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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,” ...

Football season fast approaching

Carmichaels football coach Ryan Krull gives instructions to his players during the first day of high school football heat acclimation week on Monday. The first official day of practice for high school football is Monday, Aug. 11 and the first day of regular-season games, known as Week Zero, ...

A Prairie place

How far do you think you’d need to drive to see a prairie? To Iowa? Minnesota? Somewhere on the far side of Ohio? Do prairies even still exist? The answers might surprise. Prairies do still exist, but only as a tiny fraction of their original extent. And you can see one as near as ...