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‘Really proud to be here’

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the final story in a monthlong series of profiles of the people who live and work in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. Myndi Tran recently returned from a cross-country roadtrip. It wasn’t the first time Tran ...

Sweet day for Sarris

CANONSBURG – Wednesday's sweltering heat didn't melt the high spirits - or the chocolates - at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Sarris Candies' new factory store in Canonsburg to celebrate its opening. More than 100 Sarris employees, local and county officials, Canonsburg residents, and ...

Big Boy brewing big excitement

ALTOONA — Excitement is brewing in this railroad city as the date draws near for the arrival of Union Pacific’s Big Boy steam locomotive and the estimated 100,000 visitors expected to be on hand to view the behemoth between July 8-11. But, with that excitement comes a lot of caution, as ...

Heart of a servant

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series of profiles of the people who live and work in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. At times, small-town life can feel stifling, but for Maddy Loughner, growing up in Waynesburg has ...

The Gen Z POV

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series of profiles of the people who live and work in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. Gen Z may get painted by the media as an entitled, chronically online generation, but there’s a ...