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Massive die-off: Invasive beetle destroying local ash trees

They’re hard to miss — now that they’re gone. Ash trees, some of the most valuable and important trees in American forests, have died by the millions over the past five years, killed by an invasive beetle called the emerald ash borer. Foresters are not optimistic. Many believe the borer ...

Wyatt, Bayley title wins

In a result that has been long overdue, Bray Wyatt finally won the WWE championship last Sunday at the Elimination Chamber show.WyattÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ win caught the eye of the wrestling world, and it was a move that should have happened previously. None the less, his new WrestleMania challenger will be ...

Storm creates record deluge

Last week, I wrote about the fact that Smethport, Pennsylvania, located in McKean County, has the honor of having the record for the coldest temperature recorded in our state at 42 degrees below zero. Smethport also holds another famous weather record — for rainfall, not only in Pennsylvania, ...

Remembering one of the greats in Tod Trent

The Fayette County sports community was saddened by the news that Tod Trent had passed away on Feb. 6 in LaFayette Manor.Trent was 90, and he was preceded in death by his loving wife Irma (Anderson) Trent, Sept. 9, 2016; and a son, Todd Trent.From 1951 until he retired in 1991, Tod Trent was a ...

Elimination Chamber starts tonight

There is a quick turnaround for WWE as Smackdown presents the Elimination Chamber tonight, just two weeks after the Royal Rumble.John Cena will make his first, and very possibly last, WWE title defense of his 16th reign in the chamber.Bray Wyatt is the favorite to walk out with the belt, and ...

Just how cold is cold

So far this winter in the area, temperatures have been on the mild side. No below-zero readings, although we did have a few days of temperatures in the single digits.In a normal winter, we usually see five days of zero or below. The Pittsburgh area averages seven days with zero or better and ...