Coming back from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, first-year Waynesburg University head softball coach Brett Shimek experienced a “nine-hour bus ride of emotional thoughts.” The emotion had nothing to do with what happened on the team’s spring break trip, where the Yellow Jackets struggled to a 2-6 start. The reason Shimek carried a heavy heart on … Continue reading
The results of the special election for the 37th Senatorial district—a seat left vacant when Guy Reschenthaler won the 14th congressional district race in November’s midterm elections—are in, and Democrat Pam Iovino is the winner. In an election that spanned Allegheny and Washington counties, Iovino defeated Republican D. Raja, earning 33,310 votes to Raja’s 30,741 … Continue reading
Former vice president Joe Biden could be the next president of the United States, but this past week hasn’t been favorable for his possible 2020 campaign. Last Friday, former Nevada state assembly Lucy Flores published an essay claiming that Biden kissed her on the head and touched her in an inappropriate manner in 2014 when … Continue reading
1. Avenatti is in hot water again This past Monday, prosecutors accused Michael Avenatti, known as the attorney of adult film star Stormy Daniels, of operating an “old fashioned shakedown.” Avenatti is alleged to have attempted to extort between $15 and $25 million from Nike, and this is not the only instance of Avenatti being … Continue reading
In her 45 years as a secretary in the Waynesburg University athletic department, Barb Tuggle has assisted a program that’s produced a Final Four basketball team from its days in the NAIA, and several PAC championships in wrestling as well as women’s track and cross country. While she’s worked in athletics—and every other university department, … Continue reading
In a few months, primary season for the Greene County Board of Commissioners will be underway. After falling short in her bid for a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives this past November, Betsy Rohanna McClure announced her intentions to run for Greene County Commissioner. A lifelong resident of Greene County, McClure— who graduated … Continue reading
How’s this for a picture? Imagine a Saturday night at Waynesburg University. As on most college campuses, many students who aren’t out partying will hang out in their room and watch ESPN. It’s March, so there’s a college basketball game on. The thought of such a small school like Waynesburg being one of the teams … Continue reading
I’m not a fan of Andy Warhol, but I’ll give him this. When he said “in the future, everybody will be world-famous for 15 minutes,” he nailed it. I’ve always believed in that quote, and became one of the people Warhol was alluding to in November 2017 when a video of myself explaining World Series … Continue reading
This past basketball season, Waynesburg University added a new dynamic to its women’s basketball coaching staff in graduate assistant Jasmine Jenkins. At just 24, Jenkins brings youth to head coach Sam Jones’ bench, and also high-level experience as a four-year member and two-year starter at Vanderbilt University. For Jenkins, basketball was more than a hobby … Continue reading
Last fall, Waynesburg lost one of its most popular restaurants when Hot Rod’s House of Bar-B-Que caught fire at around 4 a.m. Sept. 6. While it was instantly clear that it’d be a while before the restaurant could resume operations, owners Rodney and Stephanie Phillips were hoping to have their restaurant up and running before … Continue reading
