O-R Weekend Recap: 5 things you need to know for Monday
It’s been a very busy weekend, despite the heavy rains that flooded some areas in Southwest Pennsylvania. With all that might have been going on, some readers might have missed out on the biggest news stories from the weekend.
To help out, we’ve compiled the top five stories since Friday to make sure you learn everything you need to know for Monday!
A Fort Cherry High School teacher was arrested Friday for allegedly having sexual contact with a male student after giving him alcohol.
David E. Cook, 42, of McDonald, faces charges of rape of an unconscious victim, intercourse and/or sexual contact with a student and indecent assault of an unconscious person and is in Washington County jail on $50,000 bond.
McDonald police Chief Mark Dorsey said the arrest was made after an extensive investigation that began in February. The investigation began after the school’s principal learned that Cook had allegedly showed up intoxicated to parties with high school students where the alleged rape occurred.
For more details, click here read Natalie Reid Miller’s story.
Drivers who take Route 980 in Cecil Township and Route 519 in North Strabane Township will have to take detours to get to their destinations.
Route 980 will close today for three weeks for crews to reconstruct the road under and adjacent to a Norfolk and Western railroad overpass.
Route 519 closes Thursday so crews can construct a sliding track and upgrade warning devices at a railroad crossing. The work is expected to be completed Aug. 10.
Kathie Warco has more details on the roadwork. Click here to read her story.
Trinity’s varsity baseball team might not have a home field this season after an agreement with the school district and Washington & Jefferson College did not go through.
W&J notified Trinity athletic director Ricci Rich that they were backing out of the deal, but Rich did not provide an explanation. He said the college has been a good neighbor and was “forced to back out of that agreement by outside parties.”
For the full story, read Karen Mansfield’s coverage of the meeting.
Reporters Scott Beveridge and Gideon Bradshaw in Sunday’s edition presented their research into Monessen’s financial troubles. Auditors have raised concerns about whether hundreds of thousands in Monessen city taxes for parks and other special purposes is being allocated properly.
Among the revelations found was that the firm that audits Monessen’s books warned the city more than once of a “significant deficiency” in the way the city allocates property taxes, according to a management letter MaherDuessel issued regarding the 2014 audit of the city’s finances.
For more information, read the full story by clicking here.
Nearly nine months after Alpha Natural Resources closed its Emerald Mine near Waynesburg, costing 235 miners their jobs, the harsh economic reality has set in for many of the company’s former workers still in shock over the loss of their livelihoods.
United Mine Workers has mobilized in recent months to try to help miners whose unemployment benefits had ran out. Many of the Emerald Mine employees believed it would continue to operate for a few more months or, if it did close, eventually reopen one day. While several were told they would be transferred to Alpha’s sister operation Cumberland Mine, more than half of the miners are still unemployed.
Mike Jones has the full story. Click here to read it.
Now, you’re all caught up on everything you need to know for Monday! Enjoy the rest of your week!