Dawson News

Residents of Dawson will soon welcome their new code enforcement officer, Rita Borenstein.

Lance: To Derry Borough's fatal "shortcut." The deaths of Sheila Singer, 37, and her son, John, 2, struck by a freight train while crossing railroad tracks, is a profound loss at a site where such senseless tragedies have become far too frequent.

A few new faces will be seen at upcoming school board meetings next year. In Connellsville, five candidates ran for four seats on the Connellsville Area School Board.

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

The Ladies Auxiliary to the Flatwoods Volunteer Fire Department will have soup and sandwiches at the Flatwoods Fire Hall from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Workers at the Fayette County Courthouse in Uniontown have been advised to take precautionary measures after an assistant district attorney was diagnosed with H1N1.

Dawson Volunteer Fire Co. will hold a Halloween dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at its fire hall.

In the late 1800s, the villages of Unionville and Julian along Bald Eagle Valley benefited from the railroad that tied the towns together.

Area trick-or-treat events are set as follows: * Bullskin: Oct. 31, trick-or-treat from 3 to 6 p.m. * Connellsville: Sunday, trick-or-treat from 4 to 5 p.m.; Oct.

The Leisenring Presbyterian Church will hold its monthly food bank from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The village of Boston, also known as "Little Boston," is one of the most popular trailhead towns along the Great Allegheny Passage.

The Dawson/Perryopolis Area Salvation Army Service Unit will hold signup for Christmas baskets and toys from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the Dawson Volunteer Fire Department on Galley Street in Dawson.

Other than a few right-of-way concerns and some local business inquiries, PennDOT representatives are not expecting any bumps in the road for the estimated $2 million bridge replacement project along Route 819, the Scottdale/Dawson Road at the sharp curve in front of Groomes Transit bus company.

Saundra Nicholson, 72, of Connellsville, the operator of a school bus, was taken via medical helicopter to Ruby Hospital in Morgantown, W. Va., with a head injury following a two-vehicle collision at 3:05 p.m. Friday on Route 119 at Route 982.

Dawson Volunteer Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 tonight in the fire station.

High winds propelling a cold front southeast over the Great Lakes region early Monday pushed trees and wires down onto numerous roadways throughout the area "The winds are strong, it will stay windy tonight and, because of that, it will be colder tomorrow," said National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Rehak.

The First Friday Coffeehouse at the Philip G. Cochran Memorial United Methodist Church will be held Friday with a bluegrass show, which was a hit last year.

Ways to get us The Dawson Volunteer Fire Company will hold an Undercover Wear Bash on Saturday.

The Fayette County Prison Board will meet in special session Wednesday to review the circumstances surrounding an inmate's death over the weekend.

Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a man charged with robbing four golfers on a putting green was found hanging in his cell.