America at 250: West Virginia born amid chaos of Civil War
Science teacher Eric Selva is hopeful that the $5,000 Environmental Education grant he received from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in late April will help catalyze a transformation of the outdoor learning area at Charleroi Area High School, giving his students new ways to learn about agriculture. The grant awarded to Charleroi Area is among the $1,019,523 in funding disbursed to 46 environmental education-focused projects across the commonwealth in the latest round of DEP grant funding. “Environmental education is lifelong learning, and whether you are a kid or a kid at heart, these projects will help connect you to the ways we can protect the air we ...
Youth outdoor events Paris Sportsman's Club is hosting two annual youth events designed to introduce young people to the outdoors, located at the lake at 154 Devils Den Road in Paris. The club’s annual kids fishing derby will take place on May 30, with registration beginning at 8 a.m. and fishing activities starting at 9 a.m. The event is free for all youth ages 18 and under and will feature a fishing contest with bait provided. All registered youth will receive a free lunch and be entered for door prizes. A 50/50 raffle will also be held during the event. All kids are also invited to attend the club’s annual youth field day on July 11. The event is free for all youth up to 18 ...
Re-enactors portraying a young George Washington and his guide float down the Youghiogheny River from the Confluence outflow campgrounds Thursday in a makeshift log raft as they recreated his exploratory voyage that happened 272 years ago. Washington launched the expedition down the Yough on ...
Federal, state, county and municipal offices will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no mail delivery and financial markets will be closed. The Observer-Reporter will not publish a print edition.
The majestic front doors of the Washington County Courthouse will swing open once again this week after being closed to the public for nearly seven years. County and courthouse officials plan to hold a special ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday to celebrate the grand reopening of ...
As is tradition after the Memorial Day holiday, the WPIAL will hold its baseball and softball championships this week. Four local teams, Fort Cherry and South Fayette baseball and Carmichaels and Bentworth softball, have made it to a WPIAL championship game. Here’s a look at each of their ...
PITTSBURGH – Henry Davis hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their ninth straight loss with a 2-1 victory on Monday. Davis turned on a 91 mph cutter from Cubs reliever Trent Thornton (2-1) and sent it well over the ...
For the third straight week a Washington Wild Things player has received a Frontier League accolade. Hector Garcia was named Pitcher of the Week, which was announced on Monday. Garcia, who worked out of the bullpen for the Wild Things last year, made his first start and pitched six shutout ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
Life on Earth wouldn't exist without the sun. The sun is essential for plant growth and keeps temperatures warm enough to sustain life. Although people covet spending time in the sun, particularly after a dark, cold winter, it's important to realize that the sun needs to be enjoyed in ...
