From water-skipping robots to elephant-skin inspired cooling materials, engineers have continued to find inspiration in nature in order to move technology forward for humans.

Manty thanks to the students and educators at Mary Lynch Elementery School for sharing these letters to Santa Claus with the Observer. The letters are being published just as the kids wrote them.

Second grade students from McKean, Potter and Tioga counties sent us their Letters to Santa, which are published here today for your enjoyment.

We were overwhelmed by the response to our annual Letters to Santa feature, with more than 1,250 letters submitted this year. Due ...

Below are letters to Santa from preschool and elementary students at Worth County R-III. EDITOR’S NOTE: Don’t worry, Santa is ...