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Greene County commissioners approve 2026 budget

Greene County residents won’t see a property tax increase in 2026. The commissioners approved a $20 million general fund budget, up 1.1% from last year, at their meeting last Thursday. Overall spending for the county is targeted at $37.1 million, down about 0.5% from 2025. That $188,000 ...

Another Greene County elections director leaves position

Greene County is reconfiguring its elections office after the recent resignation of the seventh elections director to hold the post since 2020. Earlier this month, the Greene County commissioners accepted the resignation of Kierra Cannon as elections director retroactive to Nov. 4, Election ...

Holiday debt can be one form of a Christmas hangover

“And so this is the day after Christmas And what have you done? Spent all of your paycheck And had too much fun.” This slight rewrite of John LennonĢƵ “Happy Xmas” can be the lament of a lot of people when Dec. 26 rolls around. Maybe Christmas revelers had one too many cups of ...

Greene County home destroyed in fire

No one was injured when a Christmas Eve fire broke out in a Sycamore home. Center Township Fire Chief Paul Cook said the home at 851 Hopewell Ridge Road, used as a guest house by the property owner, was a total loss. No one was inside when the fire broke out around 8:45 a.m., Cook said. ...

King Coal Association celebrates areaĢƵ mining history

For the past 70 years, the King Coal Association has promoted and celebrated the history of mining in Southwestern Pennsylvania, reminding residents of its importance to the region. “Going back to earlier years, probably even before the 1900s, the coal industry, and coal mines ...