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 ...
A freelance journalist who has been researching the deaths of inmates in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has filed a federal lawsuit in Johnstown seeking the release of information concerning an inmate who died in December 2023 when housed in the Moshannon Valley Processing ...
Washington Drug and Alcohol Commission Executive Director Cheryl Andrews blasted Washington County officials over their handling of millions of dollars in opioid settlement money and questioned why the nonprofit she oversees and numerous other organizations helping people battle substance abuse ...
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 ...
STATE COLLEGE (AP) — Omar Cooper Jr. jumped to catch a pass from Fernando Mendoza in the back of the end zone, sweeping his inside foot within the field of play to go ahead of Penn State 27-24 with 36 seconds remaining and save No. 2 Indiana from its first loss of the season on ...
By Spencer Ripchik For the Dominion Post newsroom@observer-reporter.com MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia kept the momentum rolling and its postseason bowl hopes alive on Saturday. The Mountaineers won their second game in a row, over Colorado 29-22, which was WVU’s first win at home ...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Paul Cotter scored the shootout winner, Jake Allen stopped 33 of the 34 shots he faced in regulation and overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Saturday to take sole possession of first place in the NHL's Metropolitan Division. Jesper ...
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 ...
