Law firm supports O-R in gas case
The Observer-Reporter's efforts to obtain details regarding a legal settlement between a Mt. Pleasant Township couple and a group of gas-drilling corporations is gaining the support of a San Francisco...
View ArticleVittone: Clock still ticking on charges
A recount of days that elapsed from the time a Brownsville woman was arrested on charges she stole more than $500,000 from a Bentleyville car dealership shows the prosecution still has 88 days to bring...
View ArticleA welcoming sight
 MT. MORRIS - Last spring, artist Kyle Hallam of Jefferson had a great idea. Why not take his love of art and recycling and share it with others?
View ArticleKICKING IT Adult kickball leagues lets grown ups be kids again
 It's about 8:45 on a Wednesday night and the lights are just flickering to life at Cameron Stadium in Washington.
View ArticleOne thing's certain in 50th District: uncertainty
The 50th Legislative District could very well have a caretaker legislator representing it through Nov. 30 if House Speaker Sam Smith decides next week to call for a special election this summer.
View Article'DEVASTATING'
An Amwell Township landmark that for years was known for its auctions and square dances before being transformed into a popular buffet-style restaurant was destroyed by fire early Saturday.
View ArticleLooking back
A look back at some of the headlines gracing the pages of the Observer-Reporter and Waynesburg Republican this week in Greene County history:
View ArticleRocking for the cure
WAYNESBURG - Residents of Rolling Meadows Nursing Home on Curry Road, Waynesburg, will be Rocking for the Cure from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.
View ArticleSuspect sought in Carroll stabbing
Carroll Township police have obtained a warrant to arrest a Monessen man in connection with a stabbing Friday.
View ArticleCare home violations spur DPW citations
A number of personal care homes in Washington and Greene counties were cited for violations last year, with five of the homes now closed. A number of others are operating under provisional licenses.
View ArticleTurtle turns up 47 years after youngster put initials on shell
Two old acquaintances were reunited after spending 47 years apart when Holland Cokeley on Monday found a box turtle on his property that his son Jeff had befriended as a child on the family's 4.5-acre...
View ArticleHomicide suspect faces trial
A Washington man awaiting his fate in Washington County Court after pleading guilty last week to killing a man testified that he was not alone in firing the shots outside a Washington bar more than...
View ArticleWaynesburg OKs restrictions to accommodate oversized loads
WAYNESBURG - Waynesburg Borough Council agreed Monday to restrict parking temporarily to one side of North Morris Street to allow oversized loads detoured from Interstate 79 to pass but made it clear...
View ArticleDeWeese reports to prison
Bill DeWeese's freedom ended at 1 p.m. Monday when he reported to Dauphin County Prison in Harrisburg.
View ArticleDrilling boosts local tax revenue
A study of sales tax collections for Pennsylvania counties where drilling into the Marcellus Shale occurred between 2007 and 2011 shows an increase in state and local tax collections, with Greene...
View ArticleWrecks prompt road closure
Like something lifted from a "Twilight Zone" episode, three separate, one-car accidents happened in the same spot on Muse-Bishop Road in Cecil Township Sunday.
View ArticleDress code policy draws opposition
Packed rooms and television news cameras aren't common at most school board meetings, but thanks to proposed additions to the existing dress code policy at Washington School District, both were present.
View ArticleDeWeese petitions for bail
Former state Rep. Bill DeWeese has filed a petition with the state's highest court attempting to be released from prison on bail while he appeals his conviction on corruption charges.
View ArticleStudents team up with Consol for project
CANONSBURG - Fourteen-year-old Katelyn Sarver stood in front of a room full of energy industry representatives Wednesday, lecturing them on the impacts of coal, natural gas and oil on Pennsylvania's...
View ArticleChesapeake Energy, lease at crux of lawsuit
An Avella couple has filed a lawsuit against Chesapeake Energy Corp. claiming the natural gas drilling company filed a false legal notice in an attempt to extend its lease.
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