In conjuncture with National Alpaca Farm Days, the only alpaca farm in Greene County will be opening up to the public to educate the community on the animal and their distinctive traits Sept. 23-24. Lippencott Alpacas, owned by Phil and Lena Galing and located in Waynesburg, have been offering a farm open house each year … Continue reading
During Sam Benger’s four-year career at Carnegie Mellon University as a running back, the accolades have piled on. During his sophomore year, he was the UAA and Presidents’ Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and led the entirety of Division III football in rushing yards. In 2016, his junior year, Benger made the AFCA … Continue reading
For three consecutive years, Waynesburg University football has lost the first two games of its season. This year, the schedule only gets harder for the Yellow Jackets, as they face Carnegie Mellon University, a school that has started the season undefeated. The Yellow Jackets come into Week Three still looking for their first win of … Continue reading
In a run game concentrated offense, the Waynesburg University’s football team lost one of its leading running backs a day before the second game of the season with a pulled hip flexor. That was when sophomore Jarves Crews got called up; before Saturday he had never taken a snap at the collegiate level. According to … Continue reading
On Saturday, Nov. 12, Rick Shepas walked off the field for the last time as the head coach for Waynesburg University football and the search for a new football coach began for the Yellow Jackets. By early summer, a decision had been made and the search ended right where it began, at Waynesburg University with … Continue reading
In Waynesburg, a ribbon has been cut, signifying the closure of a multi-million dollar project that took roughly four years to complete, which aimed to increase the safety of Freedom Bridge. The project was contracted at $15.1 million dollars and involved opening up a bottleneck that the bridge had created with only single lanes entering … Continue reading
Once a year, hundreds of journalists gather in a city somewhere in the United States to network, discuss trends in the field and learn from one another. The Excellence in Journalism Conference (EIJ) is the largest journalism event in America, and this year, two journalism students from Waynesburg University were able to attend. Mattie Winowith … Continue reading
Nine months ago, multiple feet of muddy water laid overtop the field at John F. Wiley stadium. Fast forward to this past weekend, Waynesburg University’s football team ran onto a newly restored turf field to play its home opener. Flooding this past December rendered the 10-year-old field wrinkled, buckled and useless. Serving as the home … Continue reading
Two weeks ago, Robert Aberegg, a campus security officer, officially began work with Waynesburg University.Roughly a year ago, Aberegg was working as a Critical Incident Manager for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. After retiring, he spent time to himself to get back to what was meaningful to him in the workforce. “I took 10 months … Continue reading
Three years ago, a recycling task force was assembled with the primary purpose of increasing Waynesburg University’s recycling efforts and decreasing the institution’s impact on the environment. The institution was not adequately recycling, said Janet Paladino, associate professor of Biology and task force advisor. Now, despite three years of effort to inform the university of … Continue reading
