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Canonsburg council to vote on joint sewer authority sale

Canonsburg Borough Council will cast a vote next week to determine whether the Canonsburg-Houston Joint Sewer Authority will be sold to a private company. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, inside council chambers at 68 E. Pike St. Canonsburg’s is the final vote needed for the joint sewer authority sale to proceed. In October, the joint sewer authority board voted 3-2 to sell to Aqua, a water company that serves more than 3 million customers in eight states, including Texas, the Carolinas and Pennsylvania. Because the authority is jointly owned by Canonsburg and Houston boroughs, both councils must agree to sell. Houston council voted unanimously to sell during its ...

Washington to vote on no-tax increase budget

The final touches have been put on a 2024 budget for the city of Washington and it does not include a tax increase. A vote to affirm the $15,093,936 spending plan is expected when council meets Thursday. The budget is about $100,000 more than the 2023 spending plan due to contractual obligations, salaries and benefits. Councilman Ken Westcott, who chairs the finance department, said there were only a few minor adjustments to the spending plan since it was initially presented in November. “The only change that came in was the contribution for the pension plan,” Westcott said after the meeting. “It went down about $70,000. It’s always good to have a deduction.” Millage in ...

Festive feast

The halls are decked and the food nearly ready at Greene County Career and Technology Center, where culinary students are working as hard as Santa’s elves to prepare for the annual Christmas buffet. The buffet, which this year features three carving stations, the fan-favorite jambalaya and vodka pasta, along with various salads, sides and desserts, runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at 60 Zimmerman Drive. Cost is $15 per person. For more information, visit https://www.greenectc.org.

Deck the Barns coming to fairgrounds

The second annual Deck the Barns is scheduled for 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Washington County Fairgrounds. There will be decorated Christmas displays, including lighted tractors, trucks and machinery, all of which are competing for holiday spirit awards. Families may go inside Hall 1 for festivities such as pictures with Santa, a petting zoo, carnival rides and cookie decorating. More than 30 vendor tables will feature items including custom jewelry, arts and crafts, floral arrangements, holiday desserts and apparel. Admission is $20 per car. Cash only will be accepted at the site. Tickets may be purchased in advance at washingtonfair.org or on Facebook at “Deck the ...

No injuries reported in California fire

An unoccupied home in California was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. California Fire Department Chief Tom Hartley said the house at 945 Pike Run Drive was engulfed in flames before they arrived shortly before 7:30 p.m. Hartley said the home had been up for sale and nobody was inside at the ...

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PT’s defense stands tall in the end

ALTOONA – Peters Township’s defense has been a force all season long, but it had to make one more stop during Friday’s game against Cocalico in the semifinals of the PIAA Class 5A football championship at Mansion Park. The Indians were clinging to a 14-9 lead when the Eagles blocked a ...

Sieg, Fort Cherry to play for state title

By Joe Tuscano For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com FARRELL – When they needed him most, Matt Sieg came through. The Fort Cherry quarterback rushed for 245 yards and scored four touchdowns, three of them in a critical fourth quarter as the Rangers defeated Redbank ...

Belle Vernon back in state final

WEXFORD – Belle Vernon has its chance to repeat. Quarterback Braden Laux had two short touchdown runs and passed for another score, sparking defending champion Belle Vernon to a 42-16 victory over District 10 champion Hickory on Friday night in the PIAA Class 3A football semifinals at North ...

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OP-ED: Schools should drop the obsession with gender identity

Let's make a deal. American parents stop harassing schools over library books that deal sympathetically with differences in sexual preference. And America's schools stop withholding information about a student's said preference from the parents.First, the ugly clashes over offerings at school ...

Living

Junction Trio takes center stage in Pittsburgh premiere

Music lovers who seem to have their pick of events this holiday season would be remiss if they failed to add the Junction Trio to their calendars. The ‘new generation’ piano trio hosted by Chamber Music Pittsburgh will take the stage at the Pittsburgh Playhouse located in downtown ...

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