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Can it be 40 years already?

High school graduates in 1978 were born at the tail end of the Baby Boom Generation, sons and daughters of the Greatest Generation.They were babies when Bill Mazeroski and the Pirates walked off with the World Series against the Yankees, in grade school when Roberto Clemente led the Buccos to ...

News on Zoltan, RYSE and WWE

Plenty of pro wrestling topics this week, so letĢƵ jump right in.<strong>Fund raiser show for Zoltan</strong>This coming Sunday, the KSWA will hold a benefit show for Ken Jugan, who has wrestled for over 40 years.A staple in the area who wrestled TV matches for WWE ...

Paddle trips spotlight Mon RiverĢƵ recreation potential

Readers seeking something different outdoors before summer fades can consider two excursions offered by the Monongahela River Towns Program. On Saturday, Aug. 25, participants can join “New Beginnings Paddle,” a seven-mile canoe or kayak trip on the Mon from California to Belle Vernon. On ...

How goes your summer?

As we approach the first days of August, it will be hard to realize that summer is well on its way and those vacation plans need to be made. Hopefully, you have been able to enjoy some of the nice weather we have had. Summer heat this year is widespread.The weather headlines are all about the ...

Militzer brothers hired by RMU football program

For the last four years, Donnie Militzer was the head football coach at Charleroi and his brother Nick was on his staff there with him.This past season, they helped lead the Cougars to their best showing in 20 years as they went 9-1 in the regular season.Earlier this year, both were hired for ...

Steelers enjoying successful offseason

From the notebook of a sportswriter who believes the Steelers are enjoying a successful offseason:n Not even an arrest for drunkenness at the beach. That was the summer of Antwon Blake, wasn’t it? And even that was considered mild relative to some of the nonsense thatĢƵ interrupted the ...