Two years ago, Garret Guthrie had a chance to kick a game-winning field goal at John F. Wiley Stadium. In the first game of the 2016 season, Guthrie, then a sophomore, went to kick a 32-yard field goal with a little more than a minute to play and the Yellow Jackets down 17-16 to Muskingum. … Continue reading
Dave Hromada Jr., German Township police chief, was in the administrative office at Masontown’s magistrate’s office when Patrick Dowdell opened fire. “I heard gunshots first,” said Hromada, who was waiting for the start of preliminary hearings along with other officers. “Most of us were already there in the building because we had court with the … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s golf team competed in a dual golf match against the Carlow University Celtics at the Youghiogheny Country Club on Saturday. The women lost to the Carlow by a final score of 624-429. Head coach Sam Jones was pleased to see the girls improve their scores and overall play on the course, … Continue reading
Excited entrepreneurs like Drew Johnson see something special in the town of Waynesburg. When he first moved to town from Tennessee, Johnson said he fell in love with Waynesburg’s small community. He was eager to add his business to the borough. Although the community and business owners hope their shops will prosper and profit, … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University football team is looking at the positives heading into its Week Three contest against the Bethany College Bison. For starters, several key players that were banged up with injuries in the past couple of weeks are on the upswing. One of those players is senior defensive back Justin Willkow, who suffered a … Continue reading
Senior Tristan Buxton put together a historic Waynesburg wrestling career at 125-pounds. The four-year standout capped off his four years as the man in second place all-time in career wins as a Yellow Jacket with 127. For Buxton, it didn’t truly hit him how much of an impact his wrestling career had at Waynesburg until … Continue reading
“Many moons ago,” as Brian Carr recalls, he was walking into his first meeting on Waynesburg University’s campus, when the person running the meeting asked the group, “Does anyone have any prayer requests?” “I almost fell on the floor,” Carr said. Carr was joyous to witness his first meeting on a university campus in prayer. … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s basketball team will have a chance at redemption. The Yellow Jackets, who were on a seven-game losing streak going into their game against Saint Vincent College last night, which finished past publication time, will have the opportunity to avenge their loss to Presidents’ Athletic Conference rival Westminster College earlier in the … Continue reading
For George Blystone, a member of the Greene County community since 1970, the addiction epidemic is not just a local issue. It was his life. A Town Hall Meeting hosted by Steps Inside, Inc., was held at the Greene County courthouse last Thursday, Oct. 26, addressing ongoing drug issues in the Western Pennsylvania area. Blystone … Continue reading
Coming into its regular season finale at Washington & Jefferson Saturday, Oct. 28, the Waynesburg University men’s soccer team needed a win or a draw to qualify for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference playoffs for the first time since 2014. Unfortunately for the Yellow Jackets, their season ended Saturday with a 3-1 loss to the Presidents. … Continue reading
