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Sweet time coming to Monongahela

Chocolate lovers, look no further than Monongahela to satisfy those sweet cravings next weekend and perhaps pick up a treat or two for mom. The fourth annual World of Chocolate Tour, presented by Monongahela Main Street Program, is scheduled for noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11, the day before ...

W&J commencement, baccalaureate services scheduled

Washington & Jefferson College will hold its annual commencement exercises at 10 a.m. May 18 in the James David Ross Family Recreation Center. A baccalaureate service is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. May 17 at the Church of the Covenant, 267 E. Beau St., Washington. Dr. Elizabeth Kiss, ...

‘Empty pulpit crisis’: Churches confronting pastor shortage

Clayton LaPosta’s family was not church going until he was a teenager. LaPosta, who grew up in Washington’s Tylerdale neighborhood, began accompanying his grandmother to services at the city’s Fourth Presbyterian Church. It was through these trips to the house of worship on Jefferson ...

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Four-run sixth, Cruz HR key in Pirates’ victory

PITTSBURGH — Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer to highlight a four-run sixth inning, powering the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Sunday for a series win. Cruz sent a slider from Ryan Feltner (1-3) 429 feet to right-center, bouncing his fifth of the season off the roof of a ...

Wild Things split pair of exhibition games

The Wild Things split a pair of exhibition games against the Lake Erie Crushers over the weekend. Lake Erie won 6-5 Saturday night in Avon, Ohio. Four pitchers combined on a three-hitter Sunday afternoon as Washington won 5-1 at Wild Things Park. Starter Jordan DiValerio (three innings) and ...

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Dean, Renk win 2 golds at Baldwin Invite

Canon-McMillan’s Colton Dean and South Fayette’s Olivia Renk won gold in two events on Saturday at the Baldwin Invitational. Dean won the boys 100-meter dash in 10.90 and the 300 hurdles in 38.85. Renk swept the 100 and 200 in times of 12.18 and 24.81. The Lions went 1-2 in the girls ...

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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 ...

Living

Top dogs: Locals compete in West Virginia’s biggest dog show

The sound of scissors snip-snipping, blow dryers softly rumbling, human voices swirling about and the occasional dog bark filled the Hazel and JW Ruby Community Center in Morgantown, W.Va., April 26, as day two of the 2024 Black Diamond Cluster Dog Show got underway. “This is where the ...

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