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Judge Neuman makes history with state Superior Court victory

Judge Brandon Neuman made history Tuesday night becoming the first candidate from Washington County to ever win election to the appellate court as he secured a seat on the state Superior Court during the off-year election. Neuman defeated Clarion County attorney Maria Battista and another ...

Food pantries seeing high demand as SNAP benefits partially restart

After President Donald TrumpĢƵ administration said it would "partially fund” SNAP benefits in November, many families are still worried about how to put food on the table. Initially, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits were not set to be distributed at all for ...

Charleroi Elementary named Blue Ribbon School

Charleroi Area Elementary Center was among 13 schools in Pennsylvania that were selected as winners of the new Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon Schools program. The new program was launched after the U.S. Department of Education last month ended the prestigious 40-year-old federal Blue Ribbon ...

State appellate courts, countywide row offices at stake in TuesdayĢƵ election

Election Day is now upon us and there are a variety of races for statewide appellate courts, county row offices, municipal governments and school boards. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, and all mail-in ballots must be returned by voters to their countyĢƵ elections office ...

Compromise necessary for progress

No matter when and/or how PennsylvaniaĢƵ budget impasse ends, members of the General Assembly need to exercise an examination of conscience into why they allowed the current fiscal embarrassment to persist for so long — now having passed the three-month mark for a basic budget-preparation ...