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Washington County students invited to enter Law Day contests

Washington County students are being invited to submit entries for this year’s Law Day contests. The contests are sponsored by the Washington County Bar Association, the Washington County Bar Foundation, and the Observer-Reporter. The competitions are open to students from second through 12th grade. The entry deadline is May 15 at 4 p.m. This year’s billboard contest has been expanded to additional grades. Students in grades six through 12 are being invited to submit entries, with a top prize of $200 and the opportunity to have the submission displayed on an area highway billboard. The bookmark contest for students in second grade through fifth grade has prizes ranging from $15 ...

IU1 to host Student Showcase at PennWest California

Intermediate Unit 1 (IU1) will hold its annual Student Showcase from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the PennWest California Convocation Center. The showcase celebrates the creativity, technical skill and academic excellence of students from 25 school districts in Fayette, Greene and Washington counties. It’s a live gallery of modern education that moves beyond the classroom to highlight the hands-on projects in which these students are taking part. Specific displays change every year, but past showcases have featured everything from high-tech robotics and drone flight demonstrations to student-produced podcasts and intricate woodworking. In addition to these displays, attendees can ...

Peters Township asks Supreme Court to resolve stalemate over autopsy records

Peters Township and Washington County officials are asking the state Supreme Court to force county Coroner Timothy Warco to turn over autopsy reports to law enforcement, claiming his refusal to do so is hindering death investigations. John Smith, who serves as Peters Township’s solicitor, ...

Public input sought for improvements in, around Youghiogheny River

Members of the public are invited to share their thoughts about what improvements should be made in and around the Connellsville to McKeesport stretch of the Youghiogheny River. The Mountain Watershed Association is hosting the sessions on Monday, March 23, at Carnegie Library of McKeesport ...

South Strabane planners recommend supervisors approve data center ordinance

An ordinance regulating data centers in South Strabane Township is now in the hands of the board of supervisors. The township planning commission voted Thursday to recommend the supervisors adopt the ordinance, with the caveat that further changes may be made based on public ...

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Sports

Penn State cruises to 5th consecutive NCAA wrestling team title

CLEVELAND (AP) — Mitchell Mesenbrink and Levi Haines each won their second individual championship on Saturday to help Penn State win its fifth consecutive team title at the NCAA men's wrestling championships. Penn State, which clinched the team title during the consolation matches earlier ...

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Back-to-back: South Fayette beats Archbishop Wood for second PIAA title

HERSHEY – In its two-year run of dominance, the South Fayette girls basketball team has seen many different tactics deployed against it defensively. The Lions may have been a bit surprised to see Archbishop Wood sag off defensively and try to slow the game down, but they adjusted. And ...

Kayak exploration is a whole other world

When kayaking was new on my radar, I spent a fair amount of time on the Monongahela River. Big open water, paddling in and around the old coal mine loading sites, in and out of the iron structures and tanks, tossing a line here and there. The occasional barge would bounce a kayak pretty good. ...

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Opinion

A second chance for Blue Skies

Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...

Living

How to save money on garden gear with some creative recycling

With prices for many things creeping up this year, gardeners shopping for supplies might be looking to tighten their tool belts. Before heading to the garden center, take a look around your home, garage, shed and recycling bin. There might be some perfectly good gardening gear hiding in ...

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