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Jefferson-Morgan Middle/High School announcement homecoming court

Jefferson-Morgan Middle/High School will hold homecoming festivities on Friday, Oct. 17. A 6 p.m. parade will start at the school and go to Parker Field. The football game will be played at 7 p.m., and the homecoming queen will be crowned at halftime. Pictured in the front, from left, are ...

Police beat Oct. 2

CARROLL Threats: Stephen Gency, 67, of Carroll Township, was charged Tuesday by Carroll Township police with terroristic threats and simple assault. According to the criminal complaint, on Sept. 15, Tafari Ryan reported to police that he had purchased the property at 9 Wood Alley and went to ...

Brownsville Area High School announces homecoming court

Brownsville Area High School will hold homecoming festivities on Friday, Oct. 24. The celebration will begin with a parade that begins on Republic Street at 5:45 p.m. A homecoming ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Redstone Field, followed by the school’s football game at 7 p.m. Court ...

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WVU prepares for BYU’s irregular quarterback

By Spencer Ripchik For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com No. 47 drops back to pass for BYU. No. 47? It must be a trick play where the running back is in the backfield on a wildcat, like the Derrick Henry touchdown pass in the AFC Championship game for the Tennessee ...

Wash High hosts Keystone Oaks in matchup of conference unbeatens

A year ago, Wash High needed to beat Keystone Oaks just to get into the playoffs. This season a win against the Golden Eagles keeps the Prexies on the path of a potential Class 2A Century Conference title. Both teams are unbeaten in conference play and they’ll meet at 7 p.m. tonight at ...

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Rust to miss a couple weeks with injury

The Pittsburgh Penguins were unable to escape having any injuries before the puck drops on a new season. The team announced Thursday that forward Bryan Rust will miss two weeks because of a lower-body injury. Depth defenseman Jack St. Ivany will be out for a minimum of six weeks because of 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

Could a virus be causing Parkinson’s disease?

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 ...

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