Posts by Kris Mamula
Going underground: manager named for Pennsylvania’s newest state park
A Warren County native has been named manager of Fayette County’s Laurel Caverns State Park, Pennsylvania’s 125th and newest public park. Corie Eckman will oversee the 435-acre park, which is…
Read MorePlan ahead: part of GAP bike trail closed near Pittsburgh
Attention bikers: Travelers planning for a summer GAP trail trip to Pittsburgh should be aware of a two-mile closure between Duquesne and Homestead, outside the city. A rock slide near…
Read MoreTuesday is deadline for public comment on mine discharge permit
The deadline is Tuesday for public comment on a state permit that would allow wastewater from a proposed 2,300-acre coal mine in Westmoreland County to be discharged into a tributary…
Read MoreLongtime eroded patch of bike trail getting attention
Not long after Chris Houck was named operations manager at Ohiopyle State Park two years ago, he was walking the bike trail “trying to view things from the visitor’s perspective,”…
Read MoreConemaugh Meyersdale finishes 2025 in the red
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center, one of two hospitals serving Somerset County, finished 2025 with a 14.65% operating loss, according to a new state report.
Read MoreRockwood Man Indicted in Attempted Murder of Federal Officers
Christopher Eric Fisher, 41, of Rockwood has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on charges of attempted murder of federal officers and firearms violations.
Read MoreCost Plus Founder Mark Cuban to Headline Town Hall in Boswell
Mark Cuban, founder of Dallas-based Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co., will appear virtually at a panel discussion at the My Pharmacy, My Choice, My Voice town hall Tuesday June…
Read MoreLocal Pharmacies Fight: Community Meeting Set
Martella’s Pharmacy and Pharmacists United host a June 23 community meeting in Boswell on the financial pressures facing small-town drugstores.
Read MoreIt’s official: Better quality water is on the way for Confluence
After years of iron and manganese, volunteer project manager Mark Waszczak says better tasting tap water is on the way for Confluence.
Read MoreFireworks extravaganza planned for 250th anniversary event in Confluence
The Confluence USA 250 Committee is planning to mark the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in July in grand style. A hot dog eating contest, apple pie baking contest,…
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