Challenging republicans Mike Belding and Betsy McClure both received more than 28% of the county vote, and incumbent democrat Blair Zimmerman received 22.6% to round out the new board of commissioners, according to greene.pa.us. With the 2020 Presidential Election quickly approaching, the board wants to focus on promoting unity and putting the people of Greene … Continue reading
A local educational opportunity from a practicing professional is available to those who wish to attend Soup’s Marketing’s Digital Marketing Essentials Seminar Series. Coordinating with PA CareerLink in Greene County, Petrina Supler, founder of Soup’s Marketing, will be hosting her event at the PA CareerLink office located in the Greene Plaza. Supler stresses the value … Continue reading
From 12:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, Eva K. Bowlby Library will be hosting a puzzle contest open to anyone in the community 15 years of age or older. With a three-hour time-constraint, competitors in teams of two will be expected to complete a 500-piece puzzle. If someone registers as an individual contestant, they will be … Continue reading
While temperatures were soaring in the mid-fifties in Waynesburg on Sunday, winter winds and a generous layer of snow coated the weather capital of the world as a record breaking crowd gathered to witness in anticipation the prediction of the year. Just after 7:25 a.m., Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his stump at Gobbler’s Knob with … Continue reading
Mission House on 146 W. Franklin St. is set to be officially out of commission come March. The home has served as a place of transitional housing for the homeless in the Greene County area for the last few years. Janice Gottschalk, owner of the Mission House, listed the house for sale before December, but … Continue reading
In an initiative to prepare students to be productive citizens, West Greene School District has announced it will be renovating its vocational agriculture and STEAM facilities. In a press release from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Governor Wolf reported 71% of jobs in Pennsylvania require a background update in computers and new technologies. After looking … Continue reading
Standing on East Lincoln Street, Waynesburg resident Aaron Ketchem runs A.K.’s iPhone and Tech Support in his own home with his fiancé, Angel Villers. This family-run business started when Ketchem made the discovery that he could fix his own iPhone cheaper and more conveniently than driving out to the nearest Apple Store. “We have it … Continue reading
Waynesburg residents want more of it. Downtown businesses want more of it. Waynesburg University members want more of it. “People get upset about parking probably more so than they do over us arresting them for different stuff,” Waynesburg Police Chief Tom Ankrom said. “Most of our complaints if we are going to have them at … Continue reading
Since last year, the Greene County Historical Society has held a lecture series titled, “A Drop of History,” for people in and around the community. Since their first lecture in the series in April of last year, attendance has grown for the monthly events. Their next lecture in the series is at 7 p.m. on … Continue reading
For over 20 years, John Stanger has performed live in front of local crowds. He will be doing it once again with his band, the Angry Johnny Stangery Band on Feb. 1, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Old Station Bar and Grill outside of Waynesburg. “’Miss you’ by The [Rolling] Stones, Tyler … Continue reading
