Former Uniontown Area School Board member Henry “Dutch” Kaufman was appointed Thursday to be Fayette County’s third commissioner. Kaufman, a Republican who lives in Uniontown, will serve out the more than two years remaining on the term of Dave Lohr, who resigned from the post earlier ...

Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect that Lisa Nicholson is no longer an assistant to the district attorney Twenty people expressed interest in taking a seat at the commissioner's table, among them are former commissioners, current supervisors, a former mayor, veterans, educators ...