Continuing bands of rain in Fayette County caused more flooding in areas already hit hard from earlier wet weather, prompting the mayor of Brownsville to declare a state of emergency in the borough. “Most of us have been battling this the entire night,” said Mayor Ross Swords, who’s also a volunteer firefighter with Brownsville Fire […]
Every Memorial Day, Connellsville honors its veterans with a parade and service, but amidst a major bridge rehabilitation that has rerouted traffic and caused a number of problems, city officials are wondering if a parade this year is the best idea. Last week, city council opted to table granting permission to sponsor Connellsville Veterans Commission’s […]
A Friday fire at Grindle’s Market in Vanderbilt was brought under control quickly, because of its close proximity to the area’s volunteer fire department. Chief Shane Lynn of D.L.&V. VFD said the department’s headquarters sit behind the market, which is located at 921 Leisenring Road. “We were lucky we got a good jump on it,” […]
No injuries were reported after a logging truck overturned in Connellsville late Monday morning. According to Connellsville police Sgt. Bryan Kendi, around 11:30 a.m. Monday, a tractor-trailer hauling logs on its flatbed overturned while traveling southbound Route 119. As the truck passed the area near Martin’s Shopping Plaza, Kendi said the truck either took the […]
Connellsville is now a “city divided.” The Crawford Avenue Bridge that carries Route 711 over the Youghiogheny River closed to traffic Tuesday morning as part of a yearlong reconstruction project to rebuild the span connecting the eastern and western sides of Connellsville. Construction was expected to begin today on the $11.5 million project that will […]