Posts by News & Views Staff
A Bike Ride Into History from Rockwood to Markleton
The Casselman River Watershed Association hosts a free, historian-led Bike Ride into History on the GAP from Rockwood to Markleton on Sunday, August 30.
Read MoreThe Mt. Davis Challenge Belongs to the Whole Town
A grateful look back at the Mt. Davis Challenge bike race, with thanks to Jim Sota, the Confluence Tourism Association, and the volunteers who made it happen.
Read MoreAmazon Eyes Homer City Energy Campus for a Data Center
Amazon has confirmed it is in talks with Homer City Redevelopment about a data center campus beside the 4.5-gigawatt gas plant rising in Indiana County.
Read MoreAntagony Opens at Tissue Farm: Oreen Cohen Brings Monumental Paintings and Sculpture to Confluence
Pittsburgh artist Oreen Cohen’s Antagony, monumental paintings and sculpture, opens at Tissue Farm in Confluence with an artist reception Saturday, August 8, 5-8 p.m.
Read MoreSomerset County Chases $1 Million to Keep the Great Allegheny Passage in Top Shape
Somerset County commissioners voted 3-0 to apply for a $1 million state grant to fund maintenance on the Great Allegheny Passage through the mountains.
Read MoreGAP Closure Extended, Shuttle Keeps Running Through August 20
The Great Allegheny Passage segment closed near Kennywood since July 9 now targets an August 20 reopening, not August 6. The shuttle runs until then.
Read MoreConnellsville Sets a World Record, 645 Tubes Long
Connellsville set a Guinness World Record August 1 when 645 people linked swim tubes on the Yough at the first Tube da Ville festival, topping the old mark of 620.
Read MoreSteam Engines, Butter Churns and an Outhouse Dash: The Farmers and Threshermens Jubilee Returns
New Centerville’s Farmers and Threshermens Jubilee runs September 9-13, 2026 with steam engines, tractor pulls, a quilt show, a parade and plenty of good food.
Read MoreSave the Date: Mountain Craft Days Returns Sept. 11-13 at the Somerset Historical Center
Mountain Craft Days, the region’s big pioneer arts festival with 125-plus costumed artisans, runs Sept. 11-13 at the Somerset Historical Center.
Read MoreMan Bitten by Rattlesnake on Mount Davis May Lose a Finger
A Central City man may lose a finger after a timber rattlesnake bit him on Mount Davis on July 11 while he searched for venomous snakes, according to 814 Dispatch.
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