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Peters Township senior charged in ‘sextortion’ scheme

The president of Peters Township High School’s senior class is in jail after local police accused him Friday of running a criminal network where in which he “catfished” juvenile teenagers, convinced them to share inappropriate images and videos and in some cases extorted them. Zachariah ...

Peters Township school board appoints new superintendent

The current deputy superintendent of Peters Township School District will take over as the superintendent next school year. The board of school directors voted 8-1 at a special meeting Monday to name Dr. Jennifer Murphy as the superintendent on a three-year contract. Alexandra Binsse was the ...

Peters Township resident recounts attempt at 1,000-mile Iditarod foot race

About 420 miles into his attempt to complete – in reverse – the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational race, the world’s longest, hardest ultramarathon, Rick Freeman, an ultra-runner from Peters Township, knew his trek was likely coming to an early end. Freeman’s companion, ...

Back to the books

Photos by Karen Mansfield/Observer-Reporter Students at McMurray Elementary School in Peters Township School District arrived for the first day of classes on Wednesday. Teachers greeted students as they stepped off the school bus and entered the building for the start of the 2024-25 school ...

Beaver County Community College expands into Washington County

It has been more than a year since the Community College of Allegheny County closed its Washington County branch at the Crown Center mall. Now, the Community College of Beaver County is filling that higher education void. On Tuesday, CCBC announced it will move forward with a more than $1.5 ...