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Chamber welcomes new business with ribbon cutting ceremony

Local and state officials joined Greene County Chamber of Commerce and other area agency representatives in welcoming a new business, Salon Diem, to the area with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held last month.The business is located at 199 Wahula Road in Carmichaels.Salon Diem, owned by Lisa ...

Fire destroys several Franklin Township businesses

Carol Pultorak received an early morning phone call on Jan. 19 about a fire at the Franklin Township building that housed a clinic operated by her nonprofit.The founder of Catnip Acres arrived as firefighters tried to get the blaze under control.“It was just raging,” Pultorak said. “There ...

Local shelters, animal rescue groups, benefit from Betty White Challenge

Betty White would have turned 100 years old on Jan. 17.But the iconic actress and passionate animal advocate died on Dec. 31, weeks before her milestone birthday.Fans, though, weren’t going to miss an opportunity to honor the beloved actress on her centennial birthday, so they created a ...

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit to open new location in Waynesburg

Cindy Yorio had a goal to open a franchise.It appears that goal is coming to fruition for the Mt. Morris resident. She and her husband, Joe, are the owners of the new DickeyĢƵ Barbecue Pit coming soon to Greene Plaza in Waynesburg.“We had a little bit of time to do some work and some ...

Greene DA, county commissioners at odds over victim services position

The Greene County commissioners and district attorney are at odds about how a victims services position will be filled and by whom.The commissioners through their salary board on Jan. 20 voted to hire Sarah Smith as the full-time victims services coordinator, but District Attorney David Russo ...

Rep. Snyder to serve on new state broadband development authority

State Rep. Pam Snyder, D-Jefferson, has been appointed to serve on the newly formed Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority.Snyder was a main co-sponsor of House Bill 2071, now known as Act 96 of 2021, which was signed by Gov. Tom Wolf in December after unanimously passing both chambers of ...