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CMO consortium encourages vaccines against flu, COVID-19

news@greenecountymessenger.comLeaders of regional health care systems are encouraging Southwestern Pennsylvania residents to take steps to protect themselves from the flu, COVID-19 and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) this fall and winter.The Western PA Regional Chief Medical Officers ...

Union, hospital workers voice concerns over proposed WHS-UPMC merger

news@greenecountymessenger.comThe president of the Washington chapter of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, accompanied by representatives from other organizations, gathered outside Washington Health SystemÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Washington Hospital on Thursday morning to voice concerns about the health systemÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ...

Area superintendents testify about fair funding for public schools

news@greenecountymessenger.comTwo area superintendents stressed the importance of having a fair school funding formula during testimony before a stateÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Basic Education Funding Commission on Thursday.“When I look at the discussion of fair funding, itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ a discussion of shifting the tax ...

Bus companies continue to struggle with hiring school bus drivers

news@greenecountymessenger.comFor many, itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ a given that the school bus will pick up their children in the morning and drop them back off in the afternoon. But behind the scenes, area school districts and bus companies struggle to maintain a consistent fleet of drivers.Local bus lines report ...

Beyond the classroom: Schools offer varied menu of activities to students

news@greenecountymessenger.comFrom painting with senior citizens to learning Mandarin Chinese to operating coffee shops, todayÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students are engaging in a myriad of extracurricular activities.School districts are finding different ways to give students avenues to pursue various interests ...

Greene elections office sending out mail-in ballots

The Greene County Elections Office is beginning to send out its mail-in and absentee ballots to voters who requested them ahead of the Nov. 7 general election.Elections Director Jason Mihal said Thursday that the office has sent out about 1,600 ballots so far, “with more (requests) coming ...