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Bus driver accused of stealing credit cards during Ohiopyle trip

By By Garrett Neese

A Maryland bus driver faces charges in Fayette County after students said she racked up charges on their credit cards while they were exploring Ohiopyle State Park. Monique Logan, 41, of Temple Hills, is charged with three counts each of identity theft, access device fraud and theft by unlawful taking. Students at Landon School, a private school in Bethesda, Md., had been told to leave their belongings on the bus for safekeeping while they went on the May 19 rafting trip, according to the criminal complaint. While they were on the river, one of their parents received a bank alert that her sonĢƵ card was charged $200 by a company named LetĢƵ Ride DC Tours, the complaint said. ...

Washington Rotary assists with memorial apple orchard in Ukraine

On June 16, 150 apple trees were dedicated in a field near a secondary school in Western Ukraine's Ternopil region, in memory of Ukrainian children who have been killed since Russia launched its war against that country in February 2022. Called "The Apple Orchard of Remembrance," each ...

The cat's meow

The feline-friendly law office of attorney Lisa J. Buday is getting ready for its annual event: a birthday party for Oliver, the office cat. The guest of honor, an orange-and-white cat who lives at the law office on Third Street, is turning 11. The birthday party, slated for from 6 to 7:30 ...

'Looking for a little change'

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series of profiles of the people who live and work in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. Lauren Kelly can probably count on one hand the number of times sheĢƵ been truly astounded. “I ...

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Bearing up

This writer has been around long enough to recall when Greene County was not considered “deer country.” Deer lived in the mountains. The same conception prevailed about Greene for wild turkeys. Biologists and hunters alike believed that only mountain forests could support the big ...

Heat domes are silent killer

Several weeks ago an early heat wave in Europe killed over 1,500 people and as I write this article another heat dome has gripped much of Europe, killing more as they try to deal with the unprecedented heat. Temperatures in Paris reached 106, Madrid 109, Berlin 102 and London had its all-time ...

Strimel chooses Tiffin University

Evan Strimel has finally made his decision on where to continue his basketball career and it will be at Tiffin University in Ohio. Strimel played basketball at Geibel Catholic this year but transferred back to his original school, Albert Gallatin, after the season and is officially an AG ...

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OP-ED: Changing the direction of U.S. labor

Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...

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Bearing up

This writer has been around long enough to recall when Greene County was not considered “deer country.” Deer lived in the mountains. The same conception prevailed about Greene for wild turkeys. Biologists and hunters alike believed that only mountain forests could support the big ...

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