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Victim identified in Cecil Twp. fatal accident

From stage 4 diagnosis to cancer-free for Mascara

Ex-officer nabbed in sex case

Cow deaths have couple questioning water quality

Three gas stations robbed

Hearing set on appeal by woman who starved daughter

Woman stabbed with steak knife

Shots fired at quad riders

Drillers: Fracturing rock poses no danger

Agency facing $58M loss to monitor gas drilling

W. Greene seeks new coaches
ROGERSVILLE - West Greene may hire new coaches for its football and volleyball programs next year after the school board voted Thursday to open those positions. The district will seek applications for the head and assistant coaches and the incumbent coaches are free to apply. The board will probably make its hiring decisions in a few months.
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County files lawsuit over collapse of bridge
WAYNESBURG - Greene County has sued a Smithfield trucking company and the driver who drove a heavy load across a county bridge in Morris Township last year causing the bridge to collapse. The lawsuit, filed Thursday with the Greene County court, names Jenkins Trucking Inc. and Stephen Holbert of Dilliner as defendants. The suit asks for $1,190,000 to replace the 50-foot long bridge.
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Officials extend tax-abatement program
WAYNESBURG - Greene County commissioners Thursday approved a tax-abatement ordinance that adds additional tax breaks designed to attract large businesses to the area. At the same time, the board renewed the program that offers temporary tax breaks on commercial and residential improvements. The existing ordinances were to expire at the end of this year.
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