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FayetteĢƵ Veterans Billeting program takes homeless veterans off the streets

When Ron Metros’ uncle returned from serving in Korea, he watched him struggle with his return to civilian life. “How much demand do we have for a machine gunner here? So many positions in the military aren’t applicable to civilian jobs,” Metros said. “ItĢƵ like going from A ...

Reflection: Making steel

I’ve been blessed in so many ways, it would be impossible to list them. But one of the primary blessings would be living years past retirement and having the time to remember the good times and the not so good ones, throughout what my buddy Nick labels as “a life well lived.” My dad ...

Burgettstown man sentenced to prison for Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol

The Burgettstown man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to federal prison Friday, although he could be free in a month if he's granted the much sought after pardon from the incoming Trump ...

Community briefs

The Brownsville Area Ministerial AssociationĢƵ "Food for Falcons" program is collecting fruit snacks/roll-ups, lip balm and macaroni and cheese cups in January and February. There will be a donation area in each participating BAMA church. Items will be packed at Brownsville First Christian ...

The letter: A Christmas gift from 1943

"Here it is Christmas Day," my future father-in-law wrote his family in Uniontown in the middle of World War II. Corporal Bob Reynolds was stationed "Somewhere in India" with the 25th Field Hospital, U.S. Army. "In a couple of hours," Bob wrote, "it will all be over: My first Christmas ...