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Law Day contest winners and the recipient of the 2026 Liberty Bell Award will be celebrated at the Public Law Day Celebration to be held at 6 p.m. May 27 at the Washington County Courthouse. The event is free and open to the public and will feature a special prominent figure from America's history and a dessert reception. The contests are co-sponsored by the Observer-Reporter, and all winning entries will be featured in a special Law Day-themed feature in the May 23 edition of the newspaper. Winning billboard entries – as well as a select few entries from other entry categories – will be displayed on the billboard at the intersection of Racetrack Road and Route 19 through the end ...
Greene County veterans’ graves were freshly marked with an American flag through a statewide movement to celebrate America’s sesquicentennial. On May 16 — Armed Forces Day — volunteers, veterans’ organizations, county agencies, historical groups, and community partners joined ...
Due to an inclement weather forecast for Saturday, a Memorial Day ceremony rededicating a memorial to Civil War bugler John Ross Dunn at the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Ruff Creek, Greene County, has been postponed. The ceremony will be rescheduled for a later date, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) announced Thursday. Dunn served as bugler of the 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, known as “The Ringgolds.” Buglers played a vital role on the battlefield, transmitting orders and signals that guided troop movements during combat. The future program will include a historical presentation on Dunn and the 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, ceremonial honors conducted by ...
Canonsburg residents will have an opportunity to dig into the history of the borough with a unique scavenger hunt experience that kicks off on Memorial Day. Canonsburg resident Brad Strimel, who organized the hunt, thought a scavenger hunt would be both a fun community event and an exciting ...
WEXFORD – Falling behind by a dozen runs after two innings against a team aiming for its seventh consecutive trip to a WPIAL championship game was not an ideal situation for Jefferson-Morgan. It proved to be too much to overcome, but the Rockets did not go quietly into the evening. The ...
CONCORD, N.C. – Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause ...
Three Florence pitchers combined on a one-hit shutout Thursday night as the Y'alls blanked the Wild Things 1-0 in the series finale at EQT Park. Isaac Milburn (1-0), Max Whitesell and Aidan McEvoy managed to pitch around eight walks by striking out 11 Washington hitters and limiting the Wild ...
Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...
Did you know an estimated one-and-a-half to two million Americans have some form of lupus? Many of them go undiagnosed as symptoms vary and can easily be confused with other illnesses. Sometimes, it takes up to six years to get a correct diagnosis. May is Lupus Awareness Month, shedding ...
