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200-Year Flood Slams Confluence, Homes and Roads Damaged
A 200-year flood hit Confluence early August 11, damaging homes, washing out roads and bridges and prompting water rescues after several inches of rain fell in hours.
How to Help After the Flood, and Where to Turn if You Need It
Ways to help after the August 11 Confluence flood, including the Somerset County Disaster Recovery Fund, and where to turn if you need assistance.
ATV hearing Thursday in Somerset
Creating an interconnected trail for ATV buggies in Somerset County will be the topic of a public meeting Thursday Aug. 13 in Somerset. Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc. will conduct…
The 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.
Somerset 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.
Connellsville 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.
Opinions Matter
News & Views is a jazzed up version of a newsletter that longtime journalist Larry Walsh put together for years for people who live in Confluence. That’s not going to…
Race winner praises Mount Davis Challenge: ‘It’s a tough course
Michael Reidenbach took first place in the men’s CAT 1/2 of the Mount Davis Challenge bicycle race Sunday, with a total time of 2:50:44.67 and a pace time of 21.1…