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‘RAMP’ing up transportation in Greene

Need a ride? A new pilot program designed to improve transportation services in rural areas is set to launch May 1 in Greene County. On Thursday, the Rural County Mobility Platform (RAMP) held a kickoff event at the Greene County Fairgrounds to spread the word about the supplemental ...

Austin Murphy, a former Democratic congressman and member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly whose life was marked by service and clouded by controversy, died Saturday. He was 96. At the time of his death, Murphy, a native of the Mon Valley, was a resident of Carroll Township. Murphy won ...

It’s a food truck. And a classroom on wheels. On Wednesday, Greene County Career and Technology Center unveiled its student-run food truck, the first of its kind in the region, during the school’s open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony. The food truck, which the culinary arts ...

Missions of service

Waynesburg University’s mission statement is to educate students to make connections between faith, learning and servicing. A group of students took that motto to heart by spending their spring break immersing themselves in domestic and international service projects. More than 60 students ...

Readers of the Observer-Reporter may be familiar with former columnist Laura Zoeller, who shared her insights on raising three children with her late husband, John, on their family farm in Prosperity. Zoeller recently turned to writing fiction, penning her first book, “Twisted ...

A Waynesburg woman was killed early Saturday morning when she was ejected from her vehicle in Jefferson Township, Greene County. According to a report from the Greene County Coroner’s office, Jennifer K. Caldwell, 44, was eastbound on State Route 21 in the “early morning hours” when the ...