Boys HS Gold: Unionville splits with Downingtown West, Great Valley

The Unionville boys varsity golf team played 2 teams yesterday.  The match results were: Unionville 200     Great Valley 255 Unionville 200     Downingtown West 192 Ryan Megill led the way for the Longhorns with a score of 38. Unionville’s record goes to 2-1 in the CM-American league. Unionville’s next match is today at 4pm.   It is against Great Valley HS, and it will be held at...

HS Girls Golf: Unionville holds off Downingtown East, Villa Maria

The Unionville “Lady Longhorns” defeated both Downingtown East and Villa Maria Academy in a High School Girls golf match played at the Kennett Square Golf and Country Club today. Low score in today’s round was Unionvile’s team captain Mary Dunigan who shot a 34 (1 under par) score.  Mary had 2 birdies in her round. Team Scores: Unionville :  163 Downingtown East : 182 Villa...

United Way of Chester County readies new HQ; to open this fall

United Way of Chester County has purchased and renovated a 5,000 square foot stand-alone building, located at 150 John Robert Thomas Drive in the Commons at Lincoln Center in Exton, that will serve as the permanent new headquarters for United Way of Chester County staff as well as host a Social Innovation Lab, Leadership Training Center and Financial Independence Hub for the community. The center is...

County to offer flu, COVID vaccination clinics this fall

With the start of flu season quickly approaching, the Chester County Health Department is hosting flu vaccination clinics, open to the entire community, at area schools from late September through November. This year, the Health Department will offer both flu and COVID-19 vaccines at most community vaccine clinics. Appointments are required for all clinics. Flu and COVID-19 viruses have many similar...

CCIU’s Practical Nursing Program ranked as one of the best in PA

The Nursing Schools Almanac ranked the Chester County Intermediate Unit’s (CCIU) Practical Nursing Program (PNP) as one of the best nursing schools in Pennsylvania for the second year in a row. In 2022, data was collected from approximately 3,000 nursing schools and campuses nationwide. Of the schools surveyed, only 40% made the list, which included the CCIU’s Practical Nursing Program....

High quality on display at 2022 Chester County 4-H Livestock Show and Sale

Supreme Champion Showman Competition participants with Judge Drew Cashman.From left to right, Drew Cashman, Kaycee Engle, River Lease, David Bell (Reserve Champion Showman), Sawyer Lease, Olivia Macomber (Supreme Champion Showman), Melinda Stoltzfus, Sarah Uhlman, Alexis McCafferty. HONEY BROOK — Quality ran deep through all the livestock species shown this year at the Chester County 4-H Livestock...

Inner Nature: Natives vs. Non-Natives

By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times Now that gardening season is underway, gardeners are drawn to plant sales and nurseries like a bee to honey. The general advice is to shun “invasives” and “exotic” plants, selecting instead “native”” plants to support local fauna. But what makes a plant, animal, fungus, a native? What is the generational number for drawing the demarcation line of from...

Chester County ranked as Top-10 digital county

Chester County’s latest recognition for digital technology, awarded by the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties. Chester County Government’s continued advancement in digital technology has earned a top-ten placement among America’s 3,000-plus counties. The Center for Digital Government (CDG) and National Association of Counties (NACo) have announced Chester County...

What To Do: Cirque Italia goes Paranormal

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Paranormal Cirque There are plenty of professional wrestling events on the calendar every year. And this is the season when there are many travelling circuses bringing their Big Tops to the region. This weekend’s calendar features a wrestling event that definitely is not normal and a circus that is not normal by any stretch of the imagination. Cirque Italia...

HS Boys Golf: Rustin edges Unionville

In the first of two meetings between Chesmont rival golf teams, the Unionville boys varsity golf team played Rustin Thursday at Penn Oaks Golf Club.  The match results was: Unionville 210     Rustin 192 Rex Opdahl led the way for the Longhorns with a score of 40. Unionville’s record goes to 1-1 in the CM-American league. Unionville’s next match is Monday, Aug. 22nd at 1:30pm.   It is...