Connellsville News

Donations will be accepted during the week of Nov. 16-22, Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon; and Sunday, 1-4 p.m., at World Christian Outreach Ministries, 503 W. Georgia Ave., Connellsville.

An electrical problem forced the evacuation of Connellsville Area High School Thursday afternoon.

Laurel: To Norvelt area veterans. Because of their hard work and dedication, additional names are being added to Norvelt's honor roll.

A West Virginia man accused of homicide after crashing his vehicle and killing a Connellsville man will not serve jail time, under a plea agreement.

Connellsvile police responded to 410 N. Cottage Ave. on Oct. 28 for a report of an accidental shooting.

Share + Oct 31, 2009 9:25 pm US/Eastern A funeral service has been set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at the City Church of Connellsville DERRY BOROUGH 1 of 1 One day after the accident, friends of Sheila Singer placed a wreath near the railroad tracks where she and her son were killed in Derry Borough.

The 2009 Thanksgiving Festival of Choirs will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 22 at Wesley United Methodist Church along South Pittsburgh Street in Connellsville.

Tuesday is the general election. While many races were determined in the spring primary, voters in the Fay-West area still have some positions that will be decided.

For the 22nd year, teams from schools in West Virginia and Pennsylvania tried to protect their pumpkins from a splattered demise.

Allowing children to "chill," without having first earned the privilege, promotes an expectation of receiving rather than giving, said Dr.

A Fayette County woman wants a judge to force Connellsville officials to award a two-year refuse contract to an East Huntingdon-based company, alleging council violated the Third Class City Code when it awarded the contract to a McClellandtown trash hauler.

Through his Eagle Scout project, Jonathan Driscoll, 15, has made life more pleasant for several adults with developmental disabilities who live in an assisted living center in South Union.

While Connellsville residents will be holding trick-or-treat from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, there is another choice in town for little trick-or-treaters. Returning for the fourth year, the Christian Church of Connellsville will have a safe and fun place for local children to trick-or-treat and for the community to gather -- it's trunk or treat.

Pashek Associates is developing a Connellsville Gateway to Gateway Master Plan to identify trail improvements and economic development opportunities for Connellsville as a Trail Town.

Shaneen Zalewski of Beaver County credits Fayette County Familylinks Family Treatment Center with giving her hope and a new outlook on life.

Nine young men are improving the area through their Eagle Scout projects. All are from Boy Scout Troop 101, which meets at Otterbein United Methodist Church, Connellsville.

A Connellsville native and World War II veteran is the first Fayette County veteran to be inducted into the Joseph A. Dugan Jr.

A Belle Vernon man was arraigned early Wednesday on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment after he allegedly assaulted a male juvenile with a sword during a domestic dispute.

Colleen McKerley of Mount Lebanon may not be on the payroll at nearby Jubilee Christian School of the South Hills, a few miles southwest of downtown Pittsburgh, but she says serving the school is almost a full-time job.

A Pittsburgh woman is accused of stabbing three women with a utility knife early Friday outside a Uniontown bar.