Storms rip through region, bringing flash flooding and toppling trees
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 ...
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation representatives confirmed that Locust Avenue will reopen in mid-October, even after two flash floods washed through the area in August. The road in South Strabane Township has been closed since March following a rainstorm resulting in a small ...
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 ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Yusei Kikuchi pitched six scoreless innings and earned his first win of the season as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Saturday night. Kikuchi (1-5) allowed five hits and three walks while striking out six in his third start since returning Aug. 23 ...
STATE COLLEGE (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for 271 yards with four touchdowns and No. 18 Penn State beat Marshall 45-0 to begin the Matt Campbell era on Saturday. Becht, a transfer who followed Campbell from Iowa State to Happy Valley, was in command in his Beaver Stadium debut and secured his ...
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 ...
For months, President Trump and his administration have been fixated on one issue. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with ending the war in Iran or with the affordability of groceries and gasoline. The president’s primary goal this spring and summer has been the passage of the Safeguard ...
“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, ...
