A massive American elm tree that stood for generations on the lawn of the First Presbyterian Church 1793 in Washington took its final bow on Monday as crews began its removal. The 100-foot tree was cut down this week by crews from Professional Treeman, a tree removal company, after ...

The Observer-Reporter made a grave mistake when it allowed newly-minted Washington County Commissioner Electra Janis to occupy the paper’s opinion page on May 20 with 42 column inches of nothing more than a self-serving political ad. There was very little opinion, but a liberal sprinkling ...