ĢƵ

close

Community Life

The Cigarette Horse Race

Social mores in my youth were truly radical compared to those of today. After years of federal regulation, negative advertising and countless medical alerts, the dangers of smoking and later, the risks of vaping, have been at least conveyed to the public at large. Health risk is a required ...

Great American Banana Split Celebration returns Aug. 24-25

In 1904, David Strickler, a 23-year-old soda jerk, was working at his familyĢƵ drugstore in Latrobe. He began experimenting with ice cream combinations and the banana split was born. Though the community of Latrobe has held on to the rich history for decades, by 2013, it was made ...

Ending August on a fun note with the Corks & Kegs Festival

You know summer is winding down when the Corks & Kegs Festival kicks off a weekend of fun at the Hollywood Casino at the Meadows in North Strabane. The free event, sponsored by the Observer-Reporter, is slated for this Saturday and Sunday and expects to attract not only beer and wine ...

FACT issues updated paratransit service/shared ride policies

Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation has updated policies for its paratransit service and shared ride program. Qualified riders can still schedule curbside-service appointments two weeks in advance of the desired pickup date, but no later than 2 p.m. on the business day prior to service, ...

Things that go bump in the night

Janis Rohanna is no stranger to the paranormal. The executive assistant and events planner for the Greene County Historical Society has heard footsteps and voices, and seen an apparition of an older woman with long white hair in a nightgown at the countyĢƵ former poorhouse, now a ...