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The Washington County Department of Parks and Recreation will hold Mornings in Mingo on Wednesday, March 25 at 10 a.m. in the Mingo Creek Park office. Participants will paint welcome mats using stencils. Materials will be provided, and a breakfast of pancakes and sausage will be served as part ...

Body of missing Monongahela man found after more than a month

The body of a missing Monongahela man was recovered Saturday more than a month after his disappearance. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Sunday morning the body of Shelby Rhodes, 26, was found in a riverbed along Bunola River Road in Forward Township shortly before 7 ...

Kids Fest delights families in first year at Trolley Museum

A new location brought the same spark of joy for this year’s Kids Fest. Now in its 10th year, the annual festival moved from the former Washington Crown Center to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. Families climbed aboard for free 20-minute rides around the museum grounds. So many, in ...

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 ...