As heavy rainfall led to flooding on her family’s property Saturday night, all Cailin Knopp could do was watch and listen as her goats screamed in distress. As a result of Saturday’s flash flooding, the 14-year-old member of the Washington County 4-H program lost the barns and supplies ...

MacKenzie Mitchell, 17, of Burgettstown, this year joined her siblings, receiving the highest honor in the Pennsylvania 4-H program, the Diamond Clover Award. Abigail Mitchell, 20, and Jacob Mitchell, 22 earned the top award in 2022. Members of the 4-H earn the first five Clover awards ...

When Sheila Hackinson joined the Washington County 4-H program as a positive youth development educator, she saw an opportunity to broaden the organization's traditional focus on livestock and agriculture. “We like to learn something about the culture when we cook,” said Hackinson, of ...