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Search continues for missing man in Monongahela

Crews continued searching along the water in Monongahela Sunday for a man who has been missing since last week. Numerous local agencies were helping in the search for Shelby Rhodes. Boats equipped with side-scan sonar will be sweeping the Monongahela River, the Donora Fire Company said in a ...

Eastern Catholic churches prepare to start Lent on Monday

St. John Paul II, Pope of the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005, once said “the Church must breathe with her two lungs.” Those two lungs, the Eastern Catholic Church and the Roman Catholic Church, both contribute to the health and vitality of the Catholic Church as a ...

Bartolotta to host hearing on food allergies

Efforts to protect children from developing lifelong food allergies will be reviewed at a Senate Majority Police Committee public hearing at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Arc of Washington County, 111 W. Pike St., Canonsburg. Sen. Camera Bartolotta invited the committee, chaired by Sen. Dave Argall, to learn more about the impacts of allergies on families and the latest guidance to prevent them. Bartolotta has introduced legislation requiring health insurance plans to provide coverage for dietary supplements proven to prevent more than 80% of peanut and egg allergies. Panelists will include medical professionals and local patient advocates. The hearing will be streamed live on the ...

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Trinity’s Canali racks up wins, section titles

By Joe Tuscano Contributing writer McDONALD – This season, the numbers have been on the side of Dom Canali. A couple weeks ago, that number was 147, the number of wins Blake Reihner had to become the all-time leader in wrestling victories in Trinity High School history. Canali, a senior, ...

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High school basketball: West Greene overcomes slow start, advances

Madelyn Roberts scored 15 of her game-high 19 points in the second half as host West Greene knocked off Clairton for the third time this season, 50-21, in a WPIAL Class A first-round girls basketball playoff game Monday night. The sixth-seeded Pioneers (17-6), who have won at least one playoff ...

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Jefferson-Morgan gets first playoff win in 26 years

JEFFERSON – Jeremiah Robertson moved into the Jefferson-Morgan School District from Coatesville two years ago, but he quickly learned about the history of the Rockets’ boys basketball team. It had been 26 years without a playoff win entering Monday night, but Robertson helped make sure ...

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OP-ED: Random thoughts about man’s stupidity

I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I’ve consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...

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Fireplace ashes may help summer garden thrive

With record cold gripping much of North America this winter, many who find themselves with an abundance of fireplace ashes are wondering whether they can use them in the garden. Wood ashes from burned untreated wood can be beneficial for your plants — but with a few caveats. Ashes contain ...

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