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Carmichaels wins Battle of the Barrels

On a sunny 90-degree day, the grounds behind the Carmichaels & Cumberland Township Volunteer Fire Department station were shrouded in a fine mist Sunday. The reason: the Battle of the Barrel, back at the King Coal Show for the second year after a lengthy absence. Teams from departments in ...

King Coal Show marks 70 years of celebrating mining heritage

Continuing a tradition that started in 1953, the King Coal Show will bring people from the area to celebrate Southwestern PennsylvaniaĢƵ coal mining history. This is the 70th year for the annual festival, which runs from Aug. 16-23. “Our area was built on the backs of coal miners,” ...

New superintendent starts at West Greene

Eric Gaydos spent more than a decade at the Laurel Highlands School District when he moved to the West Greene School District in 2019 to become the academic director. Leaving that comfort zone was a big jump. So he took another big step in return, talking to teachers and community members to ...

Waynesburg council OKs new police firearms

The Waynesburg Police Department will become the latest organization to move away from Sig Sauer P320 pistols after reports from around the country of the gun going off without the trigger being pulled. At a special meeting Tuesday night, the council voted to spend up to $12,600 from the ...

Fairgoers reunite at Greene County Fair

Serving one of the first of what promised to be many baskets of food doled out to people during the Greene County Fair, Kristy Vliet was looking forward to the people she’d meet again this week. “I just get to see a bunch of people I don’t see all the time,” said Vliet, owner of 5 ...