The holidays were in full swing this weekend around Fayette County. The Grinch was among the celebrities who made an appearance at this year鈥檚 Connellsville Christmas parade, sponsored by the Greater Connellsville Chamber of Commerce on Saturday in the city鈥檚 downtown. Marching units ...
Editor鈥檚 note: This article is a part of Helping the Helpers, our annual series to raise awareness for nonprofits throughout the area. Omar Brooks can relate to the struggles veterans encounter when they return home. Brooks was a combat veteran did one tour in Iraq. When he came home, ...
By Richard Robbins Do you realize, or care, that the 2025 calendar jives with calendar year 1941, down to the day? Now, in many ways 1941 was a wonderful year, but it ended in lousy fashion at Pearl Harbor on Sunday, Dec. 7. Among the ways 1941 shone: many credit it as the greatest baseball ...
It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the annual Holiday Minute to Win It Challenge at Washington High School. On Thursday, the gymnasium was filled with nearly 200 students from 13 area high schools who took part in a festive twist on classic Minute to Win It games. It was ...
Editor鈥檚 note: This article is a part of Helping the Helpers, our annual series to raise awareness for nonprofits throughout the area. In late 1969, a group of five people returning to the community from state psychiatric hospitals started having social gatherings once a week. Through ...
Total: $2,180 Goal: $10,000 Donors to the Give-A-Christmas campaign have raised more than $2,000 for the Salvation Army. The annual program supports local units of the organization, with the donations remaining in the area to help the Salvation Army with its many valuable programs. 鈥淏y ...
