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Charleroi council votes to expand authority board

Charleroi council has taken action that could eventually lead to an expansion of the board of the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi (ABC). Council voted Wednesday to amend a resolution to alter the ABC board representation to include six members from the borough of Charleroi, as well as ...

Canonsburg begins child identification program

Canonsburg is taking a step toward protecting children with a new child identification program. “It has all of their information, everything personal,” explained Mayor Dave Rhome. “It’s kept confidentially with the parents, grandparents, wherever the person is who is in charge of that ...

Just ducky: Grandpa Joe’s reveals it’s behind mysterious Canonsburg ducks

In spectacular fashion, the culprit behind the Canonsburg rubber ducks has revealed itself: Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop. Wednesday night into Thursday, 14-foot-tall inflatable rubber ducks sprung up on the rooftops of businesses along Pike Street in what Grandpa Joe’s owner Christopher J. ...

Hits & Misses

Hit: Thanks to the generosity of a Washington family, the community has been able to enjoy the gift of good health for the past 25 years. And last week, Nan Cameron, now 99, celebrated the silver anniversary of Wilfred R. Cameron Wellness Center by donating $125,000 to the facility. The ...

Smith Township father not guilty in infant son’s shaking death

Joshua George hugged family members, embraced his attorneys and walked out of the Washington County Courthouse a free man Thursday after he was found not guilty on all charges in the shaking death of his son nearly four years ago. It took the jury of seven men and five women less than 90 ...