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Rylee and Lily are two little heart warriors fighting congenital heart defects – which are the most common birth defects in the United States, affecting 40,000 babies annually.One in 110 babies is born with some form of CHD, and roughly 2 to 3 million Americans live with CHD. However, that ...

Rediscovering the Knee talk

Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Allan Tissenbaum will present the talk “Rediscovering the Knee” at 6 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Tissenbaum will discuss common treatments with knee problems, including knee replacement surgery. ...

Prostate cancer support group

Incorrect information was published in the Feb. 2 edition. Monongahela Valley Hospital will offer a Prostate Cancer Support Group from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center, for prostate cancer patients, families and caregivers. There will not be ...

Support Groups

Take My Hand Bereavement Support Group of Albert Gallatin Home Care & Hospice meets at 10:30 a.m. the third Thursday of each month at Church of the Nazarene, 10th Street, Monongahela. Members should use the Chess Street entrance. Evening meetings are held at 7 the first and third ...

Gas prices dip slightly in Washington, region

Gasoline prices continued their roller coaster ride in Western Pennsylvania.The average cost of a gallon of unleaded self-serve this week is $2.463, a 0.8-cent decrease from $2.471 a week ago, AAA East Central reported Monday afternoon. That average is 16.5 cents lower than it was a year ago ...

Gabe Miller took a hit Saturday unlike any he has absorbed on a football field.“It’s exciting because it’s for a good cause. That’s the best part,” he said. “Other than that, I’m not going to lie: I’m pretty darn cold.”A linebacker at California University of Pennsylvania, ...