close

News

Washington holding line on 2026 taxes

It appears that the city of Washington will not have a tax increase in 2026. Councilman Ken Westcott, who chairs the finance department, said the city will have a $15.3 million budget for 2026 that will keep millage at 5.53 mills for buildings. The rate for land is 38.71 mills. He said the ...

Counting the votes

Elections workers in Washington County were busy Tuesday morning pre-canvassing the more than 14,000 mail-in ballots the office received for the off-year election. Workers sorted the mail-in ballots for processing before handing them over to nearly two dozen other workers stationed at tables ...

Peters Township woman charged in officers’ assault

Peters Township police charged a woman accused of assaulting police officers after she was taken into custody during a domestic incident. Kimberly M. Pettijohn, 52, of Peters Township, faces felony charges of aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of simple assault and resisting ...

Pa. Supreme Court justices appear to win retention

Three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices fighting to keep their seats on the bench in a politically charged campaign were leading in their retention vote late Tuesday night. Democratic Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht all held a 2-to-1 advantage in ...