August 1 marked the 80th anniversary of Operation Tidal Wave, the costliest major Allied air raid, proportionally, of World War II.The U.S. aerial bombardment of nine oil refineries around Ploiesti Romania on Aug. 1, 1943, resulted in the loss of of 310 of 1,751 American airmen and 53 of 178 ...
news@greenecountymessenger.comThe three state parks here in Southwestern Pennsylvania range from the wildly popular to just plain wild.Each of the parks in the tri-county area 鈥� Ryerson Station in Greene, Ohiopyle in Fayette and Hillman in Washington 鈥� offers something totally unique that ...
news@greenecountymessenger.comOn a sunny Sunday afternoon in June, the procession of vehicles coming up to the back entrance of the Goodwill store on Banksville Road seems unending.Drivers get out of their cars 鈥� or, in one case, a van 鈥� and disgorge the contents. Black trash bags bulging ...
What would a fair be without animals, and there are plenty of them this week at the Greene County Fairgrounds near Waynesburg. Numerous 4-H kids and their parents were at the show barn Monday morning preparing their animals for the various contests throughout the week. The fair continues ...
news@greenecountymessenger.comA lawyer accused of conspiring to have an inmate at the Washington County jail eavesdrop on another attorney during what was supposed to be a private phone call pleaded guilty Wednesday to lesser charges.Kimberly Ann Furmanek, who was facing felony wiretapping ...
Charlie "Chuck" Hamilton Wright, Jr, 71, of Washington, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 2, 2023.He was born January 15, 1952, in Waynesburg, a son of the late Charlie Hamilton and Mary Phillips Wright, Sr.Charlie was a graduate of McGuffey High School and was Christian by faith.After ...
