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The latest round of Department of Community and Economic Development Main Street Matters grants will benefit four projects in Southwestern Pennsylvania with over $1 million in awarded capital allocated to improve arts, business and community assets. The local awardees are among the 56 projects to receive more than $17 million in funding dispersed in the 2026 grant cycle. 鈥淓very community in Pennsylvania, whether rural, suburban or urban, relies on a strong Main Street to support local businesses, create jobs and bring people together,鈥� Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a statement. 鈥淢ain Streets are the beating heart of our communities and that鈥檚 why my administration makes their ...
A missing Ohiopyle man was found safe Friday, three days after he was reported missing from the campground where he worked. Jared Callahan, 43, was found in South Connellsville with no memory of how or why he disappeared, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kalee Barnhart said Friday. He was about 15 miles away from Yogi Bear鈥檚 Jellystone Park campground, where he was reported missing Tuesday night after co-workers found his maintenance cart abandoned at the edge of the property. Callahan鈥檚 disappearance prompted an extensive search, drawing in bloodhounds, foot patrols, drones and helicopter.
PathWays is set to further expand its early-intervention capacity thanks to recently awarded grant funding. The $5,000 grant was awarded by the Washington Greene Health Foundation鈥檚 2026 Community Grants Pilot Program, which will fund a new social-emotional learning curriculum and a related staff training program to improve early-intervention capacity. The Washington-based non-profit provides support and specialized services to individuals with disabilities across Southwestern Pennsylvania, including through two Rainbow鈥檚 End Learning Centers for children located in Washington and Greene counties. According to Rachel Raber, Rainbow's End Learning Center Greene County program ...
Rescuers continue to look for a Fayette County man two days after he went missing. Jarred Callahan was last seen on June 9 at the Yogi Bear鈥檚 Jellystone Park Campgrounds, 839 Mill Run Road, Springfield Township, where he is an employee. Campground management reported Callahan, 43, of ...
Erica Hogan Gaster wasn鈥檛 sure she was worthy of a spot in the Fayette County 缅北禁地 Hall of Fame. 鈥淚 was surprised,鈥� the 1999 Geibel Catholic graduate said when she found out she would be part of the Class of 2026. 鈥淚 don't know if I ever considered myself to be in the top echelon of ...
This goes a long way back into the past, but it鈥檚 the only way to introduce a story that grows timelier and more relevant today. It鈥檚 the story of the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art in Millersburg, Pennsylvania. Older readers who read Pennsylvania Game News magazine (official ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) 鈥� Oliver Luck had a decision to make in the fall of 2011, a few weeks after the Big 12 announced the addition of West Virginia effective the following year. Should he recommend dropping what had been a mediocre Big East baseball program or commit to giving the Mountaineers ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
As we approach the beginning of Hurricane season, it might be prudent to apply what we have learned from one of our earliest weather forecasters. Long before radar, satellites and El Nino and even before the invention of the weather barometer in 1643, an explorer named Christopher Columbus ...
