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Fun at the fair

The Washington County Agricultural Fair, the oldest-running agricultural fair in Pennsylvania, kicked off on Saturday, marking the start of a week of fun at the Washington County Fairgrounds. The event, which runs through Aug. 22, features agricultural exhibits, livestock shows and ...

Monessen delays start of school year

The Monessen School District will delay the start of its school year until Sept. 8 as a "precautionary measure" after fungal growth was found on water-damaged building materials in several areas of the middle school/high school. In a post on the school district website, Superintendent Dr. ...

The art of improvement

When the "Coke to Spokes" sculpture was unveiled at the intersection of First and Third streets, not much was located in that section of Connellsville, said Daniel Cocks, executive director of the Fayette County Cultural Trust. The metal sculpture near the Great Allegheny Passage showed ...

Local streams were among those found to exceed safe levels of E. coli in a new report published by a Pennsylvania environmental group. The report by Philadelphia-based PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center found potentially hazardous amounts of fecal contamination at least once in about ...

Fayette man charged with aggravated assault

Charges were filed Thursday against a Uniontown man accused of aggravated assault after an alleged attack on another man that police said left him unconscious for two days. Richard Saluga, Jr., 23, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another ...

The Washington County Agricultural Fair ÎÞëÊÓÆµ“ the oldest agricultural fair in Pennsylvania ÎÞëÊÓÆµ“ is set to kick off Saturday with a packed schedule featuring agricultural exhibits, crafts, livestock shows, games, and high-octane entertainment. Now entering its 228th year, the fair is the ...