Holiday debt can be one form of a Christmas hangover
Greene County residents won’t see a property tax increase in 2026. The commissioners approved a $20 million general fund budget, up 1.1% from last year, at their meeting last Thursday. Overall spending for the county is targeted at $37.1 million, down about 0.5% from 2025. That $188,000 decline is less than half the drop in Act 13 fundås, disbursed annually to cover the impacts of drilling for unconventional gas wells. Those funds fell more than $411,000, to under $3.5 million. Jared Edgreen, chairman of the commissioners, said the board is taking a fiscally conservative approach, making no major changes from the previous year. He and Finance Director Jeremy Kelly described ...
The case involving the Canton Township couple living with a man’s decomposing dead body for more than four months inside their tiny two-bedroom home took a strange twist as details were revealed during a preliminary hearing Tuesday. Debbie Bebout, who is accused of knowing for months that ...
“And so this is the day after Christmas And what have you done? Spent all of your paycheck And had too much fun.” This slight rewrite of John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas” can be the lament of a lot of people when Dec. 26 rolls around. Maybe Christmas revelers had one too many cups of ...
Whether it was delivered to them by a driver in Dilliner or served up in person in Waynesburg, Greene County residents got an extra helping of Christmas cheer from the hot meals served up in what has become an annual tradition. The Fraternal Order of Eagles 598 hosted its annual Christmas ...
As they observed their families partake in all the food options that Christmas offers, the majority of high school wrestlers had to pass on their favorite sweets. The holidays allow for quality time with families and a large consumption of calorie-increasing goodies, but those who are ...
Robbie Mertz is the lone hometown player on the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, but the midfielder’s spot on the USL champions roster is hardly for show. Mertz, 29, will return to the field for the Hounds, and recently-hired head coach Rob Vincent, who led the team to the championship after ...
Pitt and Penn State both hope to close out their football seasons on a winning note in their bowl games on Saturday. The Panthers play East Carolina in the Military Bowl at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland at 11 a.m. Penn State goes up against Clemson in the ...
Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...
After a visit from the Polar Vortex, spring-like weather returned to Southwestern Pennsylvania this past week melting away the heavy snow that accompanied the Polar Air. It was interesting to note the temperature in Fairbanks, Alaska before the Polar Air headed south was a high of 33 below ...
