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Million-dollar scratch-off ticket sold at Franklin Township Giant Eagle

news@greenecountymessenger.comA Giant Eagle shopper turned $20 into $1 million with the purchase of a scratch-off lottery ticket.The Pennsylvania Lottery announced in a press release Friday that a Merry and Bright ticket containing the top prize was sold at the Giant Eagle located at 100 Sugar ...

Man fights to return home to be with dying grandfather

World War II veteran Robert Barnhart has a dying wish: to see his grandson, Christopher, one last time and to meet ChristopherĢƵ wife and newborn son.“He basically raised me,” said Christopher, whose grandfather, of Mt. Morris, Greene County, moved him from Chambersburg to a farm in ...

Wheeling Creek Road in Richhill Township closed until October

Wheeling Creek Road in Richhill Township will be closed at the intersection of Crabapple Road through Monday, Oct. 3.Crews from the state Department of Transportation will be replacing the existing bridge that carries Wheeling Creek Road over Crabapple Creek. Work will also include approach ...

Central Greene working to consolidate school facilities

news@greenecountymessenger.comThe Central Greene School District is selling its storage warehouse in Waynesburg as it continues to consolidate its facilities onto the Zimmerman Drive campus.The school board voted last week night to list the warehouse building at 54 N. Maiden St. for sale with ...

COVID-19 funeral assistance available

Relief for funeral expenses incurred during the pandemic is still available through the Federal Emergency Management AgencyĢƵ COVID-19 funeral assistance program.“The federal government made this assistance available through FEMA to help families overcome the financial impact of paying for ...

Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern PA to host volunteer training

newsroom@heraldstandard.comNearly 40 men and women throughout Greene, Fayette and Washington counties donate their time to the Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania, and the nonprofit is hoping to add more to its list of certified volunteers.DVSSP is hosting the first in a ...