A World War II soldier from Connellsville was laid to rest on Saturday after his remains were disinterred from a cemetery in Italy. U.S. Army Pfc. Harry H. Hosfelt Jr., 20, was killed in action on Feb. 9, 1944 when his unit was engaged by German Forces in Italy. Hosfelt’s body was not ...
For six decades, crowds have packed the streets of Canonsburg every Fourth of July to watch what has become an annual summertime tradition in the borough. The 61st annual parade will step off at 10 a.m. Thursday. The two-hour-plus procession begins at Casavina Drive and proceeds westward onto ...
The secretary of the state Department of Community and Economic Development visited Connellsville Thursday to talk to local business owners about the governor's $25 million proposal to establish a new “Main Street Matters” program. Rick Siger stopped by the Connellsville Canteen on West ...
With temperatures expected to hit the high 90s all week and an excessive heat warning in effect until Friday night, cooling shelters have been opened for folks in need of a place to escape the heat. Washington County opened at least 26 cooling shelters, including 12 at local senior ...
A 71-year-old Connellsville man will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison after a Fayette County judge sentenced him to 20 to 40 years for shooting and killing his wife. Charles Lenn Sok pleaded guilty to third-degree murder last month in the death of Debra Sok, 56, on July 2, ...
Four months into a yearlong reconstruction of the Crawford Avenue bridge in Connellsville, some business owners are struggling, while others say it’s business as usual. The 65-year-old McCray Robb Bridge that carries Route 711 over the Youghiogheny River closed to traffic back in January ...
