Elections took place Tuesday, Nov. 7, for local offices in Greene County. The election that garnered the most attention was the race for County Coroner. At the time of publication, the unofficial results had Democratic candidate Gregory Rohanna leading over Republican candidate Gene Rush by just one vote. Just hours before, Rush had been in … Continue reading
For 30 days, ALDI Food Market, on 210 Greene Plaza in Waynesburg, was being remodeled, with alterations being made on the inside and outside of the store. Finally, on the morning of October 25, the store re-opened for business. The remodeling was part of a larger scale operation being done by the company, with the … Continue reading
When the residents of the Bird Sisters transitional home, in Waynesburg, welcomed State Sen. Camera Bartolotta and other state legislators to dinner in their facility in early October, they made lasagna. Bartolotta said the dining room of the house was packed with residents and law-makers. “They had a wonderful dinner and they were cooking all … Continue reading
The 10th annual Halloween Spooktacular event took place in Waynesburg, along High Street, Oct. 31. Fifty-one participants from local businesses dressed up for a costume contest. Costumes were judged in the morning and more than $500 in awards were given out to winners in several categories. The event was created a decade ago and is … Continue reading
Coming soon to Greene County is the first ever HallowGreene festival, a fall event sponsored by Washington Health System. According to Stephanie Wagoner, a marketing employee of the Washington Health System, the event will serve a wide range of purposes, including creating a family-fun environment and educating the community. The event will be at WHS … Continue reading
The Borough of Waynesburg usually does not attract much attention. Recently, however, there has been a buzz in the air. Within the last couple of months two movies were filmed in Waynesburg. “Night Zero,” the first of the two was filmed in August and took just eight days to film, according to co-producer Tredd Barton. … Continue reading
“Don’t drink the water here.” Ken Dufalla cracked open two small cans of off-brand tomato juice and poured them into a tall glass. Dufalla is a passionate 70-year-old man who serves as the president of Greene County’s Izaak Walton League of America [IWLA], an organization devoted to protecting the environment. He bit into his cheeseburger … Continue reading
The Sumney Log Cabin has begun process of relocation to Mingo Creek County Park. The historic cabin, aged at more than 200 years old, will be rebuilt in the boy scout camping area of the park. The structure’s new location will be only approximately five miles from where it originally stood, but the process of … Continue reading
Skip Black thought the bullet that pierced his left bicep and the shrapnel from an AK-47 that struck his forehead were just dirt. He hardly noticed. Instead, the United States Marine was focused on the sight of the American flag falling in the midst of battle – that pulled him from his focus on combat. … Continue reading
By Dylan Cleland For the Yellow Jacket The Greene County Senior Arts Fair will be held at the Greene County Fairgrounds Oct. 6. The fair will be featuring four hours of information, prizes and food. Nancy Riggle, Greene County supervisor of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging, helped to coordinate the event for … Continue reading
