Waynesburg University is in the midst of planning for its sixth annual Day of Giving on Thursday, Nov. 4. To complement donations made over the phone and via a mailed check, the University is utilizing givebutter.com for this year’s online donation platform. According to President Douglas Lee, the Day of Giving is important because it … Continue reading
Waynesburg University’s Graduate Counseling and Professional Studies program recently received a grant from the Health Resources Services Administration. The grant was received before the start of the 2021 fall semester, and according to Dr. James Hepburn, program director of the Master of Arts in Counseling, graduate students who are awarded the grant will receive a … Continue reading
On Saturday, Oct. 2, Sean Parnell spoke at the Greene County Fairgrounds. Parnell is a Republican candidate for one of Pennsylvania’s two seats in the United States Senate. The incumbent, Pat Toomey, announced in October of last year that he would not seek re-election. Parnell is endorsed by former President Trump, Senator Josh Hawley from … Continue reading
Greene County’s Forgivable Advance for Small Business Assistance (FASBA) program was recently granted an additional $300,000. According to a press release, the original $900,000 was distributed to 24 businesses in Greene County. Crystal Simmons, Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnership Program Director, said that the additional funding is available on a first-come, first-serve … Continue reading
The very first thing that greets you when you walk into the building that Hilltop Packs and Hilltop Packs Coffee Company share is a wooden cutout of bigfoot holding a stand that dispenses hand sanitizer. The walls are filled with pictures of owner Ben McMillen on numerous hiking trips, various wooden coffee-related decorations, and a … Continue reading
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) has granted accreditation to several of Waynesburg University’s graduate counseling programs. Among the programs are the Masters of Arts in Counseling with a focus in Addiction Counseling, Master of Arts in Counseling with a focus in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and the Ph.D. in … Continue reading
The Greene County Airport was home to a flashlight drag event Sept. 12. The event primarily featured drag races, which were no-prep and one-eighth of a mile. According to motortrend.com, “a no-prep race is run on a track that hasn’t been prepped on the day of or during the event.” Darren Krause ran … Continue reading
Video courtesy of WCTV, Micah Leith When Caleb Ely walked into JT Rogers and Co Drug store in Waynesburg during the late 1800’s, he probably didn’t expect to help start a local tradition. And yet, that’s exactly what happened. According to rainydayfestival.com, Ely’s observation that the weather was always rainy on July 29, his birthday, … Continue reading
On August 31, the Center for Coalfield Justice hosted a virtual panel discussion with Mike Belding, Greene County Commissioner, and Sean o’Leary, a senior researcher at the Ohio River Valley Institute. The discussion was hosted by Veronica Coptis, the executive director at the Center for Coalfield Justice, and was centered around two videos about the … Continue reading
For the past four years, the students majoring in chemistry and forensic science have had to overcome many problems, such as the stress and work that already comes with pursuing a college degree that was only exacerbated by a worldwide pandemic. Now, as the seniors prepare to join the more than 17,000 Waynesburg alumni that … Continue reading
