South Connellsville News

State police at Greensburg arrested Fred Cornish IV, 22, of Connellsville at 3:35 p.m. Thursday and charged him with stalking and disorderly conduct.

Property transfers listed in the Fayette County recorder of deeds office from July 11 through July 17 were as follows: Gerald D. Smitley Sr.

Regina Anne Colflesh, 41, of Connellsville and Jennifer Lynn Parrill, 20, of South Connellsville were each cited for disorderly conduct following an incident on Crawford Avenue at 1:30 a.m. Thursday, state ...

The Regional Family YMCA of Laurel Highlands Child Development Center has moved to 1508 S. Pittsburgh St.

Laurel: To the Mountain Watershed Association. The organization is trying to expand the 6-mile Indian Creek Valley Hike and Bike Trail in Saltlick to 20 miles, extending north to Forbes State Park and south to ...

The longtime code enforcement officer for Connellsville has been notified that her employment has been terminated.

Helen Alt has been painting local historic scenes in watercolor and oil for years and frequently displays her work at the annual Laurel Art Club show at the Carnegie Free Library.

A nonprofit Fayette County economic development firm is working to acquire and restore the shuttered Anchor Glass Container Corp.

An Arch Street family was shocked Saturday when 2 1/2 feet of water and sewage flowed into their basement.

In his 19 years as mayor of South Connellsville, Peter Casini never saw so much rain fall there so fast.

The mayor of South Connellsville in Fayette County declared a state of emergency Saturday night because many homes have flooded basements.

Daniel Leonard homered and singled, and Jimmy DeMarco ripped two triples as Tri-Town defeated Elks, 6-5, in Connellsville Little League's major division.

Emergency river rescue personnel spent the day Sunday searching for a Canonsburg man who was swept over the waterfall at Ohiopyle State Park Friday.

Fayette County Coroner Dr. Philip Reilly ruled the death of a South Connellsville woman who jumped from Crawford Avenue Bridge was caused by asphyxiation due to drowning.

A Mt. Lebanon man was sentenced Tuesday to 1 1/2 to 3 years in prison for sexually propositioning a police officer from Fayette County who was posing as a teenage girl on the Internet.

The eighth annual Family Fellowship Christian Center Memorial Day bazaar will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the church on Hellen School Road in Acme.

PennDOT District 12 announced the following tentative work plan for the upcoming week, beginning today. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“Most of the coal was sent to be baked in coke ovens. Coke ovens bake coal almost like your oven at home bakes cookie dough into cookies. The cookies are different from the dough.”

More than 80 kindergarten and first-grade students from Frazier's Central Elementary School rode the rails to history Wednesday. via Connellsville and Fayette County News

“This is a wonderful cooperative effort.”

Volunteers from five municipalities have come together to improve the Yough River Trail from Connellsville to Whitsett. via Connellsville and Fayette County News

Cody Hileman and Josh Cree each hit a home run, as Tri-Town defeated South Connellsville, 11-2, in Connellsville Little League Major Division action. via PittsburghLIVE.com