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‘Pooch Playoffs’ to benefit Mon Valley Paws

A Monongahela photographer is participating in this year’s “Pooch Playoffs.” Jennifer Codeluppi of Studio 47 Portraits will photograph the first 16 dogs that are registered. Each photo session is $125 with the proceeds going to Mon Valley Paws, a local nonprofit based in Monessen with a ...

UPMC Washington School of Nursing grows to meet need

The former Washington Health System School of Nursing has officially become the UPMC Washington School of Nursing. The school of nursing is designed to provide high‑quality nursing education close to home, to ensure region has the skilled nurses it needs for years to come. In January, the ...

Marshalls South Strabane location to open March 12

A new Marshalls store in South Strabane Township will hold its grand opening soon. According to a press release from the company, Marshalls at 347 Washington Road in Strabane Square will open at 8 a.m. March 12. Marshalls is relocating from its site at Franklin Crossroads Park in North ...

Black history part of America’s foundation

Editor's note: This is the first-place winner in the high school division of the Black History Month Essay Contest sponsored annually by UPMC Washington Teen Outreach. Recognizing Black history all year means respecting Black contributions, struggles, and achievements that are not just part ...

Grow your own way

Last year, Autumn Laskody’s garden produced a bountiful harvest. The plants that lined her yard yielded more tomatoes, zucchini, green beans, beets, potatoes, peppers, carrots and corn than the Waynesburg woman knew what to do with. And, she said, not a single one of her crops was planted ...

W&J energy center engaging younger students

For the fourth year in a row, the Center for Energy Policy and Management at Washington & Jefferson College will engage with students on a project designed to curtail energy inefficiency in households across the region. The project likewise is an endeavor to foster youth leadership and ...