Greene County News

Road trips: Remembering Sunday drives By Kathie O. Warco, Staff writer, kwarco@observer-reporter.com This article has been read 41 times.

A years-old controversy pitting a municipal council and local foundation against a nonprofit group over what to do with a Greene County borough's historic treasures has been resolved.

A state grand jury is poring over the contents of a recently discovered box of files from a Capitol office, a find that has triggered renewed prosecutorial interest in longtime state Rep.

A Greene County man is accused of driving under the influence after running his sport utility vehicle into three juveniles riding bikes on a Cumberland Township street Saturday afternoon, then fleeing the scene of the accident, state police at Waynesburg said.

A Carmichaels man was arrested yesterday after state police said he struck and injured three youngsters on two bicycles at the intersection of Browns Ferry Road and Liberty Street in Cumberland, Greene County.

At least two children were hit by a car on Browns Ferry Road in Carmichaels Saturday afternoon.

Pennsylvania is trying to erase a $3.2 billion deficit, but even if the shortfall were $30.2 billion, it's premature for the state to legalize table games like poker, blackjack and roulette.

Once the state Legislature gave its blessing to slots five years ago, most recognized it was just a matter of time before the casinos were allowed to offer the full gambling experience -- slots, blackjack, craps, poker, roulette ... More precisely, it was just a matter of timing.

Debate Cancelled>>> A proposed debate between NASA Climate Scientist Dr. James Hansen and Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship that was to take place this evening and air on West Media Stations around the state has been canceled.

Table games are on the table in the Pennsylvania Legislature. With state lawmakers facing the biggest deficit they've ever seen, many who previously discounted the notion of legalizing table games this soon are now looking to poker and craps as a source of cash to help plug the state's massive shortfall.

Authorities are investigating a possible death in Greene County, Pennsylvania, near Cameron, WV at the Crab Apple Portal of Consol's Bailey Mine.

Supporters of expanded legalized gambling want to take advantage of the crucial budget debate in Harrisburg to convince the General Assembly to take an impulsive gamble on adding table games to Pennsylvania's casinos.

On his campaign Web site last fall, then-state House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese boasted about his reliability in bringing home the legislative pork.

This article has been read 150 times. A look back at some of the headlines gracing the pages of the Observer-Reporter and the Waynesburg Republican this week in Greene County history: June 20-26, 2004 Man faces new animal cruelty charges A Cameron, W.Va., man found guilty of cruelty to animals for failing to provide care to six horses that ...

Tens of millions of tax dollars that support Pennsylvania lawmakers' favored causes are directed by legislative leaders through a secretive process that appears to benefit some leaders' constituents the most, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

Legalizing table games such as blackjack and poker in Pennsylvania's casinos would create more than 10,000 jobs and generate more than $164 million in annual gaming taxes, according to a study by a group that conducts research on behalf of casinos.

Not everyone longs for the "good, old days," but it's a pretty good bet that if you ask some Greene County locals to recall their happy days of the 1950s and 1960s many would say it would be eating a double-dip ice cream cone at Bryan's Dairy.

Have you met John Gusic? This article has been read 39 times. The tall, distinguished gentleman with the red vest delivers mail and helps patients one Wednesday a month at Southwest Regional Medical Center.

ThePittsburghChannel.Com updated June 1, 2009 CARMICHAELS, Pa. - THE PITTSBURGH CHANNEL.com A Greene County family was watching the Penguins-Red Wings game Sunday night when they spotted an unwelcomed guest crashing the party.

Community Action Southwest, reacting to anticipated funding reductions from the state for the upcoming fiscal year, announced some significant changes in senior services in Greene County, including the closing of one senior center.