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Construction of fish reefs completed on Monongahela River

Aquatic life in the area of the Lower Monongahela River has a new home with the recent completion of 73 stone fish reefs, built in conjunction with a sweeping locks and dam reconstruction project. The fish reef construction is part of the Lower Monongahela River project, which was launched in ...

Charleroi girls preview: Lady Cougars need to overcome DeUnger’s injury

Rarely does one high school sport affect another, but that is exactly what happened to the Charleroi girls basketball program, and not in a good way. When the Charleroi girls soccer team was eliminated from the WPIAL playoffs, it wasn’t the only loss the team faced that day. McKenna ...

Charleroi boys preview: Greer adjusts to role as Cougars’ new coach

When Joe Greer was hired to take over the Charleroi boys basketball program, he knew there would be adjustments after taking over for longtime coach Bill Wiltz. Plus, Greer has made a name for himself for years as a top-level assistant. “The biggest difference is the administrative and ...

Charleroi boys soccer falls short in state final

MECHANICSBURG — Charleroi showed the state it belongs with the top teams in boys soccer Saturday afternoon in the PIAA Class A final against Delco Christian at Eagle Valley Middle School on the campus of the Cumberland Valley School District. Unfortunately for the Cougars, they have to ...

Large’s late goal sends Cougars to PIAA final

McMURRAY — Bryce Large lived up to his last name by scoring the game-winning goal with 25 seconds remaining to lift Charleroi to a 2-1 victory over Bentworth in Tuesday’s PIAA Class A boys soccer semifinal at Confluence Financial Partners Stadium at Peters Township Middle School. The ...

Local airman lost in World War II’s costliest U.S. bombing mission

August 1 marked the 80th anniversary of Operation Tidal Wave, the costliest major Allied air raid, proportionally, of World War II.The U.S. aerial bombardment of nine oil refineries around Ploiesti Romania on Aug. 1, 1943, resulted in the loss of of 310 of 1,751 American airmen and 53 of 178 ...