hosted by Soroptimist International of Fayette County on April 18. When the Fayette County chapter of Soroptimist International started in 1956, women ...

Coen Markets being sold to UK-based group

After more than 80 years of local ownership by the McIlvaine family, Coen Markets Inc. is being sold to U.K. convenience operator EG Group though subsidiary brand Cumberland Farms for an undisclosed amount. According to a statement published by EG late last week, “(t)he transaction reflects ...