NEWS AND VIEWS ~ August 13, 2026

Old and Up the River...

PANCOASTS BAKERY is pictured on Latrobe Avenue in Confluence, Pennsylvania. Mother Elizabeth Pancoast (1848-1913) was the proprietor. Samuel Downs (1880-1955) and Thomas K. Thrasher (1875-1945) pose in aprons at left. The horse is at right. Good boy.

Photo: Turkeyfoot Valley Historical Society.

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200-Year Flood Slams Confluence, Homes and Roads Damaged

August 11, 2026 - News & Views Staff

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

August 11, 2026 - News & Views Staff

Ways to help after the August 11 Confluence flood, including the Somerset County Disaster Recovery Fund, and where to turn if you need assistance.

Avoid the GAP Through Ohiopyle: Storm Damage Closes a 27-Mile Stretch

August 11, 2026 - News & Views Staff

Ohiopyle State Park is urging trail users to avoid the storm-damaged GAP, where rockslides and washouts hit the 27-mile stretch through the park.

ATV hearing Thursday in Somerset

August 10, 2026 - Kris Mamula

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 meeting, which is set for 6 p.m. at the Somerset Event Center, 1012 South Edgewood Avenue. Led by Somerset County Commissioner Brian Fochtman, the commissioners hired the consultants for $80,300 in February to study the possibility of creating a countrywide trail for all-terrain and side-by-side vehicles. The funds came from a state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources grant.…

A Bike Ride Into History from Rockwood to Markleton

August 9, 2026 - News & Views Staff

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.

The Mt. Davis Challenge Belongs to the Whole Town

August 9, 2026 - News & Views Staff

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.

Amazon Eyes Homer City Energy Campus for a Data Center

August 9, 2026 - News & Views Staff

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.

Upcoming Events

MAR

23–31

Silent Meditation – Mondays @ CCAC

Monday, March 23 – Thursday, December 31

6-7 PM | Confluence Creative Arts Center | Free

MAY

6–31

Weekly Movement: Gentle Yoga & Pilates/Barre

Wednesday, May 6 – Thursday, December 31

6-7pm | Confluence Creative Arts Center | donation-based , pay what you can!

AUG

21–29

Somerset County Fair

Friday, August 21 – Saturday, August 29

Aug 21-29; carnival midway Aug 24-29 | Somerset County Fairgrounds, 7842 Mt Davis Rd, Meyersdale, PA | $12 per person; $2 per car parking

AUG

Acoustic Music Thursday — Laura Rullo

Thursday, August 27

AUG

Art in the Park

Saturday, August 29

11 - 3 | Confluence Bandstand | by donation

AUG

Bike Ride into History

Sunday, August 30

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Rockwood Trailhead, Rockwood, PA

SEP

9–13

Farmers and Threshermens Jubilee

Wednesday, September 9 – Sunday, September 13

New Centerville Rural Volunteer Fire Company grounds, 3054 Kingwood Road, Rockwood, PA 15557 (Route 281, about 9 miles south of Somerset)

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