An out-of-control deer population is wreaking havoc on crops in the region and throughout Pennsylvania, impacting crop yields and farmers’ livelihoods. To address the issue, a meeting has been scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. July 23 at the Lone Pine Community Center in Washington with members of ...
Georgette and Edward Chmura had plans to repurpose the barn on the non-working farm they own and operate in the Scenery Hill section of Somerset Township. “This has been a four-year venture in the making,” she said of the couple’s endeavor to convert the structure into a multipurpose ...
Every third Saturday in May, a train of horse-drawn wagons makes its way across National Pike for the National Road Festival, also known as Pike Days. The event takes place all along Route 40 in Washington, Fayette and Somerset counties. Many homes along the road hold yard sales, and ...
A forecast of heavy rain Friday has prompted a change in one portion of the coming weekend’s National Road Festival. Bill Glowacki Sr., a wagon master, said the National Pike Wagon Train schedule has been altered to eliminate Friday’s departure from Claysville Park. Instead, the wagon ...
The Washington Spinners and Weavers Guild was founded 50 years ago and is still going strong. The group of about 30 members who are all interested in fiber, said club president Barbara Campbell of Grindstone. “Most of us do a little bit of spinning. A lot of the women are knitters. Several ...
Lois Bower-Bjornson wants to clear the air about the environment. It is not as clean as she believes it should be. An active activist, Bower-Bjornson is a Southwestern Pennsylvania field organizer with Clean Air Council, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that was founded before the Environmental ...
