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Coroner's office seeks information

The Washington County Coroner's Office is seeking information for Edith F. Recchion, who was born May 3, 1951, and died May 1 in Washington Hospital. She most recently lived at Premier Washington Health Center in Washington. If you have information, call the coroner's office at 724-228-6785.

PennWest California students donate Little Free Library to local community

A student-led service project at the California campus of PennWest University has helped expand access to books in the community. Members of the campus Speech and Hearing Club, part of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA), designed, built and donated a free library ...

VW victory

A newly tie-dyed Volkwagen Beetle now has a permanent parking place. The borough’s zoning board voted 4-0 Monday night to grant an exemption to allow Farley’s Hotel Cafe owner Farley Toothman to mount the painted shell of a Beetle on the garage wall opposite his cafe on Morgan Street. ...

Commissioners delay decision on miniature golf course at Mingo Creek park

The Washington County commissioners are delaying a decision on whether to build a miniature golf course at Mingo Creek County Park after being inundated with messages from people who do not want it to take away from the natural beauty of the park in Nottingham Township. Before public comment ...

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High School Roundup: Avella beats Aquinas Academy in playoff preview

In a strange, but interesting regular season finale, Avella played Aquinas Academy, the same team it’ll face next week in the first round of the WPIAL Class A baseball playoffs. The Eagles hope they’ll get the same result as they did Friday when the two teams meet again. Noah Kimberland ...

Wild Things hit 3 home runs in win at Joliet

JOLIET, Ill. – Graham Brown, Caleb Ketchup and Cole Fowler homered, powering the Wild Things to an 8-2 win over the Joliet Slammers in a series opener Friday night. Brown, who finished with three RBI, hit a two-run homer in the second inning off Joliet starter Gunnar Kines ...

Peaking Presidents: W&J showing winning formula, reaches PAC finals

There is much to be said for peaking in the postseason, and the Washington & Jefferson College baseball team is speaking loud and clear each time it takes the field in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference tournament that is being held at Ross Memorial Park. The second-seeded Presidents ...

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Opinion

A second chance for Blue Skies

Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...

Living

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Dive In: How to prep the pool for summer

Summer will be here before you know it, but before you start digging out the bathing suits, beach towels and sunscreen, be sure to take time to prep your pool for the swimming, tanning and splashing to come. Deep Clean Start by giving your pool a good scrub. Remove debris such as leaves, ...

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