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Blood drives scheduled

Vitalant has scheduled the following blood drives in January: Canonsburg: NovaCare - Select Medical, 400 Technology Drive, Feb. 9, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; All Saints Greek Orthodox Church, 601 W. McMurray Road, Feb. 26, 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Finleyville: St. Francis of Assisi, 3609 Washington Ave., Feb. 25, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Houston: VFD Houston, 14 W. McNutt St., Feb. 26, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. McDonald: South Fayette High School, 3640 Old Oakdale Road, Feb. 17, 7:30 a.m. to noon. McMurray: Center Presbyterian Church, 255 Center Church Road, Feb. 27, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Washington: Washington & Jefferson College, Feb. 6, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Washington County Commissioners ...

LSA grants include $1.95M for Washington County’s emergency radio upgrades

The Washington County commissioners approved 54 projects to receive a portion of this year’s Local Share Account money, including nearly $2 million that will be going directly to the county as it works to upgrade its emergency radio network. The commissioners during their Thursday meeting ...

Porter's office closed as search for new office continues

Operations have been suspended for the rest of the week for District Judge Eric G. Porter after his Charleroi office was condemned Wednesday. A water line break collapsed ceilings and flooded the building at 416 Fallowfield Ave., rendering the structure uninhabitable. A search is underway for a new location for Porter to conduct business. Borough Manager Joe Manning suggested using the borough building at 338 Fallowfield Ave. as a temporary location at council's meeting Wednesday. Councilman Larry Celaschi said such a move had been attempted in the past, but insurance issues arose, including the lack of a separate entrance for the office. The steps also posed a problem. Celaschi ...

Teen accused of fatally shooting man in Uniontown

A Uniontown man was shot and killed in the city Thursday night, and state police are searching for the teenage gunman, who was also charged with homicide nearly four years ago when he was a juvenile. Lemaur Thompson Jr., 20, died from a gunshot wound to the head after he was shot on Dunlap ...

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Sports

Fit to be tied: Jefferson-Morgan survives C-H rally, earns section split

HOUSTON – Just when it looked like Jefferson-Morgan’s dream of a section championship for the first time in over a quarter century was slipping away, Jaymison Robinson came up huge. After Chartiers-Houston’s Noah Doyle nailed a pair of free throws that made a game that was once a ...

Super Bowl has several local connections

By John Sacco Contributing Writer Brandon Martuccio's job is to make big, strong men bigger and stronger and get them into the best condition they can be to compete at the highest level in the National Football League. But the secret to the success he has had as the assistant strength and ...

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High school basketball: C-M girls win outright title; PT makes playoffs

Madison Clair scored 14 points, Sam Miller added 11 and the Canon-McMillan girls won the Class 6A Section 2 championship outright with a 58-29 thumping of visiting Connellsville on Friday night. Twelve Big Macs scored in the game. Canon-McMillan, which won the second section championship in ...

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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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Community briefs

California United Women in Faith will host a video presentation and community discussion featuring Carolyn Maull McKinstry, author and survivor of the 1963 Birmingham church bombing, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 11 a.m. The presentation will be held in the social hall at California United Methodist ...

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