The Cookie Queen: a tribute to Sue York, one of our favorite bakers
Sue York once joked that she must have an invisible Krispy Kreme Doughnuts "hot sign" glowing in the front window of her home.
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Numerous people recently appeared in Washington County Court on criminal charges.
View ArticleRedrawn districts affect region
Washington County may have grown by 2.4 percent between the 2000 and 2010 censuses, but its growth didn't preserve a state Senate district that has for decades included Washington and Greene counties.
View ArticleCadet's aim: decorate more vets' graves
CANONSBURG - Tiffany Trunk was disappointed three years ago when she volunteered in a large-scale effort to decorate veterans' graves at national cemeteries, only to learn just 800 wreaths had been...
View ArticleDriver dies in wreck after chase
CENTERVILLE - A red Christmas ribbon marked the spot Saturday where a popular East Bethlehem Township man was killed in a violent vehicle crash that followed a police pursuit into Centerville a day...
View ArticleOklahoma company buys plot at Starpointe
An El Reno, Okla., firm that bills itself as "the mud-gas pressure control experts" hopes to be operating out of a new location in the Starpointe business park near Burgettstown by mid-2012.
View ArticleCommissioners adopt 2012 spending plan
WAYNESBURG - Greene County commissioners Thursday adopted its 2012 spending plan, which will hold the line on taxes despite shrinking state aid.
View ArticleNeighbors' friendly rivalry makes rural valley glow
Motorists may think they're seeing the glow from a gas well flare or the landing strip lights of an airfield while driving along Longmile Road, just outside Ruff Creek between Prosperity and...
View ArticleTwo years for witness in teen's 1977 death
A Charleroi man charged in connection with the 34-year-old brutal murder of a Charleroi teenager was sentenced Thursday to two to four years in prison, followed by two years of probation.
View ArticleUnion Township approves contract for police coverage
Starting Jan. 1, the residents of Union Township will see a more frequent police presence in their neighborhoods.
View ArticleWashington Church of Christ holds toy giveaway
More than 1,000 donated toys went to local families in need during Washington Church of Christ's second annual toy giveaway Saturday.
View ArticleGreene Co. receives grants for projects
The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has awarded grants to three Greene County projects aimed at promoting canoeing and kayaking on the Monongahela River and Ten Mile Creek.
View ArticleA police force in mourning
On the night East Washington police Officer John David Dryer was gunned down on Interstate 70, he did something out of character for him - he was late for work.
View ArticleTeen shooting suspect turns himself in
A Washington teen accused of shooting another man on the basketball court of an East Washington community center this month turned himself in to police Monday.
View ArticleMan going to prison for murder
Robert William Urwin Jr. admitted Tuesday that he was not a good boyfriend and that he was unfaithful to 16-year-old Mary Irene Gency a few weeks prior to her death.
View ArticlePanes pose local mystery
In the basement of the Observer-Reporter lies a treasure - a small storeroom filled with old photos and negatives, some of them on glass, that constitute a 150-year history of this city and county....
View ArticleViolist hitting his stride in music business
The choices for a budding musician were different for Grant Bedillion, 25, who was educated in the South Carolina public school system, than they were for his father, Sheldon, a 1982 Jefferson-Morgan...
View ArticleLaw adds hours, subtracts passengers
A new state law aimed at increasing safety among young drivers takes effect today, requiring those celebrating their sweet 16 to put in more time behind the wheel before they can get their license...
View ArticleStores see average rate of return
For the last month or so, as per "Silver Bells," the shoppers have been rushing home with their treasures.
View ArticleJury commissioners stand up for office
The elected office of jury commissioner may be going by the wayside in Washington County, but one of the two elected officials now holding the posts said, "Not without a fight."
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