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Fayette-Washington program to ‘fight the bite’ underway

The Fayette-Washington Mosquito-Borne Disease Program has officially started the tick and mosquito surveillance season, in partnership with the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Program Coordinator Ken Hess said, while most insects provide beneficial effects – such as being ...

Third person charged in Uniontown shooting that wounded two

A third person has been charged with attempted homicide in the connection with a shooting in Uniontown earlier this month that injured two men. An arrest warrant was filed Thursday for Isaiah M. Farrell, who is accused of firing multiple shots from a handgun at a car on Varndell Street in the ...

For heroes, and the unfortunate

Every Memorial Day, I buy bunches of small American flags to place on the graves of relatives, plus some friends and acquaintances. This year I bought too many. As a result, I ventured out to Oak Grove Cemetery, just west of downtown Uniontown, a day or two after the holiday to place the ...

Point Marion man charged with threatening child

State police filed charges against a Point Marion man Tuesday after he was accused of asking a teenager to his home, and then threatening her family when she refused. Bobby Lee Johnson faces misdemeanor charges of luring a child into a vehicle, coercion and terroristic threats. The charges ...

Marcellus Shale impact fee funds plummet due to low natural gas prices

The amount of Act 13 impact fee money being disbursed to counties and municipalities across Pennsylvania plummeted to its lowest levels since the pandemic as natural gas prices dropped significantly over the past year. The state Public Utility Commission announced Tuesday that it will allocate ...