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Ballpark bought for $3.9M
A new ownership group has purchased the stadium where the Wild Things play baseball in North Franklin Township, putting the property on the real estate tax rolls for the first time.
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DEP: No new spill
A spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection said Tuesday a spill at a gas well site in Robinson Township is likely "a continuation" of a leak first reported in December.
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Mon Valley Hospital's surgical wing gets face-lift
MONONGAHELA - Physicians at Mon Valley Hospital's new surgical wing can now watch their work live on television screens in higher-quality images than those airing in American living rooms with high-definition TVs.
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Downtown Washington post office to stay open
Local efforts to save the downtown Washington post office may have paid off. The U.S. Postal Service recently decided to discontinue a feasibility study into closing the branch office.
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PFA order against trooper modified
A protection-from-abuse order has been modified but will remain in place against a state trooper accused of being drunk when he crashed into another vehicle, killing the driver.
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Woman may face homicide charge
The wife of a California man who, along with his son, is accused of killing their elderly neighbor will be in court today after a Washington County judge ordered she face a charge of conspiracy to commit homicide.
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Acquaintance of accused killer waives preliminary hearing
An acquaintance of a Claysville man accused of murdering an East Finley Township woman waived his case to court Tuesday. Brandon Joseph Howard, 21, of 19 Strabane Drive, South Strabane Township, appeared before District Judge Jay Weller without an attorney. He opted to waive his right to a preliminary hearing on charges of hindering apprehension, receiving stolen property and possession of hydrocodone filed against him last week by state police.
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Meeting roundup: Burgettstown Area & Chartiers-Houston school boards
Burgettstown Area School Board • Date: Feb. 20 • Action: The board voted 6-3 to approve an oil and gas lease agreement with Range Resources for rights to nearly 79 acres of district property on Bavington Road.
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Washington Co. ordered to pay probation workers
A Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board hearing examiner ordered Washington County to retroactively pay wages to probation department employees in a case that has been in litigation since 2004.
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Business stifled by phone outage
The owners of Beechies Place in Meadow Lands expressed frustration Monday after operating a dozen days without telephone service. The restaurant and bar has been without its full telephone service since Feb. 8. There are four lines into the business, and two have been restored.
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A new ownership group has purchased the stadium where the Wild Things play baseball in North Franklin Township, putting the property on the real estate tax rolls for the first time.
Full story >>
DEP: No new spill
A spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection said Tuesday a spill at a gas well site in Robinson Township is likely "a continuation" of a leak first reported in December.
Full story >>
Mon Valley Hospital's surgical wing gets face-lift
MONONGAHELA - Physicians at Mon Valley Hospital's new surgical wing can now watch their work live on television screens in higher-quality images than those airing in American living rooms with high-definition TVs.
Full story >>
Downtown Washington post office to stay open
Local efforts to save the downtown Washington post office may have paid off. The U.S. Postal Service recently decided to discontinue a feasibility study into closing the branch office.
Full story >>
PFA order against trooper modified
A protection-from-abuse order has been modified but will remain in place against a state trooper accused of being drunk when he crashed into another vehicle, killing the driver.
Full story >>
Woman may face homicide charge
The wife of a California man who, along with his son, is accused of killing their elderly neighbor will be in court today after a Washington County judge ordered she face a charge of conspiracy to commit homicide.
Full story >>
Acquaintance of accused killer waives preliminary hearing
An acquaintance of a Claysville man accused of murdering an East Finley Township woman waived his case to court Tuesday. Brandon Joseph Howard, 21, of 19 Strabane Drive, South Strabane Township, appeared before District Judge Jay Weller without an attorney. He opted to waive his right to a preliminary hearing on charges of hindering apprehension, receiving stolen property and possession of hydrocodone filed against him last week by state police.
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Meeting roundup: Burgettstown Area & Chartiers-Houston school boards
Burgettstown Area School Board • Date: Feb. 20 • Action: The board voted 6-3 to approve an oil and gas lease agreement with Range Resources for rights to nearly 79 acres of district property on Bavington Road.
Full story >>
Washington Co. ordered to pay probation workers
A Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board hearing examiner ordered Washington County to retroactively pay wages to probation department employees in a case that has been in litigation since 2004.
Full story >>
Business stifled by phone outage
The owners of Beechies Place in Meadow Lands expressed frustration Monday after operating a dozen days without telephone service. The restaurant and bar has been without its full telephone service since Feb. 8. There are four lines into the business, and two have been restored.
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- Long-dead Alinsky resurrected as demon
- Make announcements separate but equal
- DEP: No new spill
- YMCA could come to North Strabane by 2015, supervisors told
- Peters School District, township settle suit with mother
- Infected inmate may have spit in guards' food
- Woman finds euthanized dog alive with new owner
- Nemesis gets best of Bearcats, again
- Universities ask Pa. House to reject more aid cuts
- Hanover Twp. police department under investigation
- Townships mull challenge to gas law
- Playing the victim
- Ballpark bought for $3.9M
- Ban on smoking attacks freedom
- Rules challenged regarding school background checks
Student injured in crash
A student being transported in a school van from Wexford to Waynesburg sustained facial injuries in a two-vehicle accident on I-79 Tuesday afternoon, according to a 911 dispatcher.
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Change of command
Army Lt. Col. Fred Tady, left, looks on as Army Capt. Kevin M. Ola, center, assumes command of Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade 28th Infantry Division during a Saturday ceremony at the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Washington. Ola, a Washington County resident, will lead a group of 133 soldiers who play a major role in the Pennsylvania Homeland Response Force, which reacts to disasters of 9/11 proportions in a multistate region. Ola plans to reach out to local civilian leaders in order for the company to become more of a hometown presence. He is taking over for Capt. David A. Clay Jr. of Carnegie, right, who has served as commander since July 2009.
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Nottingham supervisors: We have no authority
EIGHTY FOUR - Nottingham Township supervisors will send Ringgold School Board a letter expressing displeasure while some local residents threaten to mount a drive to secede from the district over a school closing and other issues.
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Cal U. police consider charges against teen
California University of Pennsylvania police are considering filing charges against a Woodland Hills High School basketball player who punched a player from Peters Township at a WPIAL playoff game at the campus Saturday.
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Marcellus and medicine
A public health office to address possible exposure related to the natural gas drilling industry is opening in McMurray. Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project has announced the opening of the office in Suite 5, 4198 Washington Road.
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Jeannette man sought for questioning
Southwest Regional police want to talk with a Jeannette man about drugs and a stolen weapon found following a pursuit Sunday night that started in Belle Vernon, Westmoreland County, and ended in North Belle Vernon.
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'Schools' of learning
While many kids dream of growing up to become a doctor, firefighter or police officer, the fifth-graders at Trinity East Elementary may soon be adding environmental scientist, fisherman or game commissioner to that list.
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A student being transported in a school van from Wexford to Waynesburg sustained facial injuries in a two-vehicle accident on I-79 Tuesday afternoon, according to a 911 dispatcher.
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Change of command
Army Lt. Col. Fred Tady, left, looks on as Army Capt. Kevin M. Ola, center, assumes command of Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade 28th Infantry Division during a Saturday ceremony at the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Washington. Ola, a Washington County resident, will lead a group of 133 soldiers who play a major role in the Pennsylvania Homeland Response Force, which reacts to disasters of 9/11 proportions in a multistate region. Ola plans to reach out to local civilian leaders in order for the company to become more of a hometown presence. He is taking over for Capt. David A. Clay Jr. of Carnegie, right, who has served as commander since July 2009.
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Nottingham supervisors: We have no authority
EIGHTY FOUR - Nottingham Township supervisors will send Ringgold School Board a letter expressing displeasure while some local residents threaten to mount a drive to secede from the district over a school closing and other issues.
Full story >>
Cal U. police consider charges against teen
California University of Pennsylvania police are considering filing charges against a Woodland Hills High School basketball player who punched a player from Peters Township at a WPIAL playoff game at the campus Saturday.
Full story >>
Marcellus and medicine
A public health office to address possible exposure related to the natural gas drilling industry is opening in McMurray. Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project has announced the opening of the office in Suite 5, 4198 Washington Road.
Full story >>
Jeannette man sought for questioning
Southwest Regional police want to talk with a Jeannette man about drugs and a stolen weapon found following a pursuit Sunday night that started in Belle Vernon, Westmoreland County, and ended in North Belle Vernon.
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'Schools' of learning
While many kids dream of growing up to become a doctor, firefighter or police officer, the fifth-graders at Trinity East Elementary may soon be adding environmental scientist, fisherman or game commissioner to that list.
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Young drivers target of statewide safety effort
The sound of crunching metal was followed by a tearful call from a teen who had just watched her friend's vehicle crash into a tree. It was an early morning wake-up call last week for young drivers at Fort Cherry High School as part of the statewide Teen Mobilization effort that runs through March 4.
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'Pie to the People' event held at Tanger
It was an occasion that was easy as pie for the guest of honor. George Washington celebrated his birthday Monday by passing out pieces of cherry pie and talking appreciatively about how his namesake county was working to promote itself to tourists.
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Court cases
The following recently appeared in Washington County Court on criminal charges. Appearing before Judge Paul Pozonsky were: Anthony J. Johnson, 22, of 6 E. Pike St., Canonsburg; criminal mischief; charged Oct. 22 for breaking windows at Diesel Heating in Houston; sentence - 18 months of probation.
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5 injured in crash on Rt. 88
FINLEYVILLE - Five people were injured, one critically, in a head-on collision Monday afternoon along Route 88 in Union Township. The accident was caused when Edward Caton, 34, of Monongahela, passed out behind the wheel of his minivan and it traveled into the path of a car driven by Ruby Todd, 65, of New Eagle, Southwest Regional police said.
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City Mission expects annual fundraiser to set new record
When it came to picking a winner for best dessert at the 18th annual Sweet Sunday, both the judges and public were smitten by the same treat.
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Criminals, cops flock to Twitter, Facebook, more
Facebook and other social media, like Twitter, have become a convenient way to communicate with friends, family and co-workers. Proud parents can quickly share the latest photo of their little tyke, and grandma and grandpa can track the action in their grandchild's soccer game.
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Mystery solved as 'Y-Teens' identified
After publishing this 1969 photo of six unidentified high school girls in last Monday's paper, the identifications came flying in, by phone, email and as comments at observer-reporter.com.
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The sound of crunching metal was followed by a tearful call from a teen who had just watched her friend's vehicle crash into a tree. It was an early morning wake-up call last week for young drivers at Fort Cherry High School as part of the statewide Teen Mobilization effort that runs through March 4.
Full story >>
'Pie to the People' event held at Tanger
It was an occasion that was easy as pie for the guest of honor. George Washington celebrated his birthday Monday by passing out pieces of cherry pie and talking appreciatively about how his namesake county was working to promote itself to tourists.
Full story >>
Court cases
The following recently appeared in Washington County Court on criminal charges. Appearing before Judge Paul Pozonsky were: Anthony J. Johnson, 22, of 6 E. Pike St., Canonsburg; criminal mischief; charged Oct. 22 for breaking windows at Diesel Heating in Houston; sentence - 18 months of probation.
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5 injured in crash on Rt. 88
FINLEYVILLE - Five people were injured, one critically, in a head-on collision Monday afternoon along Route 88 in Union Township. The accident was caused when Edward Caton, 34, of Monongahela, passed out behind the wheel of his minivan and it traveled into the path of a car driven by Ruby Todd, 65, of New Eagle, Southwest Regional police said.
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City Mission expects annual fundraiser to set new record
When it came to picking a winner for best dessert at the 18th annual Sweet Sunday, both the judges and public were smitten by the same treat.
Full story >>
Criminals, cops flock to Twitter, Facebook, more
Facebook and other social media, like Twitter, have become a convenient way to communicate with friends, family and co-workers. Proud parents can quickly share the latest photo of their little tyke, and grandma and grandpa can track the action in their grandchild's soccer game.
Full story >>
Mystery solved as 'Y-Teens' identified
After publishing this 1969 photo of six unidentified high school girls in last Monday's paper, the identifications came flying in, by phone, email and as comments at observer-reporter.com.
Full story >>
