CONNELLSVILLE -- A little more than half of the $681,144 donated to the Greater Connellsville Flood Relief Fund has been distributed to victims of the Aug. 28 flood in the city and surrounding municipalities.An update on the relief fund was given by Rita Smith, spokeswoman for the relief fund ...
When hydraulic fracturing for Marcellus shale gas revitalized the natural gas industry in southwestern Pennsylvania about 10 years ago, the Connellsville Area superintendent said the district should have started teaching students the job skills needed to take advantage of the boon.Workforce ...
CONNELLSVILLE 鈥� The school board voted Wednesday to permanently close three elementary schools and reconfigure a fourth to reduce expenditures for the 2017-18 school year.Board members unanimously voted to close South Side Elementary School in Connellsville, voted 7-2 in favor of closing ...
The Education Council of the Fayette Chamber of Commerce recently honored Dalton Nutter of Connellsville, a junior at Geibel High School, as a student of the month for February.A son of Jason Nutter and Heather Fike, he plans to attend Penn State University or California University of ...
Social media and a clear surveillance image helped Connellsville police identify an alleged bank robber within hours.William Anthony McLaughlin, 55, of Breakneck Road, Connellsville, allegedly robbed Somerset Trust Co. bank on West Crawford Avenue with a handgun at about 3:15 p.m. and fled on ...
Quenching one's thirst in the City Of Brotherly Love just got a whole lot more expensive.As of Jan. 1 of this year, customers who purchase certain soft drinks will pay more because of legislation that was passed by city council in June of 2016. The Philadelphia Soda Tax will add 1.5 cents per ...
