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The remains of a Korean War Army veteran will be buried in a military ceremony at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies. After nearly 75 years, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Sgt. Clayton Millard Pierce last June. Richard “Dick” Bair, Pierce’s nephew, a U.S. Army veteran and one of Pierce’s two remaining relatives, said the interment means a lot to the family. “I’ve been wondering all of my life if our soldiers were really taken care of and that there were efforts to find them after they were missing in action and they were actually brought home for a proper burial to our country that they served,” Bair said. “It was ...
A Washington man was found dead on Jefferson Avenue Saturday morning. According to Washington County Coroner Tim Warco, a motorist stopped to assist the driver of a pickup truck about 12:30 a.m., believing that the truck’s driver had hit an animal. But the motorist realized the object in ...
At only 19 years old, a young aristocrat from south-central France embarked on a challenging and lengthy journey to volunteer with the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington. In a letter to his wife, the young man expressed his admiration for the new nation: “The welfare of America ...
Observer-Reporter SENECA – If the situation wasn’t a desperate one for the Chartiers-Houston softball team, then it was getting that way quickly Monday afternoon. The Bucs trailed District 9 champion Cranberry 2-0 entering the top of the seventh inning in the first round of the PIAA ...
Two unearned runs proved to be enough to end the baseball season for Peters Township. Lampeter-Strasburg used those two runs to beat the Indians 2-1 Monday in a PIAA Class 5A first-round playoff game on the Pioneers’ home field. Lampeter-Strasburg (20-5), the District 3 champion, scored ...
RURAL VALLEY – For a moment it looked like West Shamokin gave Bentworth a gift. Then the Bearcats returned it. With a runner on third and one out, Avery Elkin hit a fly ball that was caught in foul territory by Bentworth’s Willow Eckels. It should’ve easily scored a run, but the ...
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 ...
Whether fiber is woven into the fabric of your life, or you’re “yarn”ing to learn more, the Fayette County Fiber Festival is for you. Held at the Fayette County Fairgrounds on June 7, the festival will include about 40 vendors, offering small-batch, hand-dyed yarn, fiber tools, ...
