Across Lawrence County this week, students started to trickle back into school as summer draws to a close and the academic year begins again. 

The Primary Health Network Charitable Foundation has awarded the New Castle Community YMCA with a $5,000 sponsorship for their monthly Family Fun events.These family events are a part of an initiative that offers a free family activity night each month. Events are open to the community.Each …

It’s been one year since Dr. Thomas Malvar and Dr. Maritoni Malvar opened Enclave Cryotherapy in Neshannock Township.

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It’s the last hoorah for the Summer Concert Series in Riverwalk Park, coordinated by volunteers of New Visions for Lawrence County.

The Memories Car Cruise, featuring antique and vintage vehicles and the music of The Dorals and rock legends The Jaggerz will be held Sunday in downtown New Castle.

Westminster College has been named to Money magazine’s “2019 Best Colleges for Your Money” list based on quality of education, affordability and alumni financial success.

A resident of the Haven Convalescent Home experienced a wish come true when she visited the Pittsburgh Steelers’ training camp in Latrobe last week.

What’s your favorite word? 

Edinburg will be home base for two quite different gatherings next weekend.

T&M Hardware is considering the site of the former Shenango Motel on Butler Road for construction of a new store.

Dollar General wants to build two more stores in Lawrence County — one on Route 65 in Wayne Township near the Ellwood City border, and the other in Slippery Rock Township on Route 422 at the intersection of Route 388, across from Sheetz.

BY SAM LUPTAK JR.

CRESSON — It takes a lot more than milk to keep a dairy farm afloat.

Zucchini will be featured this week at Fresh Marketplace @New Wilmington Center.

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Several Lawrence County youths competed in this year’s 4-H and FFA West Regional District Dairy Show, some claiming top honors.

Charmagne Henry witnesses the grind dialysis patients endure.

Local actor Floyd Jackson has been chosen to play a recurring role as an FBI agent in the upcoming season of the Discovery Channel show “Manhunt.”

Nicholas Amabile lost his life on a motorcycle two years ago at the age of 19.

By Renée Gendreau

A new exhibition of photography by Eric Kunsman will open Aug. 20 at Arts & Education at the Hoyt.

A common question asked by people considering college is, “How much is it going to cost?”

“It’s in the Details,” an exhibition of photography and architectural drawings celebrating the beauty of Lawrence County’s architecture past and present, opens Thursday at The Confluence.

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All parents/guardians of high school students who have recently moved in the Shenango Area School District are encouraged to contact the junior-senior high school office as soon as possible.

HERMITAGE – Seniors will take a walk down memory lane this weekend for the 16th annual Mercer County Senior Follies.

Did someone say cheesecake?

I must admit, I’m not much of a NASCAR fan. 

RENO, Nev. (AP) — An unopened copy of a 1987 cult-classic video game that a Nevada man found in the attic of his childhood home is expected to sell for up to $10,000 at an online auction.

EBENSBURG — Jon Kolb does not present himself as a scientist.

Mischief and misunderstandings are on the menu when the Red Barn Players present the comedy “Here Lies Jeremy Troy” starting Aug. 9.

The Presbyterian SeniorCare Network has the wheels in motion to borrow $17 million as a bond issue through a Lawrence County authority.

BY SHELLY TERRYASHTABULA STAR BEACON

The 10th annual Shoot for a Cure is scheduled for Sept. 28 at the Lawrence County Sportsmen’s Club near Wampum.

A Peach Festival is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Fresh Marketplace @ New Wilmington Center.

If his career as a Slippery Rock University English instructor doesn’t pan out, Patrick McGinty may want to consider becoming an investigator.

Here's what's happening at Lawrence County libraries.