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Area communities receive state LSA grants

A number of local communities received state Local Share Account (LSA) grants through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA). Among the municipalities receiving LSA funds, generated from gaming revenue, was the city of Washington. With the $184,500 in funding, city officials intend to ...

Burning ban bangs Wild Things’ fireworks

Observer-Reporter The Wild Things’ successful season, which has them in first place in the Frontier League’s West Division, has included plenty of fireworks on the field. However, if you have tickets to Washington’s home game Friday night against Lake Erie and wanted to see the ...

Outdoor burning banned in North Franklin

Due to the extreme heat of the summer, North Franklin Township Fire Chief Dave Bane has called for a ban of all outdoor burning in the township. The ban goes into effect immediately and is expected to be on the agenda for a vote at Tuesday’s meeting of the board of supervisors. “The total ...

Washington Crown Center listed for sale

Washington Crown Center is for sale, and supervisors in North Franklin Township are pleased about the news. “I’m glad,” Bob Sabot, board chairman, said Tuesday. “The supervisors are hoping it does sell. We have an owner who we are just not happy with at all.” Kohan Retail ...

North Franklin supervisors OK emergency work to reopen Washington Crown Center

Washington Crown Center will reopen Thursday after a water line break forced it to close the past three days, prompting township officials to approve an emergency repair. North Franklin Township supervisors voted to make the repairs to the mall at their board meeting Tuesday. Robert Sabot, ...