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Jacktown Fair in full swing

WIND RIDGE – The country’s longest continuously running fair, the 160th Jacktown Fair is in full swing following Tuesday’s annual parade and the crowning of the fair queen. “It’s just a very special place in my heart that will always be there,” Madison Burns said after being named ...

State police to host ‘coffee with a cop’

State police will host "coffee with a cop” Saturday morning in North Strabane Township. The event will take place at Crazy Horse Coffee at 900 Wildflower Circle from 9 to 11 a.m. Coffee with a cop will also feature a “touch-a-truck” event. Kids and adults will be allowed to explore police cruisers, fire trucks and other vehicles.

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 ...

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Walters’ hit gives Atlantic win in FL All-Star Game

TROY, N.Y. – Ian Walters hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning, giving the Atlantic Conference a 5-4 victory over the Midwest in the Frontier League All-Star Game on Wednesday at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, home of the Tri-City Valleycats. The hit by Walters, who was ...

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Ivy League player of the year, PT grad Miller transfers to Florida

Sam Miller started pondering his baseball future a couple weeks ago when he learned that he probably wouldn’t be drafted this year. Coming off a second consecutive strong season at Columbia that resulted in him being named Ivy League Player of the Year, he wondered what interest he’d ...

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Burke’s brigade of 5 among 15 entries for The Adios

By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com While Louprint is not available for The Adios, five of his stablemates will push to give The Burke Stable a legitimate shot at winning the 59th version of the 3-year-old harness racing showcase. Fifteen horses are ...

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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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