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Waynesburg U. targets military students with initiative

news@greenecountymessenger.comWaynesburg University has embarked on a new initiative geared toward helping veteran and military member students.Dr. Michelle Steimer, assistant professor for the Graduate and Professional Studies Counseling Program, will serve as director of Veteran and Military ...

Waynesburg man pledges $200,000 for scholarship at Penn State Fayette

Charles E. Hunnell of Waynesburg has pledged $200,000 to establish the Florence Vernon Hunnell Scholarship at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus.Named for HunnellĢƵ late mother, the scholarship will benefit full-time students at the campus, with preference given to Greene County ...

Morris Township man wanted for violent threats

news@greenecountymessenger.comState police have issued an arrest warrant for a Morris Township man who allegedly made violent threats towards a woman and police.Jesse Ray Johnson, 46, faces a felony of making terroristic threats that cause evacuation of a building, and misdemeanors of ...

Naloxone orders expanded to combat overdoses

news@greenecountymessenger.comGov. Tom Wolf recently announced another expansion of naloxone standing orders, allowing residents to obtain products to help combat the rise of overdoses in Pennsylvania.The expansion includes a non-prefilled syringe with two single-dose vials of injectable liquid ...

PA advances rule to limit PFAS in drinking water

news@greenecountymessenger.comPennsylvaniaĢƵ Environmental Quality Board voted in mid-October in favor of adopting a new rule to limit the amount of two toxic PFAS chemicals in Pennsylvanians’ drinking water.PFAS chemicals are referred to as “forever chemicals” because they don’t ...

PA Voter Hall of Fame inducts 2022 members

news@greenecountymessenger.comThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is in Canton, Ohio. The National Baseball League Hall of Fame and Museum is in Cooperstown, NY.And the Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame is in Harrisburg, in the office of the Department of State.Yes, there is a Voter Hall of Fame. It ...