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Free school lunch in Pennsylvania? Lawmakers want it to be part of the budget

3 days ago | dailycourier.com | Vincent DiFonzo

HARRISBURG — Almost all Pennsylvania students would be eligible for a no-cost lunch at school, and schools would no longer be able to discipline students for having meal debt under bills currently circulating in Harrisburg. The measures aim to bring back a short-lived, pandemic-era policy in which the federal government funded free school breakfasts and lunches. kAmp7E6C E92E 7F?5:?8 7C@> E96 &]$] s6A2CE>6?E @7 p8C:4F=EFC6 DE@AA65 :?
Connellsville Legion thumps Belle Vernon

4 days ago | dailycourier.com | Jason Black

Throughout the course of this season, the Connellsville Legion baseball team has dealt with limited numbers in almost every game. Yet despite the challenges of a stretched-thin lineup, Connellsville keeps coming out on top. In Monday's Fayette Legion showdown with visiting Belle Vernon, Connellsville had nine players available, and all nine did their part to make sure that the home team walked away with a convincing win. kAmp7E6C DA@EE:?8 q6==6 '6C?@? 2 a\_ =625 :?
Connellsville claims pair of state titles

4 days ago | dailycourier.com | Jason Black

It was quite a weekend for the Connellsville clay target team as the Falcons brought home not one, but two state championships from Shenecoy Sportsmen Club in Huntington on Saturday. Connellsville took home a state title in skeet shooting and finished first in the state in five-stand shooting. The state titles in these two disciplines followed a virtual national title in sporting clays earlier this month. kAmr@??6==DG:==6 D4@C65 c`_ A@:?ED E@ H:?
Elder abuse agency faces new investigation by Pa.’s top fiscal watchdog

5 days ago | dailycourier.com | Angela Couloumbis

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s top fiscal watchdog has launched an audit of the state agency that oversees programs tasked with protecting Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable older adults from abuse and neglect. In recent weeks, Auditor General Tim DeFoor’s office has requested data and spoken with top staffers at the Department of Aging, according to sources and records.
Rat concerns addressed again by Dunbar

1 week ago | dailycourier.com | Rachel Basinger

Dunbar Borough Council is continuing to work on taking care of a rat issue near Church Street in the borough. At the borough’s last regular meeting several residents were on attendance to discuss the health and safety concerns of what they felt was a rat infestation. kAm“(6 92G6 2 C62= D:EF2E:@? @? r9FC49 $EC66E 2?5 E96 2C62[” D2:5 C6D:56?E #:49 (2ED@?] “x? @?6 52J x 925 E9C66 5:776C6?E 42==D 7C@> ?6:893@CD H@CCJ:?8 23@FE E96 ?F>36C @7 C2ED E96J’C6 D66:?8 @?
More local governments in Pa. would be able to tax more to cover fire, EMS costs under new bill

1 week ago | dailycourier.com | Min Xian

STATE COLLEGE — Hundreds of local governments in Pennsylvania would gain expanded taxing power to fund their cash-strapped fire departments and emergency medical services under a bill advancing in the legislature. Last year, the state legislature gave some local governments the ability to levy higher property taxes to fund fire companies and EMS providers. Now, a bill that would expand that opportunity to over 1,400 more municipalities has passed the Democratic-controlled state House.
'Cinderella' set for Geyer stage

1 week ago | dailycourier.com | Jamie Rankin

An empowering twist on a classic fairytale will hit the stage beginning tonight at the Geyer Performing Arts Center, as director Martha Oliver and her cast bring Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella: Enchanted Edition” to life. Oliver said the Enchanted Edition differs from the classic tale in one key way: Cinderella’s portrayal as a woman who gains self-confidence and comes into her own.
Scottdale Pride back for fifth year

1 week ago | dailycourier.com | Jamie Rankin

“More pride, less prejudice.”That’s the message that adorns the logo for this year’s Scottdale Pride event, and it’s a sentiment the Scottdale Pride Community hopes will resonate with its ever-increasing number of supporters as it prepares to stage its fifth annual event later this month. kAm“x E9:?< H6 925 C@F89=J ad_ A6@A=6 =2DE J62C[” $4@EE52=6 !C:56 r@>>F?:EJ 3@2C5 >6>36C p=6I2?5C:2 w@==:D D2:5] “x’> <:?5 @7 9@A:?8 7@C 2 `_ A6C46?E 8C@HE9]”k^AmkAmw@==:D 2?5 76==@H 3@2C5 >6>36C t>:=J $62>2?
Quilt guild marks 30 years

1 week ago | dailycourier.com | Jamie Rankin

Back in 1995, a notice in the newspaper invited Scottdale area quilters to attend a meeting for anyone interested in starting a quilt guild. Fifteen people turned out, and the Hearts and Hands Quilt Guild was born. The organization is still going strong, celebrating its 30th anniversary with a dinner June 12 at Bud Murphy’s in Connellsville. Sue Quinn, outreach coordinator for Sen. Pat Stefano, attended the dinner and recognized the guild with a proclamation on the senator’s behalf.
Braxton to play football at Lackawanna

1 week ago | dailycourier.com | Jason Black

When Jarrell Braxton was making his college decision, he wanted to find a place that would challenge him. Braxton found his spot when he visited Lackawanna College. kAmqC2IE@?[ 2 8C25F2E6 @7 v6:36= r2E9@=:4 w:89 $49@@=[ DA6?E E96 =2DE EH@ J62CD A=2J:?8 7@@E32== 2E $@FE9>@C6=2?5 w:89 $49@@= 2D A2CE @7 E96 4@\@A AC@8C2> 36EH66? E96 EH@ D49@@=D]k^AmkAmw6’== 4@?E:?F6 9:D 24256>:4 2?5 2E9=6E:4 42C66CD 2E {24<2H2??2 r@==686[ H96C6 96 H:== AFCDF6 2 568C66 :?