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For the first time in five years, residents of the city of Washington will see their taxes increase. Council had the final reading Thursday of a $15.2 million spending plan that sets the millage for buildings at 5.53 mills, an increase of 1.5 mills. The millage rate for land is 38.71. Councilman Ken Westcott, who chairs the finance department, said the average homeowner will pay an additional $180 in taxes. When the preliminary budget was approved in November, Westcott said that figure would be $220. “I didn’t take into account that we repealed Act 205,” Westcott said. “That will reduce that down. After running all the numbers, we were looking at a 3-or-4-mill tax ...
The annual Waynesburg Christmas Parade is scheduled to stream down High Street on Saturday afternoon with a special guest right ahead of Santa Claus. Mrs. Claus is making an appearance in this year’s parade and will be riding along in a 1948 antique Chevrolet pickup truck polished up to ...
The state attorney general’s office arrested a Donora man Wednesday after finding large amounts of suspected heroin at his home. Devon Johnson-Brown, 35, faces felony charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and prohibited possession of a firearm. According to the criminal complaint, agents with the attorney general’s office served a search warrant at Johnson-Brown's home at 114 Highland Terrace at about 11 a.m. Wednesday. Charging documents state that investigators found 2,100 stamp bags of suspected heroin, suspected cocaine and a handgun. Johnson-Brown was arraigned Wednesday afternoon before District Judge Mark Wilson, who sent him to the ...
Emergency crews were dispatched to eastern Cumberland Township in Greene County on Friday afternoon for a report of a possible downed aircraft, although a lengthy search of the area failed to locate any signs of a plane crash. Greene County Emergency Management Director Rich Policz said a ...
By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter There is no limit to what I won’t do to make my buddies feel good about their buck harvests. Call it my sportsman’s Christmas gift to my friends but I go to great lengths to ensure my pal’s feelings are never hurt by my taking a larger deer than ...
By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — The video is still fresh. So is the frustration for the Pittsburgh Steelers. A chance to take firm control of the AFC North evaporated in the snow in Cleveland two weeks ago, when Jameis Winston and the Browns provided a flash of light in an ...
The Steelers were supposed to have the worst quarterback situation in the AFC North this season. But that always figured to be Cleveland, which married itself to Deshaun Watson and a ridiculous fully guaranteed contract in 2022. The Browns will never get their money’s worth out of that ...
The great misadventure began before the journey to Springfield, Mass., in a Pittsburgh parking garage. I shoved a blanket into my already-stuffed tote bag, breaking the handle. Both suitcases were brimming over with formal wear – to a wedding, we were heading – and other necessities and ...
Children who attend St. John’s Catholic Preschool in McMurray entertained residents of The Waters of McMurray Senior Living with a Thanksgiving skit recently. “One of our part-time resident aides, Anna Cooper, also works at the preschool and she thought the residents would enjoy getting ...
