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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 ...

MSHA launches new miner safety standard at UMWA in Uniontown

“No job should be a death sentence.” Those were the words of Acting U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Julie Su, who was in Uniontown Tuesday to announce the finalization of the new federal Silica Dust Exposure Rule, meant to protect miners from health hazards associated with exposure to ...

Community cleanup days in Fayette scheduled around Earth Day

Communities in Fayette County are making their little corners of the planet cleaner with community cleanup events this month. In Uniontown, the semi-annual City of Uniontown Community Cleanup event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 27. Volunteers are welcome to join in and will ...

Uniontown Council tables decision on roof replacement at city hall

A disparity of nearly $300,000 in bids received for the roof replacement at Uniontown City Hall led council to table a decision on which contractor to hire. Bids were opened at the city councilĢƵ regular meeting last week. The decision to table it was unanimous. There were just two bids: ...

Bricks fall from Uniontown building

Uniontown Fire Chief Scott Conn (left) and Uniontown Police Capt. David Rutter (right) look over where bricks fell from the building at 12-22 Morgantown Street in Uniontown early Thursday afternoon. No injuries were reported and the road was closed down between West Main Street and West South ...