🌱 How Uniontown police hope to finally solve a 1974 teen’s killing
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In today's newsletter:
- How Uniontown police hope to finally solve a 1974 teen’s killing
- What Laurel Highlands parents demanded at the tense Uniontown school board meeting
Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
- Saturday: Very warm; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 43.
- Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 52 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• State police offer reward for information about 1974 killing (heraldstandard.com) — State police based in Uniontown are renewing efforts to solve the 1974 killing of 14-year-old John David Watson Jr. from Dunbar Township and are offering a $5,000 reward for helpful tips. Anyone with information can contact the Uniontown barracks or the PSP Tips hotline to assist this long-unsolved Fayette County case. 
• Laurel Highlands parents demand accountability after staff arrests (wtae.com) — Parents in the Laurel Highlands School District packed a Uniontown school board meeting demanding accountability after two staff members were arrested on alleged sex-crime charges involving students. One employee was already fired and the other resigned just before a termination vote, while the superintendent, speaking from Uniontown, defended his leadership as an outside law firm reviews district policies and responses to abuse reports.
📸 Around Uniontown
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Upcoming Events in
Uniontown
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★ Featured events ★
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Folsom Prison Experience – Johnny Cash Show – Easton, PA – State Theatre
State Theatre Center For the Arts, 27 E Main St, Uniontown
7:30 pm
Friday April 17
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Other local events
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Folsom Prison Experience - Easton, PA - A Johnny Cash
State Theatre Center For the Arts , 27 E Main St , Uniontown
7:30 pm -
The Music of the Lord of the Rings In Concert
State Theatre Center For the Arts , 27 E Main St , Uniontown
4:30 pm -
Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
12:00 pm -
Prison Board Meeting
Fayette County, PA Calendar , Fayette County Courthouse 61 East Main Street , Uniontown
9:15 am -
Encore - A Showcase of Local Talent Concert
State Theatre Center For the Arts , 27 E Main St , Uniontown
7:00 pm -
Encore! A Showcase of Local Talent
State Theatre Center For the Arts , 27 E Main St , Uniontown
7:00 pm -
Encore! Showcase
State Theatre Center For the Arts , 27 E Main St , Uniontown
7:00 pm -
All American Classic Film Series: Top Gun
State Theatre Center For the Arts , 27 E Main St , Uniontown
2:00 pm
Friday April 17
Sunday April 19
Saturday April 25
Wednesday April 29
Thursday April 30
Friday May 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Wine Down Wednesday
Thistlethwaite Vineyards , 151 Thistlewaite Ln , Jefferson
5:00 pm -
Abacus Jones: Joe Solo @ Helltown - Mt. Pleasant (6p-9p)
Helltown Brewing - Mt Pleasant Taproom , 13 Henry C Frick St , Mt Pleasant
6:00 pm
Wednesday April 22
Friday April 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- My string on my lawnmower is stuck.
Does anyone know how to fix it around the Connelsville area ? (Nextdoor Uniontown)
- Jersey Mike's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Uniontown. Apply here.
- Red Lobster posted a job opening for Bartender in Uniontown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Uniontown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Carmichaels
- Snapchat Gun Deal Turns to Gunfire in Connellsville Church Lot, Police Say (hoodline.com)
- High school roundup for April 15, 2026: Central Valley outlasts Ambridge in 15-inning marathon (triblive.com)
- April is Autism Acceptance Month (theriver989.com)
California
- Motorists urged to be cautious as more motorcyclists head out (observer-reporter.com)
Belle Vernon
- Glassport sandwich shop opens location in Penn Township (monvalleyindependent.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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