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House committee advances 3 bills

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The first hurdle for any bill becoming a law is the Committee Room. If a bill fails to gain the support of the appropriate committee, it is all but dead. For any potential laws affecting hunting or fishing, that hurdle is the House Game and Fisheries Committee, which met in Harrisburg earlier ...

Skunks hold off Niagara in 7-4 win

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JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — The Jamestown Tarp Skunks jumped out to a 7-0 lead midway through the game and held on late for a 7-4 victory over the Niagara Ironbacks in Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League action Thursday evening at Diethrick Park. Brady McGuire went 2 for 5 with a pair of RBIs, ...

40th annual Jamestown Area Soap Box Derby is Saturday

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The 40th annual Jamestown Area Soap Derby will be held Saturday at the John S. Sinatra Memorial Track adjacent to Diethrick Park on Falconer Street in the city. With the festivities beginning at 8:30 a.m., following are the car numbers, drivers and sponsors in the three divisions: STOCK ...

Held in check

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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh’s Mike Burrows held Houston in check into the sixth inning to pick up the first victory of his career as the Pirates topped the Astros 3-0 on Wednesday night. Burrows (1-1), whose rise through the Pirates system was slowed by Tommy John surgery in 2023, allowed ...

Penguins hire Muse as coach

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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins are trying to navigate their way through the twilight of the Sidney Crosby era to the dawn of whatever comes next. It’s a transition general manager Kyle Dubas has repeatedly said will not be easy, or particularly quick, and would require a coach who ...

Briefs

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Golf leagues RUSSELL — Ken Haley shot a gross 38, and Art Stewart and Mark Wilson both fired a gross 39 to lead the Cable Hollow Senior League at Cable Hollow Golf Course on May 23. Wilson and Bob Ostrom shared low-net honors with a 28; Haley collected a pair of birdies; and Wilson, Bill ...