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Oct 27, 2023 | 
dailycourier.com | Joe Abramowitz
Tickets are selling out quickly for the eighth annual Downtown Connellsville Chili Walk. Featuring samples of chili at eight stops, the walk is scheduled 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 4 in throughout downtown Connellsville. Tickets are $10 apiece and available at the sites that will serve chili during the event. At each stop, participants will receive a 4-ounce sample of chili, said Dan Cocks, Fayette County Cultural Trust executive director. This year’s lineup:• Pizza Supreme chili: Clubhouse Pizza, 130 W.
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Oct 27, 2023 | 
dailycourier.com | Joe Abramowitz
A vacant house at 113 N. Sixth St., Connellsville, was heavily damaged in a late Thursday evening fire. Firefighters from the New Haven Hose Company and Connellsville Township Volunteer Fire Department were called to the residential neighborhood 10:35 p.m. Thursday. When firefighters arrived, flames were showing from the first and second floors of the two-story, wood-frame house, New Haven Chief Jeff Layton said. He said the fire was burning from the basement to the roof.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
dailycourier.com | Joe Abramowitz
It took nearly four months and voting at two school board meetings, but Connellsville Area administrators have a new agreement for compensation and benefits. In a 6-2 vote Wednesday, the board approved the six-year deal – but one director strongly opposed one aspect of the compensation package. The agreement is required under state Act 93 and is not collective bargaining.
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Oct 25, 2023 | 
dailycourier.com | Joe Abramowitz
Connellsville Area Community Ministries is raising money to develop a downtown park next to its thrift store at 110 W. Crawford Ave. The Common Ground Fundraiser is scheduled 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Thrift store operated by the faith-based, nonprofit organization. Executive Director Dana Krofcheck said tickets are $20 for the event, which will feature snacks, beverages and chances to win one of the many gift baskets donated for fundraiser.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
dailycourier.com | Joe Abramowitz
When the Connellsville Area School Board meets Wednesday, it is expected to consider a compensation and benefits agreement for district administrators. Connellsville Area administrators covered under the state Act 93 statute have been without an agreement since June 30. Act 93 does not cover superintendents of schools, who contract individually with their respective public school districts.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
dailycourier.com | Joe Abramowitz
When Gary Racan and the Studio-E Band stages a Warriors Rock concert 7 p.m. Nov. 4 and Connellsville Area High School, the show will feature an appearance by country star Darryl Worley. Produced by Racan and wife, Kim, Warriors Rock concerts are designed to honor U.S. military veterans. Music in a variety of genres is interspersed with recorded interviews with military veterans. At the end of each interview, the veteran identifies a song important to him or her while in the service.
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Oct 13, 2023 | 
dailycourier.com | Joe Abramowitz
The Carnegie Free Library in Connellsville hopes to receive a state grant to repair the facade at the 120-year-old South Pittsburgh St. building. Library Director Sharon Martino and library board member Bill Wilson worked with City Clerk Vern Ohler to submit an application for a Keystone Grant for Public Library Facilities. The grant program requires a 50% local financial match. Library board President John Malone is hopeful the library will receive $300,000.
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Oct 12, 2023 | 
dailycourier.com | Joe Abramowitz
A group of Mt. Pleasant Area High School students will take a trip into the past by creating a virtual reality experience to show the way a historic building looked long ago. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Beth Hutson outlined the project during a Wednesday school board meeting. The students, who will be led by technology education teacher Gary Gray, are Bryce Heinbaugh, Jason Cramer, Zach Livingston, Zach Dill, Laurel Rummel, Marcus Kocevar, Spencer Roupe, Braiden Raishart and Damien Ohler.
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Oct 11, 2023 | 
dailycourier.com | Joe Abramowitz
When the New Haven Hose Company sponsored its first Halloween parade in 1908, what now is Connellsville’s West Side was not part of the city. That first haunt jaunt occurred a year before the Borough of New Haven and the Borough of Connellsville consolidated to form one municipality. When ghosts, goblins and mummers of all sorts take to the streets of the City of Connellsville on All Hallows Eve, it will mark the volunteer fire company’s 115th Halloween parade.
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Oct 11, 2023 | 
dailycourier.com | Joe Abramowitz
With construction completed on its wastewater treatment system upgrade the Connellsville Municipal Authority is pursuing money being held by the state agency that financed the project. If successful, the municipal authority could receive $1.1 million from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority. It was the major topic at an authority board meeting Tuesday. PennVEST provided the municipal authority with an $18.3 million loan and a $4 million grant to cover project costs.
