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Bentleyville considering tax jump in revised 2026 budget

Bentleyville is reopening its 2026 budget, which includes a one-mill tax increase. If approved, it would be the borough’s first tax increase since 2018. Council voted unanimously at a special meeting Monday to advertise the reopened spending plan for 2026. “After we went through ...

Liberty Pole Spirits wins honors at Farm Show

Liberty Pole Spirits, the North Strabane-based distillery, has brought home statewide honors from the Pennsylvania Farm Show for two of its whiskeys. It won the first prize in the rye whiskey category for its Old Monongahela Full Proof Rye Whiskey and second place in the flavored whiskey ...

‘Pit Boss’ star speaks to police cadets about bias training

Drew Volchko has an exercise for new cadets at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Police Academy. He’ll give them a few background facts about a suspect – troubled childhood, runaway who settled in Oakland, convict who spent 10 years in Folsom State Prison for attempted murder. Then ...

MVAA board members to receive community service awards

Two board members of the Mon Valley Academy for the Arts (MVAA) are being recognized for their service to the community. Annette Buffer, president, and SueAnne Antonucci, treasurer, have been selected to receive the annual Community Service Award from the Brownsville Area Ministerial ...

Gunman who killed Ringgold senior pleads guilty to third-degree murder

The gunman who shot and killed a Ringgold High School senior and wounded her friend in South Franklin nearly two years ago pleaded guilty to third-degree murder Monday just before jury selection was set to begin for his trial at the Washington County Courthouse. Windale Barfield Jr., 21, of ...