Melcroft News

Enjoy fresh strawberries at the Calvary United Methodist Church, 328 Calvary Church Road in Acme, near Ritenour's Saw Mill, at its strawberry festival to be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday.

Two children and two adults were hospitalized Saturday with injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash caused by a suspected hit-and-run drunk driver in Washington County, state police said.

“It wasn't just hurting the watershed, but the entire community”

Someone dumped a substance into the conveyance system used to drain a mine in Saltlick. via Connellsville and Fayette County News

A Main Street Project Envisioning public meeting will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. March 18 in the auditorium of the Connellsville Community Center, 201 E. Fairview Ave., Connellsville. via Connellsville and Fayette County News

The Ohiopyle-Stewart Community Center will hold a chicken and biscuit dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. via PittsburghLIVE.com

If you are in kindergarten through sixth grade, you are invited to attend the King's Kids Club at the Indian Creek Baptist Church in Mill Run each Friday, now through Feb. via Connellsville and Fayette County News

“I made a decision based on multiple factors”

A geologist for the state Department of Environmental Protection told a group of Saltlick residents Tuesday that a proposed surface coal mining operation would not affect their water supply. via Pittsburgh Tribune

Plan to attend a public meeting regarding Amerikohl's proposed Freed Strip Mine to be located along Keslar School Road, Acme. via Connellsville and Fayette County News

The Mill Run United Methodist Church will present a live nativity from 6:30 to 9 tonight at the intersection of routes 711 and 381 in Normalville . via Connellsville and Fayette County News

Anita Miller is conducting a clothing drive for her Girl Scout Gold Award. Clothing drop-off will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Indian Creek Valley Community Center. via Connellsville and Fayette County News

The Marine Corps' Toys for Tots program in Fayette County will conduct a final registration from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday at the Uniontown Mall. via Connellsville and Fayette County News

“Duke Lake is the focal point of Ryerson Station State Park and an important source of recreational opportunities in Greene and surrounding counties”

The state will begin work to rebuild the dam at Ryerson Station State Park in Wind Ridge and restore the 62-acre Duke Lake, which was drained two years ago in a move that became the focus of criticism from ... via Herald-Standard

The Fayette County teenager who was driving a vehicle involved in a fatal crash in Saltlick earlier this month has died. via Pittsburgh Tribune

The following is a list of defendants charged with a first offense of driving under the influence in Westmoreland County criminal court. via PittsburghLIVE.com

A Melcroft man was identified Monday as the second person killed in a violent crash that sent five other victims to trauma centers. via PittsburghLIVE.com

A car crash in Fayette County left two people dead and forced five medical helicopters to respond. via ThePittsburghChannel

“We knew it wasn't going to be good.”

Two people were killed and five injured in a two-vehicle collision Sunday in Fayette County. via Pittsburgh Tribune

The Fayette County Coroner's Office has been called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident in Saltlick Township. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

“Governor Rendell's support for innovative approaches to solving environmental challenges is leading to success stories such as the Kalp and Melcroft project”

For the second straight year, a Pennsylvania mine reclamation project has been named the most outstanding in the eastern United States by the federal government. via GantDaily.com

The Boy Scout Troop 164 of Bullskin Township will hold its annual spaghetti dinner from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Bullskin Township Volunteer Fire Co. via Connellsville and Fayette County News