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Cecil supervisors continue to ponder changes to oil and gas ordinance

CECIL – For the second time in as many months, supervisors in Cecil Township heard from residents Wednesday who do not want oil and gas drilling near their homes and urged that additional restrictions be placed in the community’s oil and gas ordinance. The pleas from residents come as ...

Panel recommends findings against Greene County attorney

Kimberly Furmanek violated at least one of the rules of professional conduct as an attorney when she became romantically involved with a Washington County jail inmate whom she was representing, and later was accused of allowing him to listen in on what was supposed to be a private phone ...

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Adopt a sportsman, save a collection

I’m sitting in the restaurant, minding my own business, when I hear a voice lamenting the fact that, “My kids don’t hunt! They don’t shoot! They don’t even like guns, for goodness sake! What’s a guy supposed to do? Who will I leave my gun collection to?” Like a lightning ...

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Skenes arrives in Pittsburgh ready for MLB debut

PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes thought he was ready for the majors months ago. Turns out, life doesn't work like that. Or at least the Pittsburgh Pirates didn't want it to work like that for perhaps the best pitching prospect in a generation. “You can’t just show up in spring training and ...

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Football game should not have gone forward in brutal cold

Sure, we’ve had our days of unseasonable warmth lately, but remember that stretch back in January when it was so cold we could have ducked into a meat locker to warm up? Football fans in Kansas City surely do. On its way to winning its second Super Bowl in a row and its third since 2020, the ...

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The Little Lake Theatre that Could

Nestled in the scenic area near Canonsburg Lake, the Little Lake Theatre Company has been delighting audiences for a whopping 76 seasons now. “We’re very blessed to be bouncing back from COVID,” said Patricia Knapp, managing director, adding that for a while they had to go virtual. ...

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