By Brad Hundt Staff writer bhundt@observer-reporter.com A Dunkard Township charged with criminal homicide for selling fentanyl-laced heroin to a Greensboro man was arrested Thursday. Roy Allen Keener, 44, was apprehended in Cumberland Township following a search that unfolded over “many hours,” according to a Facebook post from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. Keener was taken […]
Cumberland Township police filed charges Wednesday against a Dunkard Township man in connection with a drug overdose death in September. Roy Allen Keener, 44, is charged with felonies of homicide and drug delivery resulting in death. Court records accuse Keener of selling Nicholas Michael Palmer heroin laced with fentanyl that killed him on Sept. 1. […]
1. Election challenges, ballot errors cause difficulties in Fayette and Greene counties Officials in Fayette and Greene counties faced a number of difficulties during the municipal election cycle. In Fayette, the results of May’s primary election were challenged by county commissioner candidate and current Recorder of Deeds Jon Marietta Jr. Marietta, who lost the GOP […]
1. WHS, UPMC merge Washington Health System and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center announced a merger in June. The systems signed a non-binding letter of intent, subject to regulatory approval, to integrate WHS into UPMC. The merger, if approved, will combine Washington Health System’s more than 2,000 employees, its two hospitals – the 278-bed Washington […]
The East Dunkard Water Authority’s 1,600 customers in Greene County recently woke up to an unpleasant surprise: the water system’s abrupt breakdown and subsequent shutdown. Residents found themselves without access