news@greenecountymessenger.comGiant Eagle plans to eliminate the use of single-use plastic grocery bags in its Pittsburgh area stores in upcoming months.Starting Oct. 20, Giant Eagle supermarkets throughout Central Ohio will discontinue the use of plastic bags, and the O鈥橦ara-based grocery ...
news@greenecountymessenger.comVietnam veteran Rick Black had a dream to have an exhibit in Greene County that would honor heroes from the military and first responders.Black, of Waynesburg, died in 2021. However, his dream is coming to fruition with the Tribute to Heroes exhibit, now through ...
The state Department of Environmental Protection announced that it has collected a $147,250 civil penalty from Rice Drilling for violations at a Greene County well site.The penalty was due to erosion and sedimentation issues at the Mac well in Whiteley Township that led to three separate slides ...
news@greenecountymessenger.comPumpkin spice and the scent of bonfire hangs in the air, but the landscape isn鈥檛 yet dressed in the deep reds and burnt oranges of fall.鈥淚 think you鈥檙e going to start seeing changes soon,鈥� said Ryan Reed, natural resource program specialist for the state ...
news@greenecountymessenger.comEnvironmental groups are mobilizing to monitor air and water quality around Royal Dutch Shell鈥檚 soon-to-open petrochemical cracker plant in Beaver County.Several groups held a joint video conference last week that attracted more than 200 people who listened how ...
Waynesburg University will have Homecoming festivities this weekend, with the king and queen crowed at halftime during a 1 p.m. football game on Saturday.A number of other events are also scheduled today and tomorrow, including an all-alumni celebration and combined class reunion at The Denny ...
