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Amity artist, former Waynesburg prof, to display work

Wheeling Heritage will host an exhibit of work by Amity artist Susan Phillips. The exhibition, “Clay as Clay” will run Thursday through Nov. 30 in the Third Floor Loft Gallery at the Wheeling Artisan Center. The exhibit opens with a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday.Phillips’ current ...

Pettit defeats Machel in Peters-area magisterial race

A political newcomer who forged a path as an independent will be the first new district judge in a four-community area based in Peters Township since the 1980s.In the magisterial race, Jesse Pettit, 43, an attorney who lives in Venetia, will succeed District Judge James Ellis who was first ...

Bardella bests Roman in recorder of deeds race

A five-term incumbent fought off a Republican challenger Tuesday in her bid to retain the Washington County recorder of deeds office.Debbie Bardella, 62, a resident of the Mon Valley community of Speers, has worked in the row office nearly continuously since graduating from Avella High School. ...

Manning, Staniszewski win Washington council seats

Incumbent Joe Manning, a Democrat, and former councilman Matthew Staniszewski, who ran on both party tickets, were elected to Washington city council in Tuesday’s general election.Manning, who’s entering his third four-year term, led the voting with 38.7 percent and 801 votes. Manning, 56, ...

One killed in Somerset Township accident

A Beaver County man was killed Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle accident on Route 136 at Brownlee Road in Somerset Township.State police said Addison B. Clingerman, 69, of Fombell, had been stopped in his pickup truck at a stop sign in the southbound lane of Brownlee about 8 a.m. He was ...

Charleroi man dies after being hit by train

A Charleroi man died Monday night of injuries suffered when he was struck by a northbound Norfolk Southern train while walking along the tracks near Fifth Street in Charleroi.James J. Carpenter, 45, was hit by the train just before 5 p.m. He was taken to Monongahela Valley Hospital, where he ...