Ohiopyle News

Mark Hofmann can be reached at mhofmann@tribweb.com or 724-626-3539. Fayette Friends of Animals is receiving a little extra help thanks to a group of motorcycle enthusiasts.

Jennifer Reeger can be reached via e-mail or at 724-836-6155. When Mark McCarty arrived in Ohiopyle in 1971, the park surrounding the tiny Fayette County borough along the Youghiogheny River was in its infancy.

This article has been read 961 times. A Washington man drowned Tuesday afternoon when he was swept over the 18-foot-high Ohiopyle Falls on the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County.

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The 20-year-old man who was swept over Ohiopyle Falls to his death has been identified as George Willhoft, Jr., of Washington, Pa.

A coroner has identified the man who drowned after he was swept over a waterfall on a western Pennsylvania river known for its whitewater rapids.

Beautiful gardens filled with flowers and vegetation are being planted around Connellsville.

HCEF has provided many shelters in Allegheny County with a library of books. For this reason Joseph Lagana, lifelong educator and one time executive director of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, a not-for-profit branch of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, founded the Homeless Children's Education Fund.

Chris Foreman can be reached via e-mail or at 724-836-6646. The vice president of Amerikohl Mining repeatedly testified Wednesday that a proposed mining operation near Ohiopyle State Park and state gamelands is a "low-risk" project that would not affect water supplies from the Youghiogheny River and its tributaries.

A jittery driver led to the discovery of a cache of heroin and the arrest of three Fayette County residents at the New Stanton turnpike interchange Monday.

PennDOT has approved a Smart Transportation application for a $1.92 million project to redesign Route 381 through Ohiopyle Borough, the center of Ohiopyle State Park.

Mary Jane Wilson loved the simple country church she joined when she moved to Ohiopyle in 1976.

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PennDOT has approved Ohiopyle's Smart Transportation Project. The $1.92 million initiative involves a redesign of Route 381 through the borough, the center of Ohiopyle State Park, which attracts about 1.5 million visitors annually.

Spring has come to southwestern Pennsylvania and Ohiopyle State Park will celebrate the season with an Ecotour May 29-31. Clyde Trout, one of the leaders of the tour, said that the area is a great location for birdwatching.

Cuts to the Pennsylvania state budget could close 35 parks and 20 museums throughout the Keystone State.

The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said it will need to close at least 35 state parks for the summer and reduce public access to state forests under a state Senate budget plan passed last week that slashes departmental appropriations.

If you are looking for something fun and a little different to do with the weekend, head to the hills to treat yourself to a mystery dinner-theater Saturday at the Ohiopyle Stewart Community Center, 15 Sherman St.

William Wasser, Maurice K. Goddard State Park manager, at the Hill No. 1 well head, which is just off the bike trail along the shores of Lake Wilhelm.

Mark Hofmann can be reached at mhofmann@tribweb.com or 724-626-3539. A proposed mining operation in Dunbar Township elicited a full day of testimony and public comment Wednesday despite another attempt by the Mountain Watershed Association to delay the proceedings.