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Area communities receive state LSA grants

A number of local communities received state Local Share Account (LSA) grants through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA). Among the municipalities receiving LSA funds, generated from gaming revenue, was the city of Washington. With the $184,500 in funding, city officials intend to ...

Community rallies to support victims of fatal Elrama fire

The Union Township community, family and friends are rallying to provide support for the family of 19-year-old Sabrina Boyle and her unborn son, whose lives were lost in a Friday morning house fire in Elrama, and for Boyle’s boyfriend and his parents, the homeowners, who were able to ...

NWS confirms tornadoes in Washington and Fayette counties

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has confirmed the tornado that struck Finleyville, Union Township, on Saturday night was rated an EF2. The NWS also determined that a brief EF0 tornado touched down near New Salem in Fayette County, and an EF1 tornado crossed from Fayette County ...

Residents, churchgoers recall tornado touchdown, begin clearing debris

“It was the scariest thing I’ve ever experienced in my life,” said Lynn Michigan, who was attending a Saturday evening service at Crossroads Ministries in Finleyville with her husband, Rob, when a tornado touched down around 6:05 p.m. Rob, a member of the Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire ...

Monongahela continuing protection for Union

Monongahela’s police department will continue to provide coverage of Union Township through the end of 2027. Both municipalities approved the agreement Wednesday. The cost to the township for 2024 is $441,261, and the contract includes slight increases in each of the three subsequent ...