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About a dozen dogs were blessed Saturday during a “Blessing of Animals” at Tails of the Trail Dog Park in Uniontown. “We’ve invited dogs from our church and around the community to come and receive a blessing because we know what a blessing our animals are to us,” said the Rev. Laura ...
The South Strabane Township planning commission recommended the supervisors move ahead with a new housing development. Members of the commission voted unanimously at their meeting Thursday on the recommendation that the board of supervisors approve preliminary land development for Meadows ...
Washington Council unanimously approved motions Thursday to support the efforts of the Washington Business District Authority and Washington Citywide Development Corp. Council approved drafting support letters for both organizations for Local Share Account grant applications. The WBDA is ...
Each Monday we’ll take a look back at the highlights from the week that was in high school football. This week featured a couple upsets, a dominating performance from Wash High, a Peters Township comeback and another big night for Ben Hays. A Hiller of a comeback: Rallying back from a ...
By Joe Tuscano For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com CALIFORNIA -- They appeared to be the same players but Cal's football team played anything but the style of football that produced a 45-38 stunning victory over arch-rival and previous undefeated Slippery Rock last ...
By Dan Scifo Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Surprise starter Mason Heintschel threw for four touchdowns and led Pittsburgh to five first-half scores during a 48-7 win against Boston College on Saturday. The 18-year-old Heintschel, a true freshman, made his first career start for Pitt ...
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 ...
New research is raising the possibility that a virus that is seemingly otherwise harmless to humans could possibly trigger the onset of Parkinson’s disease. The data from Northwestern Medicine published in July shows that some cases are linked to genetics but that most are not, and the ...