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Longtime superintendent bids goodbye to Uniontown Area School District

When classes started in the Uniontown Area School DIstrict on Tuesday, longtime superintendent Dr. Charles Machesky wasn’t there to greet students, teachers, and staff members. Machesky is retiring from the school district after 50 years as an educator and administrator, including the ...

Washington & Jefferson begins new school year

Classes for the fall semester at Washington & Jefferson College began Tuesday after a full schedule of events that included everything from move-in to matriculation. The matriculation ceremony for the college’s record-breaking class of 603 first-year students was held Monday and ...

Chartiers Township man charged in alleged assault

Chartiers Township police arrested a man Saturday after he allegedly assaulted a woman and attempted to drive away. Randall Lee Bell Jr., 33, of Chartiers Township, faces a felony aggravated assault charge and misdemeanors of reckless endangerment, simple assault, criminal mischief and driving ...

Donora man charged in alleged assault

Donora police charged a man Friday for the alleged assault of his girlfriend. Thomas Davin, 68, of Donora, faces felony charges of strangulation and aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of unlawful restraint and simple assault. According to the criminal complaint, the incident occurred around ...

Fewer volunteers a challenge for area fire departments

When Rob Schiffbauer started as a volunteer firefighter at Carmichaels and Cumberland Township Volunteer Fire Company two decades ago, there was a waiting list to join the ranks. “You basically had to wait for someone else to resign,” Schiffbauer said. At the time, the fire company ...

Classes begin at PennWest California

First-year students moved in at PennWest California on Friday and classes began Monday for about 10,000 students at each of the PennWest campuses of California, Clarion and Edinboro, as well as online. Students were welcomed to the campus throughout the weekend with a number of activities.