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Public invited to meeting on health studies

news@greenecountymessenger.comA public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 5, in Canonsburg to update residents of Southwestern Pennsylvania on a pair of studies that were green-lighted in 2019 by Gov. Tom Wolf to explore potential health impacts, including childhood cancer, of the natural ...

Greene County man dies after falling from pickup truck

news@greenecountymessenger.comA Greene County man died after falling from the back of a pickup truck on Aug. 5, and marked the only fatality to occur over the Labor Day holiday weekend in area covered by state police in Troop B.Carl David Tucker II, 27, of Gray Township, was riding on an ...

Area photographer captures all of Pennsylvania’s covered bridges

news@greenecountymessenger.comOn Aug. 23, 2022, Heidi Mertz snapped her last photograph of a Pennsylvania covered bridge.For two years, the Bethel Park woman spent her vacations and PTO traveling to and taking photos of every covered bridge in the commonwealth.All but one.“One I went to – ...

New COVID boosters available locally

news@greenecountymessenger.comSouthwestern Pennsylvania pharmacies and doctors’ offices are now offering doses of the new “bivalent” COVID booster shots, with more availability expected to open up in coming weeks.Walgreens locations are now booking appointments for the newly approved ...

Community and coworkers remember beloved late First Federal president, CEO

Charles W. Trump Jr.'s ascent to the top of a distinguished bank had a humble beginning. Fresh out of Waynesburg University with a master's in business administration, this former Yellow Jackets wrestler was grappling with his future."I thought a career in business banking or something similar ...