Sheatler defeats Phillips to retain Washington County controller position
Communities in West Virginia’s northern panhandle bore the brunt of devastating flooding that occurred in June, but small business owners in Washington County affected by it can apply for disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Washington County is among nine counties where the owners of small businesses and the leaders of private nonprofit organizations can apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) due to the flooding. The loans are available if the owners or operators of an enterprise have suffered “substantial economic injury” as a result of a disaster and are unable to pay “regular and necessary operating expenses.” The loans cover ...
Citing costs, the Mon Valley Academy for the Arts (MVAA) has withdrawn its Regimental Fife & Drum Unit from participation in the National Memorial Day Parade in 2026 in Washington, D.C. Calling the decision “painful and heartrending,” MVAA leadership determined that the financial ...
The Washington County commissioners in a split vote terminated the 11-year contract that was scheduled to pay $1.6 million to the county’s Chamber of Commerce to promote economic development. Commissioners Nick Sherman and Electra Janis voted during the board’s regular meeting Thursday to ...
Members of the Forgotten Flag Foundation, along with students from the Canon-McMillan School District, replaced more than 400 flags Nov. 1 at Mt. Prospect Cemetery in Hickory. “We wanted to make Veterans Day a memorable day for those who visit loved one’s gravesites,” said Christopher ...
By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com Geneva College football coach Geno DeMarco seems to have saved his best for last. Washington & Jefferson, which needs a victory to clinch a second consecutive Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship ...
By Joe Tuscano For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com CHARLEROI – If Washington can replicate its performance from Friday night's trouncing of South Allegheny, it will be a fruitful and extended stay in the playoffs. The Prexies used a stable of running backs and ...
WEST MIFFLIN - Just as it did two weeks ago when it played Central Catholic in the regular-season finale, Canon-McMillan had a fast start against the Vikings on Friday night in the first round of the WPIAL Class 6A football playoffs. The Big Macs scored first when Matt Hirsch scooped up a ...
I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I’ve consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...
It was Christmas Eve 1917, and the Pittsburgh Railways trolley that bore the number 4236 was overloaded with passengers heading to work or shop or meet up with friends and family as the day wound down. At 3:18 p.m., it roared out of the Mount Washington Tunnel, traveling much, much faster ...
