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Keep it native: Native plants benefit local ecosystem

In her 1970 classic “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell laments the use of insecticides and asks of farmers, “Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees, please.” In 2019, researchers affiliated with Cornell University issued a study finding that the population of ...

Lessons in generosity taught at Uniontown Catholic school

Students at St. John the Evangelist Regional Catholic School in Uniontown are striving to make a greater effort to give of themselves throughout the year. “Every grade does them,” said Chris Roskovensky, the principal at St. John the Evangelist Regional Catholic School about the annual ...

Fayette not among counties to receive state funding for broadband expansion

Fifty-three projects across 42 Pennsylvania counties will share in a combined $204 million in grants awarded by the stateĢƵ Broadband Development Authority. Fayette County was not one of them, and with about 2,5000 unserved or underserved locations, the commissioners have questioned ...

Former Fayette prison annex could become juvenile detention center

The Fayette County commissioners hope to transform the annex of the former county lockup into a juvenile detention center. During ThursdayĢƵ meeting, the commissioners unanimously voted to advertise for a request for qualifications (RFQ), seeking a third-party to operate a center for 12 to ...

Earth Week marked with several events at Fayette recycling center

The Fayette County Recycling Convenience Center is planning a number of events for Earth Week, observer April 21-27. The 2024 Keep Fayette County Green Earth Week schedule is: April 22 – Sadie Saves the “Earth Day” from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.: The countyĢƵ newest recycling ranger, Sadie ...