Year in review
The case involving the Canton Township couple living with a man’s decomposing dead body for more than four months inside their tiny two-bedroom home took a strange twist as details were revealed during a preliminary hearing Tuesday. Debbie Bebout, who is accused of knowing for months that ...
Police were responding to the scene of a shooting in Greene County Friday afternoon. The incident was reported at Garrison Ridge Road in New Freeport before 3 p.m. The event is being considered an isolated incident, with no risk to the public, said Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kalee ...
Babies and puppies helped spread a little holiday cheer Tuesday at UPMC Washington. The hospital welcomed several babies Tuesday and dressed them in festive holiday outfits – a bright-red onesie and handmade gingerbread cookie hats. “It is the best gift,” said Ellen Dillie of West ...
By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter Each year I seem to find a few more body parts that hurt or at least, hurt in a different fashion. It seems to take a little longer for all the assembled parts to wake up in the morning. I am disgusted with conversations that involve the latest ...
An annual holiday tradition continues with the Powerade Christmas Wrestling Tournament at Canon-McMillan, which begins Saturday with the girls tournament and JV tournaments. Powerade runs from Saturday through Tuesday with the boys tournament beginning on Monday. The girls high school ...
Here is a look back at the Observer-Reporter’s top 10 sports stories of 2025. 1. Bentworth boys soccer wins 1st PIAA title One thing in the local sports world that became clear in 2025 is that small school soccer runs through the towns of Bentleyville and Ellsworth. A storybook ...
I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I’ve consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...
Many people think writing a book is driven by lightning bolts of inspiration that propel an author forward. Katherine Mansfield isn’t one of them. “There are definitely points when something comes out of the ether and rests on your brain … but I think true creativity is just ...
