Seven Springs News

An event billed as the second-largest taxidermy exhibition in the world is coming to Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Unseasonably warm weather has made it tough for area ski resorts to make snow. Anyone looking to hit the slopes has been out of luck so far this season, but there is some white at the end of the tunnel.

BAKERSVILLE, Pa. - The state Department of Environmental Protection may name a western Pennsylvania creek a "critical" waterway.

If all goes to plan, sparkling Laurel Hill Creek could be named a "critical" stream - deserving of further protection - as soon as summer.

Sharon S. Clapper was named outstanding Person of the Year at the 69th Somerset County Chamber of commerce dinner held Wednesday at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.

Seven Springs Mountain Resort has signed a 10-year lease to operate a dormant state-owned ski area in southwestern Pennsylvania, though it won't reopen this year and possibly not next year either.

The fourth annual Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission Red Ribbon 5K Run/Walk was a great success with the rain holding off until almost everyone crossed the finish line.

Three women with a history of volunteerism were honored Friday during the 10th annual "Salute to Women" luncheon held at the Bakersville Volunteer Fire Department hall to benefit the Penn's Woods Council of the Boy Scouts.

Slain FBI agent Samuel Hicks will be honored at the Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission Inc.'s 4th Annual Red Ribbon 5K Run/Walk on Saturday at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, in North Union.

A western Pennsylvania couple is suing Seven Springs Mountain Resort claiming they were humiliated when the husband was allegedly roughed up by security at a Halloween party.

Enjoy the Pennsylvania mountains and the fall foliage this weekend and next at Seven Springs Mountain Resort's 'Autumnfest.' There are activities for the entire family including live entertainment, a craft show, pumpkin patch, scenic chairlift rides and more.

A hostel usually offers only the basics -- a bunk bed in a shared room, a bathroom at the end of the hall and a no-frills kitchen.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Some of the area's fall festivals have come and gone, while others are up and coming.

The Fayette County Coroner's Office ruled Monday that a woman died from burn injuries in a fire early Saturday that destroyed her home.

Pennsylvania's budget impasse and its impact on counties is expected to be a hot topic this week at the 123rd annual conference of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.

Pennsylvania's budget impasse and its impact on counties is expected to be a hot topic this week at the 123rd annual conference of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.

Pennsylvania's budget impasse and its impact on counties is expected to be a hot topic this week at the 123rd annual conference of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.

Pennsylvania's budget impasse and its impact on counties is expected to be a hot topic this week at the 123rd annual conference of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.

Deborah Deasy can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7989. General Motors no longer sells Oldsmobiles, but here's your chance to find -- or maybe buy -- a Cutlass, Delta 88 or Toronado in showroom condition.

There's not as much water as there used to be in Laurel Hill Creek, said Clair Saylor, who has lived along the pools and riffles of the pretty little trout stream for all of his 64 years.