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Greene man attests to importance of organ donation

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance is joining Donate Life West Virginia in recognizing West Virginia Donor Day today. The date, Aug. 1, serves as a powerful reminder: Just one organ donor has the potential to save up to eight lives and heal as many as 75 more through tissue ...

UPMC - GoHealth Urgent Care opens doors in Waynesburg

Donald Yealy, UPMC’s chief medical officer and senior vice president of the Health Services Division, cuts the ribbon at the UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care center in Waynesburg Wednesday morning, accompanied by a group of medical leaders and officials from Greene County and Pennsylvania. The ...

Child injured on Fayette County Fair ride

A child suffered minor injuries on a ride at the Fayette County Fair Sunday. He was riding on Alien Abduction, a Gravitron-like spinning ride that uses centrifugal force to pin people to the inside of a flying saucer. He somehow slipped and bumped his head on one of the seats, said Ron ...

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Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club invite

By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter Recently, I received an invitation from the Dormont-Mount Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club to speak to their membership at their monthly meeting. It was both an honor and true pleasure to attend. It has long been a goal of mine to use my platform as an ...

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Pirates, up 9-0 in 1st, lose to Rockies, 17-16

DENVER (AP) — Brenton Doyle hit a walk-off, two-run homer in a five-run ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies overcame a nine-run first-inning deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 17-16 on Friday night. The Rockies are the sixth team in major league history to win after surrendering nine ...

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Cherington believes deadline moves create options for 2026

By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates arrived at spring training six months ago stressing that it was time to win. They talked about urgency. They talked about internal improvements. They talked about returning to playoff contention for the first time in a ...

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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

Picture-perfect paradise

As one who grew up in central New Jersey, I was embarrassed at how little I knew about the southernmost community in the Garden State – Cape May. I had passed through the area on several occasions, but never did a deep dive into its many offerings. That all changed during the first week ...

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