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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 ...

Waynesburg woman charged with assaulting two police officers

A Waynesburg woman is facing multiple assault charges following allegations she struck two police officers who were attempting to restrain her during an incident earlier this month at a local hospital.Kristen Ann Sakstrup, 24, is facing two felony counts of aggravated assault, two misdemeanor ...

Waynesburg man killed in West Virginia mining accident

A Greene County man died Jan. 14 in a mining accident in West Virginia.Jeffrey Phillips, 44, of Waynesburg, was fatally injured after falling while working above a belt line at Ohio County Coal Co.ĢƵ Ohio County Mine in Benwood, according to a press release issued by West Virginia Gov. Jim ...

Local businesses impacted by delivery driver shortage

Grocery stores aren’t the only businesses experiencing shortages.Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, local businesses have struggled to provide delivery services to their customers.“There are times where we just don’t deliver that day, thatĢƵ all,” said Lori J. Coury, who owns River ...

West Greene School District awarded $25,000 school safety grant

West Greene School District has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to increase school safety.The funding is part of the Department of EducationĢƵ Safe Schools Targeted Grants initiative, which involves four specific programs.West Greene School District ...