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Area musicians will find themselves in the national spotlight next year as the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary. The Mon Valley Academy for the Arts’ Regimental Fife and Drum Unit has been selected to perform at the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C., scheduled for May ...

Cumberland Mine workers OK five-year deal with Iron Senergy

Workers at the Cumberland Mine overwhelmingly approved a new contract agreement with Iron Senergy, the United Mine Workers of America announced Tuesday. The five-year agreement included improvements in wages and other contract areas, while health care and other benefits remained unchanged, ...

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Sports

Former O-R reporter Lolley left legacy

Dale Lolley, an award-winning reporter who covered the Steelers for the Observer-Reporter for 24 years, and was the newspaper’s outdoors editor for an even longer tenure, died early Wednesday morning of cancer. He was only 56 years old. A native of Fryburg in Clarion County, Lolley joined ...

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Happ homers as Cubs clinch postseason berth by beating Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs clinched their first postseason berth since 2020 with an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. Chicago has won four in a row and seven of eight overall. It leads the NL wild-card standings with an ...

O-R Athlete of the Week: Dennis Hawkins, Ringgold

Name: Dennis Hawkins Grade: Junior School: Ringgold Sport: Football Hawkins’ week: The current times for Ringgold football are about as good as they’ve been in the last decade and Hawkins has been at the center of it as the quarterback after coming to the team as a transfer from ...

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Opinion

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OP-ED: Random thoughts about man’s stupidity

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 ...

Living

Is too much screen time hurting kids’ development?

It’s back-to-school time, and this past summer’s hot weather may have kept you cooped up inside with air conditioning more than usual. That could lead to kids spending more time with electronics and in front of TV screens. Now, research published in both JAMA Pediatric and Psychology ...

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