The granddaddy of them all kicks off the local fair season this week. The Jacktown Fair – considered one of the oldest continually operating agricultural fairs in the country – started in 1866 as the Jacksonville Fair. For a little perspective on how long the event has been part of rural ...
It’s go time! After years of planning and preparation, we toast our nation’s semiquincentennial! And what a star-spangled spectacular is in store locally and on the national stage for the 250th! From Canonsburg, Pennsylvania – home of the beloved Fourth of July parade – to Coney ...
We’ve joked in the newsroom that folks from our neck of the woods are frequently connected to major news stories or events. We're adding the origin of Father’s Day to the list. Here's why. The first known tribute to honor dads arose out of the worst coal mining disaster in U.S. history ...
Everyone has a story. We started sharing some of them on Monday as part of “My American Story,” the newspaper’s monthlong series launched to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. The daily series was conceived as a way to pay tribute to our wonderfully diverse Western Pennsylvania ...
Rocky Bleier said it well last year on Memorial Day. “This day is meant to be a time for reflection or contemplation more than celebration,” he told the crowd assembled for the annual tribute to the members of the armed forces buried at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Cecil ...
Imagine driving 55 miles per hour with your eyes closed for five seconds – the equivalent of the length of a football field. Sounds terrifying, doesn’t it? Now, imagine reading or sending a text message while behind the wheel. The five seconds spent looking at your cellphone and not the ...
