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• Union still has work to do

  The WPIAL playoffs will have to wait a little bit longer for the Union High boys basketball team. Western Beaver hung on for a 45-44 WPIAL Section 1-A victory over Our Lady of Sacred Heart on Wednesday. The Golden Beavers’ win prevented the Scotties from clinching a WPIAL playoff spot. Union can still do so with a win on Friday at Western Beaver.

  February 9, 2012

• Colella makes first career start

TOP STORIES

• Shale drilling not yet booming here

  Marcellus and Utica shale drilling in Lawrence County is not booming — yet. But progress is being met with mixed emotions from landowners who either have scrambled to sign top-dollar leases with drilling companies or who are being cautious about the effects hydraulic fracking could have on their land and the environment.

  February 8, 2012 1 Photo 1 Story

• Over and back: Neshannock basketball coach rebounding from frightening stroke
• Ellwood City Nativity still front burner issue
• Drug court aims to give addicts their life back
• Chief Rejected: Sansone plans to sue city

Local News

• Shad Hanna’s: Demolition expected to resume

  Demolition of the former Shad Hanna’s restaurant is about to resume. Anthony Cioffi, New Castle code enforcement foreman, said the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection halted the demolition to determine if any asbestos was in the building.

  February 8, 2012 1 Photo

• Northminster launching Bible study for young adults
• Baden woman seeks Senate seat

News Bloggers

• Tim Kolodziej: Are you SURE you want to be a coach?

  So, you want to be a coach. Or a (insert type of leader you aspire to be in here.) Be ready for questions. Lots and lots of questions.

  February 9, 2012 1 Photo

• Courtney Caughey: Stumped? Here are my dinner suggestions
• Gary Church: I would decline your offer to dance — if I could only remember your name

Closer Look

• Photo Gallery, Story: Super Brew raises $46,000 for American Cancer Society

  It’s a winning combination: raising a glass and funds at the same time. That was the opportunity at the third annual Super Brew, which offered participants the chance to sample more than 5o craft beers and to support the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.

  February 9, 2012 1 Photo 1 Slideshow

• Our Opinion: City hurts businesses by ticketing during lunch hours
• Racing switch in Ohio shouldn’t affect local plans

Sports

• Bounce Wednesday: Meet our Players of the Week

  Enter our award-winning Bounce high school basketball Web site today and learn who our Players of the Week are, then view our exciting game coverage.

  February 8, 2012 1 Photo

• NFL Football: Todd Haley named Steelers offensive coordinator
• NHL Hockey: Plekanec gives Canadiens 3-2 win over Pens in shootout

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