Year: 2026

There is something special about sitting quietly with an old photo album, turning its pages slowly, and allowing yourself to ...

A collage of Hometown Heroes military banners honoring Julia Kostak Plasko, Frank R. Vavrek, and Fred Clark, Sr., alongside community members helping display the banners.

Local People

Hometown Heroes Military Banner Project

The Carmichaels Women’s Civic Club recently coordinated the Hometown Heroes Military Banner Project throughout Carmichaels Borough and Cumberland Township. The ...

Close-up of U.S. military personnel wearing camouflage uniforms with embroidered American flag patches on their sleeves.

Events

2026 Veterans Day Services

CARMICHAELS: AMERICAN LEGION POST 400 ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2026 at 1:30 pm- The Carmichaels American Legion Post 400 along ...

Historic photograph of Captain James Seals' two-story stone house in West Waynesburg, featuring stone walls, wooden doors, and surrounding trees.

Local History

What’s in a Name? West Waynesburg, Buchanon, or Bucktown

by Bret Moore

There are places on a map, and then there are places that exist in the memories of the people who ...

Four women from K&L Beauty Bar & Spa smile in elegant black and red dresses while posing on a red carpet in front of a VetPets of SWPA event backdrop.

Business Spotlight

Business Spotlight: Inside K&L Beauty Bar & Spa: Where Beauty Meets Relaxation

Proudly owned by Kim and Leighanne, K&L Beauty Bar & Spa brings over 20 years of beauty industry experience, passion, ...

A white Pro Waste LLC truck with a raised gray roll-off dumpster is parked outside a commercial building in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Business Spotlight

Business Spotlight: Pro Waste LLC Built by Garbage Men

For a homeowner, dependable garbage collection is part of keeping the household running. For a business owner, it helps keep ...

An antique wooden fruit press sits outdoors beside a stone wall in a scenic rural setting, illustrating traditional cider-making methods.

Special Interest

Apple Jack: The Original Hard Cider with a Little Harder Attitude

by Bret Moore

Before Jack Daniel’s, Jack Frost and Jack-o’-lanterns, there was Applejack — a distinctly American way of turning an apple harvest ...

Aaron Houser kneels beside Coalbie, a therapy dog wearing a pink vest, as four supporters stand behind them along the Monongahela River in Greensboro, Pennsylvania.

Community

Warrior Walk Raises Awareness for Greene County Children

by Bret Moore

After walking 67 miles along the Warrior Trail from Fish Creek near Moundsville, West Virginia, to the Monongahela River in ...

A group of cancer advocates wearing light blue shirts stand together in front of the U.S. Capitol during the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network's advocacy event in Washington, D.C.

Health & Wellness

Local Cancer Survivor Urges Congress to Make Cancer a Priority

In September, more than 750 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico ...

A smiling young World War II U.S. Army soldier wearing glasses, a military uniform, and a service cap poses for a vintage sepia-toned portrait.

Piece of My Mind

A Piece of My Mind

by Vicky Hughes