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Allison Christian Church, 452 East Ave., Allison, is holding youth group meetings on Sunday, Oct. 19, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Young people from any denomination are welcome. Call Denise at 724-322-8522 or email allisonchristianchurch1@gmail.com with questions. The St. Vincent de Paul-sponsored ...

Houston Pumpkin Festival draws large crowds

Houston hosted its 42nd annual Pumpkin Festival over the weekend, which saw huge crowds and warm weather. The event ran from Friday to Sunday and had dozens of vendors, food trucks and attractions. On Saturday morning there was a “Pumpkin Parade” along Pike Street, and Pittsburgh band ...

A pathway to undoing U.S. democracy

Ironically enough, the actions of the president who was the chief champion of American democracy to the world in the 20th century could be repurposed by Donald Trump to do serious, perhaps permanent, harm to that very form of government in the U.S. In the summer of 1941, as the United States ...

Man ordered to stand trial in fatal shooting at Canonsburg house party

The defense for Kristopher Moorehouse claims he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed a friend who made unwanted advances to the defendantĢƵ girlfriend at a house party in Canonsburg last month, even going as far as invoking the Castle Doctrine that allows for lethal force against ...

Smith Township father not guilty in infant sonĢƵ shaking death

Joshua George hugged family members, embraced his attorneys and walked out of the Washington County Courthouse a free man Thursday after he was found not guilty on all charges in the shaking death of his son nearly four years ago. It took the jury of seven men and five women less than 90 ...

Just ducky: Grandpa JoeĢƵ reveals itĢƵ behind mysterious Canonsburg ducks

In spectacular fashion, the culprit behind the Canonsburg rubber ducks has revealed itself: Grandpa JoeĢƵ Candy Shop. Wednesday night into Thursday, 14-foot-tall inflatable rubber ducks sprung up on the rooftops of businesses along Pike Street in what Grandpa JoeĢƵ owner Christopher J. ...