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Local farmers prep for freeze

On Sunday, Leigh Shields wheeled out about 20 green wagons, filling each with tropical plants, hanging baskets and flats of flowers. Those, along with delicate herbs and other annuals, took up residence in an already-crowded greenhouse to wait out the frost at Shields Herb & Flower Farm in ...

Morgantown vet team saves baby eagle that swallowed fishhook

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – An eagle chick from the Mon Valley is resting and recuperating at the Cheat Lake-based Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia after an emergency weekend surgery to extract a fishhook from its stomach. The bird – known as USS11 – is part of a family of eagles – ...

PA Local Heroes: The award-winning elementary teacher making math fun

PA Local Heroes is a monthly feature sponsored by Ballard Spahr. Installments appear first in PA Local, Spotlight PAĢƵ weekly newsletter that takes a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, and delicious food of Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. Madeline Loring ...

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Year of the Rockets

When a team with high expectations not only reaches but surpasses its goals, that makes for a special year. Jefferson-Morgan was such a team this past boys basketball season. The Rockets not only achieved their quest to earn a section championship for the first time since 2001 and win a ...

J-M’s Ellsworth continues no-hit streak

Brayden Ellsworth didn't allow a hit for the second consecutive start as the Rockets rolled past the host Maples, 17-0, in a three-inning Section 1-A baseball game on Monday. Ellsworth threw a seven-inning no-hitter in a 6-1 win over West Greene on April 14. John Woodward drove in three ...

Senior special

Uniontown softball had several reasons to celebrate on Monday night at Bailey Park: For starters, the Red Raiders clinched a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive season due to Elizabeth Forward defeating Belle Vernon. In addition, Uniontown honored seniors Lyric McLee, Emmaleigh Noah and ...

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Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the ĢƵĢƵ annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. ItĢƵ not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...

Outdoors

Opt for green instead of screen

An interesting story in the spring issue of National Wildlife magazine begins with the writerĢƵ favorite slang expression, “touch grass,” which refers to kids who use it to refer to friends who are spending too much time online and have lost touch with reality. With those two words they ...

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