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West Greene can’t stop Farrell’s Oatis in PIAA first-round loss

McMURRAY – The reason a group of undersized girls at West Greene High School are good at basketball is because of how tenacious they play.A full-court, non-stop press defense that forces 39 turnovers a game, paired with a fast-paced offense, led the Pioneers to a 20-2 regular season record, ...

Bruce’s History Lessons: Gun control and the Founding Fathers

I have never owned a gun, I have no plans to, and I support sensible restrictions on gun ownership, especially mandatory background checks.That said, there are justifiable reasons why the founders created the Second Amendment, <em>and</em> why its language doesn’t ...

Waynesburg U. students give back during spring break

WAYNESBURG - During spring break this past week, 54 Waynesburg University students participated in service trips across the country and internationally.Students, led by university faculty and staff, served in Antietam, Md.; Concord, N.C.; Nassau, Bahamas; Brooksville, Fla.; and Pittsburgh.Rea ...

One injured in crash on Route 21 in Center Township

One driver was taken to WHS-Greene hospital after a crash on Route 21 Friday morning.State police said a WTC Gas Field Services pickup truck carrying pipes lost its load driving west on a curve near Jacobs Run Road in Center Township just before 10 a.m.Another driver, James Baker, 32, of ...

Police Beat March 9

<h2>WAYNESBURG</h2>Theft charge: Steven Scott Williams, 33, of 22 East View Court, Waynesburg, was charged Wednesday with receiving stolen property and theft. Waynesburg Borough police received a report a cellphone was stolen from a Morgan Street residence Feb. 19. ...

EDITORIAL Follow-through needed in animal cruelty cases

Last year, the Legislature passed and Gov. Tom Wolf signed Libre’s Law, a measure named for an abused puppy that significantly toughened the commonwealth’s laws against mistreatment of animals.Among other things, the law allows for more serious charges to be filed, including an aggravated ...