King Coal Association celebrates area’s mining history
Greene County residents won’t see a property tax increase in 2026. The commissioners approved a $20 million general fund budget, up 1.1% from last year, at their meeting last Thursday. Overall spending for the county is targeted at $37.1 million, down about 0.5% from 2025. That $188,000 decline is less than half the drop in Act 13 fundås, disbursed annually to cover the impacts of drilling for unconventional gas wells. Those funds fell more than $411,000, to under $3.5 million. Jared Edgreen, chairman of the commissioners, said the board is taking a fiscally conservative approach, making no major changes from the previous year. He and Finance Director Jeremy Kelly described ...
More than three decades ago, Wesley Health Center opened its doors to provide medical service to those without insurance. Not long after, it became a place for providing health care for all individuals 18 and older. “Many people were having trouble paying their deductible, the co-pay or ...
For the next two years, two county commissioners from the area will lead a regional commission for transportation and economic development. Members of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission elected Fayette County Commissioner Vince Vicites as chairman and Greene County Commissioner Betsy ...
Chartiers-Houston used balanced scoring and a big third quarter to remain unbeaten in Class 2A Section 3 play as the Bucs defeated visiting Burgettstown 63-31 in a boys basketball game Tuesday night. The win makes Chartiers-Houston 3-0 in the section and 7-2 overall. The Bucs led 34-22 at ...
Observer-Reporter The WPIAL Class 5A champion Peters Township football team was well represented on the All-State team released Tuesday. Four Indians – James Spratt, Nolan DiLucia, Lucas Shanafelt and Reston Lehman – made the list. Fort Cherry’s Matt Sieg and Bentworth’s Ben Hays ...
McMURRAY – Vitt Emerich picked a pretty good time to make her first basket of the night. A once comfortable double-digit lead for the Trinity girls basketball team had dwindled to four points late in the fourth quarter, when Emerich found herself alone with the ball beyond the arc and ...
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 ...
Many people think writing a book is driven by lightning bolts of inspiration that propel an author forward. Katherine Mansfield isn’t one of them. “There are definitely points when something comes out of the ether and rests on your brain … but I think true creativity is just ...
