O-R Weekend Recap: 5 things you need to know for Monday
Welcome back from the weekend! We hope you enjoyed it, but in case you didn’t get a chance to check out our website for the latest news, we compiled a list of the most-read stories to get you caught up on everything you need to know for Monday!
An ace of a defense and wild-card of an offense proved to be a winning hand for the Washington High School football team in its Century Conference showdown with Chartiers-Houston. The win keeps Washington (5-0, 7-0) undefeated and moves the Prexies into first place in the conference. It was the 27th consecutive regular-season victory for Washington.
For the full game coverage, click here to read Chris Dugan’s story.
Sarris Candies in Canonsburg turned a bitter 2016 presidential campaign into something sweet.
A section of the candy shop features election-related chocolates, including milk chocolate bars that bear a likeness to presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
But the most popular chocolate is a bag of chocolate coins stamped with the heads of Clinton and Trump on each side to help undecided voters make a choice. The store has been holding a Coin Flip Contest and have been tallying the results and posting them at the end of each week.
For more information, click here to read Karen Mansfield’s story.
Until recently, few women were funeral directors in the American funeral industry. In 1991, one-third of mortuary students were female; in 1971, just 5 percent were. But that is changing. Today, nearly 60 percent of mortuary science students are female, and women make up more than 16 percent of all National Funeral Directors Association members – a nearly 7 percent hike over a decade before, according to the association.
To read about some of the area’s female funeral directors, click here to check out Karen Mansfield’s story.
Standout Canon-McMillan athlete Mike Hull is now playing for the Miami Dolphins. Hull played against his hometown team, the Steelers, at Hard Rock Stadium Sunday – the first time he faced them in his NFL career.
For a profile on Hull, click here to read Dale Lolley’s story.
Moon Lorn, a house in Prosperity that artist Malcolm Parcell called home, is abandoned and nearly a ruin. It has been ransacked by vandals, its plumbing and wiring stripped by copper thieves, its walls defaced by graffiti. Its doors and locks have been broken, its furniture and even a stained-glass window stolen. The floors are littered with beer bottles and trash.
For more information on the house’s history and condition, click here to read Park Burrough’s story.