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Waterline replacement work begins in Canonsburg, Langeloth

Work began this week on East Pitt Street in Canonsburg and the Langeloth neighborhood of Smith Township as Pennsylvania American Water Co. crews and its contractors replace water lines. The two projects cost a combined $5.4 million and will replace two miles of water mains in portions of the ...

South Strabane supervisors approve conditional use for bus depot

Freedom Transit will be able to move forward with its planned South Strabane Township facility. The organization appeared before the township board of supervisors Tuesday evening for a public hearing on its application for conditional use to operate a “bus depot” at 375 Berry Road. The ...

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Taylor, Rolek set records for C-M at Washington-Greene meet

CANONSBURG – Aaron Taylor knew he had a good run in the 300-meter hurdles, but he had to go to the scorer’s tent to realize how strong it was. That’s where he learned it was a historic run. Meanwhile, one of his Canon-McMillan teammates, Connor Rolek, set new heights in the pole ...

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Washington-Greene meet notebook: Wayward disc leads to broken windshield

By Jerin Steele and Joe Tuscano There are park-at-your-own-risk signs plastered around most area baseball and softball fields and now maybe track and field should be added to the list. Instead of a foul ball, it was a foul disc that caused some havoc. A one-in-a-million discus throw ...

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FC’s Frankovich runs like well-oiled machine

By Joe Tuscano For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@obserer-reporter CANONSBURG - They call Emily Frankovich the terminator on the track and they mean it in only the most respectful of terms. "They think I run like a robot," said Frankovich. "I don't pay attention to anything around ...

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OP-ED: Homer City: The end of one era, dawn of the next

It is a somber sight to see towering smokestacks fall. They serve as monuments to a past era, symbols of industry and progress – until they are no longer needed. Last month, the demolition of the Homer City Generating Plant in Indiana County marked the end of a once mighty, coal-fired power ...

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Discovering Spain

Spain certainly knows how to make an entrance. Our first impression of the Iberian Peninsula was made as we were flying over a jagged mountain range, which we later realized was Montserrat. More on that stunning location in a bit, but let’s start with Barcelona. We had long wanted to ...

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