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Local groups seeking sponsors for Wreaths Across America

Organizations in two local communities are seeking sponsors as they participate once again in Wreaths Across America, a national campaign that honors those who served the country.Carmichaels WomenĢƵ Civic Club hopes to raise enough funds to lay wreaths on 338 veterans’ graves in Laurel ...

Connellsville mom wakes to find man sleeping in her recliner

A Connellsville woman and her daughter heard a noise in the night Saturday and awoke to find a stranger sleeping on a recliner in the living room, police said.Christopher Michael Smith, 21, of Uniontown was charged with criminal trespass and loitering and prowling at nighttime in the case, ...

Connellsville’s Laughery used athletics as stepping stone for college

Like many athletes of his era, athletics was a stepping stone to a college education for ConnellsvilleĢƵ Bob Laughery.“If it had not been for an athletic scholarship, I would not have gone to college,” Laughery stated. “My parents didn’t have any money. I figured athletics was the ...

Connellsville native appears on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”

A Connellsville native grabbed the national spotlight when he recently appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”“It was definitely an overwhelming experience to be on the stage and hug someone you’ve looked up to all your life,’’ said Trent Bauer, 22, a senior at Shippensburg ...

Nicolas Brown Applause

U.S. Air Force Airman Nicolas A. Brown graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and ...