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Greene man sentenced for death threats

A Greene County man accused of threatening to shoot up a school as part of a series of death threats in April was sentenced to 102 days – the amount of time he has already served – to five years in jail Tuesday afternoon. Under the terms of the sentence, Joseph Miller, 27, of Sycamore, was ...

Peters area bridge closure impacting businesses

Sean Bernarding said his business, Sugar Run Nursery in Venetia, has pretty much had to shut down during the rebuilding of a bridge that carries traffic over Peters Creek. “We are at the top of the hill from the bridge,” Bernarding said recently. “Ninety percent of our customer base ...

President Trump hails energy sector, investments during visit to CMU

PITTSBURGH – Appearing at what is being billed as the first-ever Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, President Trump praised the commonwealth’s energy sector and trumpeted a series of investments in energy and artificial intelligence that are set to be made across the ...

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NL wins All-Star Game’s first tiebreaking swing-off

ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber went 3 for 3 in the first All-Star Game home run swing-off to put the National League ahead 4-3 following a 6-6 tie in which the American League rallied from a six-run deficit on Tuesday night. In baseball's equivalent of soccer's penalty-kicks shootout, the ...

Canon-Mac’s Solomon places 2nd at Fargo Nationals

For a state champion wrestler like Marlee Solomon, going to a major tournament like the Fargo Nationals in North Dakota last weekend was a good test. She went against some of the best wrestlers in her age group and that provided plenty of good feedback. She learned she can compete with ...

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Fox deal will give The Adios added exposure

By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com The Adios has long been a big deal in Washington County and the surrounding area. Now, the race for 3-year-old pacers is gaining national exposure. Earlier this year, The Adios was named a Grade 1 stakes race. And ...

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OP-ED: Eighteen holes of fun … or not

They built a golf course all around my grandparents' house. The 18th fairway nearly cut through their backyard, and until we put wire grates over the windows, flying glass and golf balls were a common threat. Dad attempted to play golf a few times. As a little kid, he had fallen off a horse. ...

Living

New study links chemicals in plastics to heart disease deaths

A new study is linking chemicals commonly found in plastics with deaths from heart disease around the world. The research, published in the journal eBioMedicine this spring, linked more than 350,000 deaths worldwide to phthalate exposure. Phthalates (pronounced tha-lates) are a set of ...

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