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Fayette recorder of deeds urges commissioners to abolish jury commissioner roles

An elected official in Fayette County has suggested abolishing the offices held by jury commissioners, a move he said would save the county money. “I’m extremely frustrated that eliminating the jury commissioners position isn’t even on the agenda,” said Recorder of Deeds Jon Marietta ...

Two arrested in Fayette County drug busts

Police in Fayette County arrested two men this week in separate investigations into the sale of narcotics. Edward E. Shelton, 55, of Connellsville, and Robert Michael Stratton, 40, of Morgantown, W. Va., each face felony charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to ...

Americans struggling with cost of prescription medications

In 2016, Kathy Davis of Canonsburg underwent heart surgery, but complications left her with right heart failure, a condition where the right ventricle is too weak to pump enough blood to the lungs. Over the years, her condition has worsened. In 2023, she was hospitalized for atrial ...

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Deflated: Peters Township derails Uniontown’s quest to play at the Pete

MONONGAHELA – Uniontown’s boys basketball team had its sights set on playing in the Petersen Events Center this season. That goal of reaching the site of the WPIAL basketball championships came to an abrupt end at the hands of sixth-seeded Peters Township which handed the third-seeded ...

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CANONSBURG — It’s a pretty good day when a wrestling team has half of its squad advance to the semifinals of any tournament. It’s even better when that event is the WPIAL championships. Connellsville had 12 competing Friday night in Day 1 of the WPIAL Class 3A Individual Wrestling ...

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Lady Gators advance to WPIAL Class A semifinals

CONNELLSVILLE — As Emma Larkin goes, so does Geibel Catholic. But on Thursday night at “The Swamp” on the campus of Geibel Catholic Junior/Senior High School, the junior guard was feeling under the weather, but freshman Mallory Clemmer and junior Ava Henderson picked up the slack and ...

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OP-ED: Unhappy with your choices at the polls? Throw your hat in the ring

If you’re often uninspired by the candidates on your ballot, now may be the time to throw your own hat into the ring. Democracy is not a spectator sport. From the very founding of our nation, citizen involvement has been the backbone of the American government. Active participation sustains ...

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