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Remembering one of the greats in Tod Trent

The Fayette County sports community was saddened by the news that Tod Trent had passed away on Feb. 6 in LaFayette Manor.Trent was 90, and he was preceded in death by his loving wife Irma (Anderson) Trent, Sept. 9, 2016; and a son, Todd Trent.From 1951 until he retired in 1991, Tod Trent was a ...

Elimination Chamber starts tonight

There is a quick turnaround for WWE as Smackdown presents the Elimination Chamber tonight, just two weeks after the Royal Rumble.John Cena will make his first, and very possibly last, WWE title defense of his 16th reign in the chamber.Bray Wyatt is the favorite to walk out with the belt, and ...

Just how cold is cold

So far this winter in the area, temperatures have been on the mild side. No below-zero readings, although we did have a few days of temperatures in the single digits.In a normal winter, we usually see five days of zero or below. The Pittsburgh area averages seven days with zero or better and ...

Trail tales: Snow reveals wild creatures鈥 habits

Even in this feeble winter, shallow snow persisted recently in the local mountains for about a 10-day span. It was long enough for wild creatures to document their movements, habits and even some amusing incidents as a temporary record.I chuckled as I unraveled the story told by turkey tracks ...

Tod Trent was one of the good guys

<em>NOTE: Look for George Von Benko's "Memory Lane" story on Tod Trent in this coming Monday's edition of the 缅北禁地.</em>The year was 1989 when I took a suggestion from my good friend Taz Zajac and put in a call to the sports editor of the ...

McGee to be inducted into NIAA HOF

Bill McGee heeded the advice of Horace Greeley to 鈥淕o West, young man鈥 back in the 1970s.The former Uniontown native will be honored with induction into the Nevada high school Hall of Fame by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association on March 14.McGee played basketball for the ...