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A Christmas pastime keeps chugging along

For many, the sight of a model train racing around the base of a Christmas tree is an indelible holiday memory. As collecting and building model railways has become an increasingly niche hobby, however, it has become a less common sight for younger generations. The Train Gang of Washington ...

‘Milestone moment’: Montour Trail closes last gap

South Park Township Board of Supervisors Chairman Edward Snee dubbed the Montour Trail Stewart-to-Wood Section a “hidden secret,” but Diane and Rusty Kerin of Finleyville discovered the gem before its grand opening on Thursday. They had been using the stretch of trail that closely follows ...

What’s old is new again: Styx to appear at Pavilion at Star Lake

Classic rock fans will be in their element when Styx joins Foreigner and John Waite on stage for its Renegades & Juke Box Heroes performance at the Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown on July 31 at 6:45 p.m. Lawrence Gowan, lead vocalist and keyboardist for the seven-person band, ...

Quilting for a cause

There are women out there, said Terri Wilson of Dry Tavern in Greene County, who will give you their famous recipe, but will leave out their secret ingredient. “Not these women,” she said. “Quilters are very generous people.” Wilson was referring to the 42 members of the Mon Valley ...

Greene County Chamber of Commerce at full strength, getting stronger

The Greene County Chamber of Commerce has final returned to normal capacity.Melody Longstreth, executive director, could not be more pleased.“During the (COVID-19) pandemic, I lost staffers,” she said. “I just got my team fully back up and running. It’s our first full 12 months with ...