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Juneteenth celebrated in downtown Uniontown with community pride, reflection

Downtown Uniontown was alive with activity Thursday as residents gathered to celebrate Unity Fest in honor of Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The holiday is intended to mark the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, ...

Greene County applies for almost $1.9M in Progress Drive road improvements

As Greene County looks to add new business development to Progress Drive in Waynesburg, it’s also trying to make sure the road bearing the increased traffic will provide a smooth ride. At their Thursday meeting, the commissioners approved an application to the Commonwealth Financing ...

Washington Co. commissioners honor former Pa. Trolley Museum leader

The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum’s former leader Scott Becker is riding off into the sunset with a big honor from the Washington County commissioners. Becker, who retired as director at the end of May, received a certificate of appreciation and plenty of praise from the commissioners as he ...

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Rodgers is best Band-Aid for Steelers

By Dale Lolley For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com The idea being pushed by some national media types that coach Mike Tomlin’s fate is now tied to Aaron Rodgers shows a complete lack of knowledge of the Steelers organization and its plan. Like Mitch Trubisky and ...

Wild Things’ 11 runs not nearly enough

FLORENCE, Ky. – The Wild Things scored 11 runs Saturday night at Florence. That wasn’t nearly enough to win the game. Florence scored nine runs in the first inning and went on to beat Washington, 18-11. The Wild Things scored five runs in the top of the first inning, which included a ...

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Rocker gets 2nd straight win as Rangers beat Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Corey Seager singled in the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning and rookie Kumar Rocker won his second straight start and the Texas Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Saturday. Seager's sharp single to center field scored Josh Smith and put the Rangers ahead 2-1. ...

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OP-ED: Homer City: The end of one era, dawn of the next

It is a somber sight to see towering smokestacks fall. They serve as monuments to a past era, symbols of industry and progress – until they are no longer needed. Last month, the demolition of the Homer City Generating Plant in Indiana County marked the end of a once mighty, coal-fired power ...

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Dormont store dedicated to sustainability and zero waste

DORMONT–It would take most of us a year, maybe, to get through one of those jumbo boxes of 200 tall kitchen trash bags you can buy at a big box store. It would take Marty Smyczek 400 years. Smyczek has been so diligent about leading a life that produces minimal waste that it took him two ...

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