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Washington County releases fourth round of opioid settlement grants

Washington County has released another round of grants from its portion of the nationwide opioid settlement lawsuit funds, with the awardees focusing on drug recovery efforts, after-school programs and even dentistry services in Avella. The county commissioners during their Sept. 18 meeting ...

Police beat Sept. 24

DONORA Assault on officer: Curtis Anthony Arnold, 55, of Donora, was charged Tuesday by Donora police with aggravated assault, resisting arrest and simple assault. According to the criminal complaint, at about 9 p.m. Saturday police went to Arnold’s apartment in the 400 block of Thompson ...

Animal control officer charged with fatally shooting two dogs

The animal control officer for Masontown is charged with taking two dogs into his custody on a Friday and shooting both in the head the following day. Samuel Vargo, 60, of Charleroi, was called to Fort Mason Village in the borough on Friday, Sept. 5, after someone reported two dogs were tied ...

Mapletown High School announces homecoming court

Mapletown High School will hold homecoming festivities on Friday, Sept. 26 beginning at 6:30 p.m. prior to the 7 p.m. kickoff of the Maples’ football game against California. Homecoming court members are (from left) Ella Menear (Queen), Brooke Frum, Emma Clites, Rowan Eisiminger, Leah ...

Future uncertain for Charleroi glass plant

The sale of the shuttered Charleroi glass plant to a French-based industrial glass maker apparently has been blocked by the Federal Trade Commission. In July, plant owner Anchor Hocking was said to have struck a deal with Sediver, a company that produces industrial grade glass. Sources close ...