'IT'S LIKE A NIGHTMARE'

Fire razes log 'dream home' in West Liberty

A Tuesday afternoon fire destroyed a log and stone "dream" home on a private road in West Liberty Borough.

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BEDNAR'S BACK

Mars grad comes home in trade to Pirates

Mars graduate David Bednar returning home to putchy for Pittsburgh Pirates

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Vaccine change prompts BHS to regroup

State expands eligibility list

The Pennsylvania Department announced Tuesday new updates to its vaccine distribution, including the addition of anyone 65 and older to Phase 1A.

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Election reform is association's top priority

Reforming elections by allowing counties to precanvas mail-in and absentee ballots, and moving the mail-in ballot application deadline to 15 before the election is the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania's top legislative priority this year.

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DEATH NOTICES

An enduring legacy

Gifts to BC3's Pinkerton scholarship hit $60K

It's a Friday morning in mid-January, and Millie Pinkerton is shuffling through the day's mail, and glances out the kitchen window through which she and her husband of 59 years would watch birds.

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Capitol rioters hold out hope for a Trump pardon

In what could be the longest of legal long shots, several of those arrested for storming the U.S. Capitol are holding out hope that President Donald Trump will use some of his last hours in office to grant the rioters a full pardon.

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CHUCKLE

The only way some people will every make it to the top is if they get stuck in the back of the elevator.

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BIBLE VERSE

And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us - Romans 5:5

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Levine to be assistant U.S. health secretary

Biden choice a historic pick

President-elect Joe Biden selected Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health.

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Trump wishes Biden luck

WASHINGTON — Trying to repair his tarnished legacy, President Donald Trump trumpeted his administration’s accomplishments and wished his successor luck in a farewell video as he spent his final full day in office preparing to issue a flurry of pardons in a near-deserted White House, surrounded by an extraordinary security presence outside.

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Pa. politicians will attend inauguration

Local politicians will attend Biden's inauguration.

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Generous Bills fans have a lot to be proud of

Some time after this article runs, someone will call to say how nonpolitically correct it is, but that’s OK. At least it won’t be because it was or wasn’t by mail.

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Comic makes no sense

Letter to the editor from Phil Kriley, Renfrew.

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Have a Fantastic Day

Letter to the editor from Dr. Barry D. Hootman.

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Don’t add to gridlock

Letter to the editor from Brian TRimble, Seven Fields.

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CBP just picked a fight with Communist China

The federal government has a powerful tool at its disposal in the fight against human trafficking and forced labor. It’s one that should be used more.

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Be prepared for more transmissible virus

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who headed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under President Donald Trump until 2019, was one of the first experts to call out the slow development of COVID-19 testing in the United States.

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COVID-19 Regional Update

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health.

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Phase 1A eligibility

People in Phase 1A of the state’s vaccine distribution plan may start registering and scheduling for the vaccine as it becomes available.

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Kenneth W. Lawrence

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Donna M. Desmond

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Biden marks nation’s Covid grief

Inaugural eve a somber tribute

WASHINGTON — Hours from inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden paused on what might have been his triumphal entrance to Washington Tuesday evening to mark instead the national tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic with a moment of collective grief for Americans lost.

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Mom accused of hindering apprehension of her son

Mom charged with hindering arrest of her son

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Georgia certifies Senate wins for Warnock, Ossoff

ATLANTA — Georgia’s secretary of state certified the results of the two U.S. Senate runoff elections Tuesday, paving the way for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to be sworn in and for Democrats to take control of the chamber.

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POLICE REPORTS

These items have been collected from various police departments.

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Mars graduate plans planetary presentation

NASA engineer features in series

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Dashing through the snow

Brothers Aaron, 6, and Adam, 3, Steiner of Cranberry Township spent Monday morning sledding with their dad, Andrew Steiner, at North Boundary Park.

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American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days return again

The American Cancer Society is planning for Daffodil Days.

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March for Life will be virtual this year

The organizers of the annual March for Life pro-life rally in Washington, D.C. have announced this year's event will be virtual.

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Harrisville Auxiliary planning soup sale

HARRISVILLE — The Harrisville American Legion Auxiliary #852 will have a soup takeout sale Feb. 18.

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Bittersweet night

Carney gets 1,000th point, but Butler falls in section showdown with Pine-Richland

PINE TWP — Pine-Richland's start was horrendous.

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Jake of all trades

Pomykata more than a wrestler at Butler High

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Bucs mash reset button

Tuesday’s trade another step in massive rebuild

PITTSBURGH — Ben Cherington is tearing it all down. All of it. It’s the only way the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager sees a way forward.

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Good knights

Knoch putting opponents to bed early as team hopes to make historic run

Nina Shaw wasn't yet born the last time the Knoch girls basketball team won a section title.

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TRIVIA

Who was the Penguins’ primary backup goaltender behind Tom Barrasso during the franchise’s first Stanley Cup run?

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Gremlin Rebound

Karns City bounces back from 1st loss with rout

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Pens win in OT

Crosby goal sinks Caps

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored 1:11 into overtime, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.

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Pry's double-double leads Warriors to win

Lang scores 33 as Knoch boys beat Freeport

Aslyn Pry scored 25 points and also had 10 rebounds as the Moniteau girls basketball team pulled away from Venango Catholic in the fourth quarter for a 55-26 win Tuesday night.

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Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton dead at 75

LOS ANGELES — Don Sutton, a Hall of Fame pitcher who was a stalwart of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation spanning an era from Sandy Koufax to Fernando Valenzuela, died Tuesday. He was 75.

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EVENTS

Boys Basketball

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NFL PLAYOFFS

Wild-card Playoffs

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Realtors group installs officers

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Route 8 thrift store reopens

Temporarily closed, Salvation Army Thrift Store reopens

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Yellen pushes GOP on $1.9T relief bill

Budget deficit an obstacle for GOP

WASHINGTON — Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice as Treasury secretary, said Tuesday that the incoming administration would focus on winning quick passage of its $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan, rejecting Republican arguments that the measure is too big given the size of U.S. budget deficits.

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Stores drop MyPillow after CEO’s claims

NEW YORK — The founder of MyPillow, a vocal and in the past few weeks very visible supporter of President Donald Trump, says a backlash against the company has begun after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol this month.

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From Gaga to Garth, celebrities join in inaugural festivities

Like so much this past year, the inaugural celebration will be like no other: pared down, distanced, much of it virtual. But for actor Christopher Jackson — the original George Washington in Broadway’s “Hamilton” — performing in a virtual “ball” is a way of participating in an essential rite of American democracy.

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