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Local officials react to possibility of women deacons in Catholic Church

Representatives of two female religious orders who serve the district are glad to hear Pope Francis is willing to create a commission to study whether women can be deacons in the Catholic church, a ministry currently open only to men.Sister Ruth Plante, provincial for the Byzantine Catholic ...

Jeers and cheers

<strong>JEERS:</strong> Bernie Kasievich defeated incumbent Uniontown Mayor Ed Fike in a major upset last year, vowing to bring a “positive attitude and energy’’ to the ofice. But that “positive attitude and energy’’ were nowhere to be seen during a city ...

More at stake with Verizon strike than just a contract

There is something important happening in Uniontown that isn’t getting nearly the attention it deserves.Five or so weeks ago, 40,000 Verizon workers from across the nation walked off their jobs. They work for a mega-corporation that boasts $1.8 billion (with a “b”) in profits each and ...

19-year-old testifies against alleged attacker in brutal rape

A woman testified Wednesday about a celebration for her 19th birthday that ended with her lying in a pool of blood in the woods.Bobbi Jo Mack, 31, and Isiah Colbert, 33, both of Uniontown are facing attempted homicide, rape and other charges in the alleged February attack.Colbert waived his ...