close

TAGGED : washington-county

Peters woman named site manager of new Washington County College Center

The Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) announced Friday the hiring of a site manager for its Washington County College Center. Taking on the role will be Peters Township resident Kara Eltschlager. A press release from CCBC describes Eltschlager as having 10 years of experience in media ...

Candy canes a minty sweet Christmas tradition

Along with Christmas tunes sneaking onto the airwaves between pop hits and gingerbread lattes featuring prominently on coffee shop menus, candy aisles filled with red-and-white striped sweets are a tell-tale sign that the holidays have arrived. “The candy cane’s just always been ...

Local Jewish community turns out for Hanukkah celebrations

A large crowd gathered in front of the Washington County Courthouse Dec. 11 to celebrate Hanukkah. This was the second year Chabad of the South Hills hosted the event. The Mt. Lebanon-based synagogue has been reaching out to Washington County since the closure of Beth Israel’s synagogue in ...

Getting down to business

Third-graders at Pleasant Valley Elementary School put their lessons on economic principles to the test at the economics fair earlier this month. Students created their own products, as well as marketing and sales plans. Kids then went shopping to “purchase” their classmates’ new inventions.