Proposed casino law focused on children

Observer-Reporter @ September 4, 2010 # Comments Off

Players at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino who have children are apparently leaving them home and not in the vehicle when they come to play slot machines or table games.

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Fire destroys Springhill Twp. house

Observer-Reporter @ September 4, 2010 # Comments Off

NEW FREEPORT - A house that was scheduled to be sold at auction next weekend was destroyed by fire Friday.

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Avoiding conflict

Observer-Reporter @ September 4, 2010 # Comments Off

 Trinity Area School District Superintendent Paul Kasunich said at Thursday’s school board meeting that students will not be permitted to have a counterprotest when Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church protests in October.

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Trinity discusses academic policy revision

Observer-Reporter @ September 3, 2010 # Comments Off

Trinity Area School Board had a first reading Thursday night on a revised policy for stricter academic requirements for participation in sports and clubs.

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Dana ‘open to suggestions’ for Dunkard Creek plan

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MT. MORRIS - Greene County residents had a chance Thursday to review a plan developed by Dana Mining Co. to address water quality issues in the lower portion of Dunkard Creek.

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Public gets first look at plans for Rt. 19 in Washington

Observer-Reporter @ September 3, 2010 # Comments Off

After 20 years of discussion, Washington’s Route 19 corridor project is finally becoming a reality.

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Cal U. student says 3 men attacked her

Observer-Reporter @ September 3, 2010 # Comments Off

A California University of Pennsylvania freshman told police that three men tried to sexually assault her Tuesday morning as she waited for a bus to take her to her work-study assignment.

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Driver in fatal wreck faces homicide charges

Observer-Reporter @ September 3, 2010 # Comments Off

The driver of a vehicle involved in a head-on collision that killed two college students was arrested Thursday by state police on charges including homicide by vehicle and homicide by vehicle while intoxicated.

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Group touts region as a powerhouse in the energy sector

Observer-Reporter @ September 2, 2010 # Comments Off

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Trinity site of protest: Westboro Baptist Church plans Oct. 4 stop at local high school

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Members of the Kansas-based church who believe the deaths of U.S. troops are God’s punishment for the nation’s tolerance of homosexuality have planned a protest at Trinity High School in October.

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