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Waynesburg man pleads guilty to Fort Jackson attempted rape

A Waynesburg man has pleaded guilty to attempting to sexually assault a Greene County Department of Human Services employee at the department offices in May. Timothy Hilverding, 36, said he had been under the influence of methamphetamine on May 7, when he went to the county’s Fort Jackson ...

Witch trials topic of Scottish podcasters’ talk at Citizens

Two Scottish authors and podcasters will be at Citizens Library in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 22, to talk about 16th century witch trials. Zoe Venditozzi and Clair Mitchell, the hosts of the “Witches of Scotland” podcast and the authors of the newly published book, “How to Kill a ...

North Franklin Township preparing to open new event center

North Franklin Township is putting the finishing touches on a new event center that will soon be available to rent. The more than a century old water company building was renovated to become the Waterside Park Event Center. Bob Sabot, chair of the township board of supervisors, described it ...

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Upper St. Clair too much for South Fayette

UPPER ST. CLAIR - South Fayette hung with Upper. St Clair for a quarter, but the Panthers’ high-powered offense proved to be too much. The Panthers (1-1, 6-1) pulled away for a 50-14 victory in a Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference game. Tyson Wright caught an 80-yard touchdown pass from ...

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Wash High rolls past Keystone Oaks

By Joe Tuscano For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com Washington flexed its muscles Friday night at the expense of Keystone Oaks. The Prexies, looking refreshed and reinvigorated, put together their second straight strong performance and sent Keystone Oaks packing, ...

Hopewell downs McGuffey

HOPEWELL - A tough season for McGuffey (0-4, 0-7) continued with a 63-0 loss to Hopewell (2-2, 5-2) in a Class 3A Western Hills Conference game. Hopewell quarterback James Armstrong threw four touchdown passes, two to Nasir Wade, and ran in another score for a five-touchdown game. Armstrong ...

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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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