🌱 How a Lemont Furnace pharmacy is quietly saving Fayette County lives

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Lemont Furnace pharmacy is quietly saving Fayette County lives
• Uniontown and West Newton families remember the life of Helen Pillar
• Why did a Uniontown-led campaign finance audit suddenly disappear?

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Periods of sun; not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 31 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the a.m.; some sun, temps: high: 44, low: 28.
• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 57 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Taking Care of Every Patient in Every Pharmacy (drugtopics.com) — A longtime pharmacist now serving Fayette County was drawn partly because his wife’s family is from Uniontown, strengthening his ties to this area. From Lemont Furnace, he’s helped expand Nickman’s Drug’s outreach, including naloxone distribution and free in‑home COVID and flu vaccinations for vulnerable residents across the county. His story highlights how independent pharmacies are stepping up for local public health.
   

• Helen Pillar (heraldstandard.com) — Uniontown readers are connected to this loss through Helen Pillar’s roots here and her siblings Nancy Stajnrajh and John Pillar, who both live in Uniontown. Helen, a Laurel Highlands High School graduate from the Uniontown area, passed away at 76 and is remembered lovingly by her daughter, grandson, siblings, and extended family. Private arrangements are being handled by a West Newton funeral home.
   

• Dowling Quietly Pulls Plug on Audit Court Filing Confirms Petition Was Withdrawn Before Any Money Was Put Up – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — A Uniontown-based former state lawmaker has withdrawn his petition seeking a judicial audit of Recorder of Deeds Jon Marietta’s campaign finances before posting the required $7,500 bond. Court filings from Fayette County show the case ended quietly just before a key deadline, leaving no audit, no findings, and potential political fallout for several local party figures.
   

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Sunday December 21

• The Wizards of Winter
  State Theatre Center For the Arts, 27 E Main St, Uniontown
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• County Commissioners' Voting Meeting
  Fayette County, PA Calendar , 2 West Main Street , Uniontown
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• County Commissioners' Agenda Meeting
  Fayette County, PA Calendar , 61 E Main Street , Uniontown
  10:00 am

Thursday December 18

• Shiva Skydriver
  Helltown Brewing - Mt Pleasant Taproom , 13 Henry C Frick St , Mt Pleasant
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Tipsy Grinch Pop UP Bar with Live Music and Grinch Appearance
  555 Synergy Drive , Uniontown
  5:00 pm

Monday December 22

• TH Fayette Sprint Clinic
  333 Pennsylvania Ave , Uniontown
  3:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Wine Down Wednesday
  Thistlethwaite Vineyards , 151 Thistlewaite Ln , Jefferson
  5:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Leaf's Spring Thing - Leaf's Fest
  The Glades Festival Grounds , 154 Mason-Dixon Rd , Gibbon Glade
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Veterans Staffing posted a job opening for Full Time - Receiver/Stocker - Day in Uniontown. Apply here.
• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Store Sales Merchandiser in Uniontown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Uniontown here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Flying high: Frazier High School student earns private pilot license (heraldstandard.com)

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• 2025 WPIAL All-Conference Football Team: Tri-County South (triblive.com)

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