Remembering Renesmay: Dunbar park renamed in honor of 9-year-old
Federal, state, county and municipal government offices will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. There will be no mail delivery, and banks and financial markets will also be closed The newspaper will not publish a print edition but please visit observer-reporter.com for news updates.
On Sept. 17 – Constitution Day – citizens and students across Washington County will be reading, signing, and celebrating the U.S. Constitution. At noon that day on the steps of the Washington County Courthouse, citizens are invited to take a turn reading the document in its entirety, then ...
The woman accused of hitting a pre-teen boy with her car in Charleroi and speeding off before later returning to the scene last month will stand trial on the most serious charge. Yorgelis A. Matos-Bravo, 29, of Chicago, appeared Thursday morning for her preliminary hearing and waived to court ...
Six of the seven men accused of stealing more than 13,000 pounds of copper wiring from telephone poles before selling the metal to scrap yards in Washington County and two neighboring states earlier this year for about $57,000 are heading to trial on theft and other charges. Ryan Michael ...
The Wild Things’ regular-season finale against Schaumburg had little meaning in the standings. Washington had a division title locked up since Wednesday night and by the third inning Sunday so too did the Boomers. So, in the end, the contest was just another game in a 102-game season. But ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings for his first win since July 19 and Henry Davis hit a home run to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 on Sunday. Skenes (10-11) gave up four hits, struck out two and walked one. The 2025 NL Cy Young Award ...
Though manager Tom Vaeth begs to differ, there is only one rule for the Wild Things during their weekend series against the Schaumburg Boomers that closes the regular season: Don’t get hurt. Forget the wins. Forget the losses. Forget the statistics. With the Frontier League playoffs starting ...
A tariff is a tax imposed on imported goods, and it sits at the center of how nations manage trade, protect industries, and shape economic strategy. At its core, a tariff raises the price of foreign products entering a country. This makes imported goods less competitive compared to domestic ...
“The Adventures of Charlie” series continues with a second book written and published by Natalie Eddy of Mount Morris, “The Adventures of Charlie: The Mason-Dixon Line,” available on Amazon.com. Readers first meet the main character Charlie, named as a tribute to Eddy’s grandson, ...
