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Nature through art

This goes a long way back into the past, but itĢƵ the only way to introduce a story that grows timelier and more relevant today. ItĢƵ the story of the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art in Millersburg, Pennsylvania. Older readers who read Pennsylvania Game News magazine (official ...

Columbus and his early weather warnings

As we approach the beginning of Hurricane season, it might be prudent to apply what we have learned from one of our earliest weather forecasters. Long before radar, satellites and El Nino and even before the invention of the weather barometer in 1643, an explorer named Christopher Columbus ...

WVU pulls off rally for the ages

GRANVILLE, W.Va. -- West Virginia needed some help. The host Mountaineers seemed just about dead in the water as the top of ninth inning rolled around at Kendrick Family Ballpark on Sunday evening and Kentucky holding a 9-6 lead at the NCAA Morgantown Regional. WVU had already lost to the ...

June another nice month weather-wise

Across Southwestern Pennsylvania June is another of my favorites. Although June 1st does begin the first day of meteorological summer, the intense heat and humidity of summer usually hold off across our area until July and August. Morning temperatures average 54 on the first and 62 by ...

A long way to go but …

ItĢƵ only been 35 of a 162-game season, but that doesn’t mean the Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t a different team than in recent years. The naysayers will point out the tough start for the bullpen, and even the two subpar starts from ace Paul Skenes, but the Bucs’ recent sweep of NL ...

‘Sank’ was one of a kind

In my nearly 19 years covering sports in one capacity or another, I have never met anyone like Thomas E. Sankovich … and I doubt I ever will. “Sank” was truly one of a kind, but it goes beyond his accomplishments as an athlete and coach, which are impeccable. In my humble opinion, and ...