Bovard students bid farewell to their school
By Michele StewardsonThis year’s last day of school was bittersweet for Connor Lyons, who just completed second grade at Bovard Elementary School in the Hempfield Area School …
Youngwood Borough building nears completion
By Michele StewardsonThe new Youngwood Borough building is slated to be complete next month, with the hopes of having an open house the first of September, according …
Southwest Greensburg 5K race benefits children with cancer
By Tribune-ReviewIt’s a race to the finish — piles of comfort for cancer patients at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. The Creamer family will hold the fifth annual Timmy’s Race for Children’s in Southwest Greensburg on July 27. Timmy Creamer, who has …
Greensburg Lions Club plans annual diabetes awareness walk
By Bob StilesThe president of the Greensburg Lions Club said she hopes participation will increase now that the Lions Walk for Diabetes Awareness has become an annual event. The second annual walk is scheduled for 9 a.m.- noon on Sunday, June 23, …
Greensburg streets slated for milling, paving
By Bob StilesMore Greensburg streets will be milled in preparation for later paving by city workers. City council this week awarded a $22,380 contract to Donegal Construction Co. to mill approximately 16,100 square yards of streets. Last month, council awarded a $23,391 …
Vandals cut down trees at Hempfield high school
By Tribune-ReviewHempfield Area School District officials are trying to determine the identities of vandals who cut down three small trees outside the high school on the last day of school Thursday, superintendent Andy Leopold said. “I guess the Class of 2013 …
Security cameras debut at Greensburg YMCA building
By Bob StilesSmile, you could be on a Greensburg YMCA camera. YMCA officials put 32 cameras into operation on Saturday on the North Maple Avenue building in a move that George O’Brien, chief executive officer, calls a “proactive measure.” “We wanted to …
Greensburg’s Creperie cooks up ‘Share Day’ fundraiser
By Michele StewardsonMichelle Hall came up with the idea of “Share Day” as a way she can give back to the community. Hall, owner of Cellar Door …
Parking on Cleveland Street might be reduced to 1 side
By Bob StilesGreensburg City Council will vote next week on barring parking along one side of Cleveland Street to make travel easier for tractor-trailers going to a business. On Monday, council will consider prohibiting parking on the north side of Cleveland from …
Youngwood holds 13th YARD sale
By Tribune-ReviewBikes, a boat and M&M collectibles are only a few treasures to be found Saturday in Youngwood. The Youngwood Area Revitalization and Development will hold its 13th annual YARD sale from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Maps of supporting yard …
Youngwood VFD plans first open house in 20 years
By Michele StewardsonYoungwood Volunteer Fire Department does more than just fight fires and it could use some support to keep doing what it does. The department will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 15 to educate the …
Air conditioning snuffed at Westmoreland Manor; residents remain cool
By Mary PickelsA motor fire in the basement chiller at Westmoreland Manor disabled the air conditioning Thursday morning at the nursing home in Hempfield. The fire was …
Senior Farmer Market Program sign-up sessions for Westmoreland residents set
By Tribune-ReviewSign-up sessions have been announced for this year’s Senior Farmer Market Program. Eligible seniors will receive checks to purchase produce grown in Pennsylvania in the program sponsored by the state agriculture department. Eligible individuals will receive four checks, worth $5 …
Mt. Pleasant kickball tourney to raise funds for woman in need of double-lung transplant
By Michele StewardsonAt 29, Heather Hunter has a bucket list. At the top is running the Pittsburgh Marathon. The Ruffsdale woman was only 3 months old when …
What not to wear: Greensburg Salem school board approves dress code for students
By Bob StilesThe Greensburg Salem school board has approved dress codes for students, which previously were implemented by administrators in each building. The policy notes that pupils are “expected to come to school clean, neat and dressed in a manner which is …
Class of 2013 ready to walk at Greensburg Salem, Hempfield
By Bob StilesMore than 600 students will be donning caps and gowns next week as Greensburg Salem and Hempfield Area seniors graduate. Geensburg Salem has 211 students scheduled to receive diplomas at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday at Offutt Field, said high school …
Sales at Historic Hanna’s Town celebrating four decades
By Natalie BeneviatFor four decades, collectors have been finding out something new about old things when shopping at the Antiques & Collectibles Sales at Historic Hanna’s Town …
Irwin man killed in 1-vehicle crash in Hempfield
By Tribune-ReviewAn Irwin man died in a crash early Sunday in Hempfield, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Joshua M. Jordan, 25, of Ninth Street was pronounced dead at 2:10 a.m. at the scene of the accident on Route 136 …
Agriculture secretary stresses licensing of dogs during Hempfield visit
By Mary PickelsMan’s best friend dissolved the formality of a visit by state agriculture Secretary George Greig to the Humane Society of Westmoreland County on Thursday. Wet …
Program seeks Greensburg-area host families for Spanish students to visit for 4-week summer sojourn
By Michele StewardsonElizabeth Frescura can’t say enough about her experience hosting exchange students last summer. She enjoyed it so much she signed on to be a coordinator in Greensburg for the United Culture Exchange program from Spain. Frescura, a fourth-grade teacher at …
4.0 GPA does not guarantee pomp at Greensburg Salem graduation
By Bob StilesGreensburg Salem administrators are recommending that only students in the National Honor Society and those entering the military be recognized during graduation ceremonies next month . In the past, all students with a 4.0 grade point average received special acknowledgement …
Greensburg officials turn to court to eradicate 4 eyesores
By Bob StilesGreensburg officials have turned to Westmoreland County court in an effort to clean up dilapidated properties. Over the last few months, the city has filed four cases with the court, saying the properties pose safety problems. “Greensburg is 200 years …
Hempfield Area OKs tentative plan for 2013-14 budget
By Richard GazarikHempfield Area school directors are dipping into their cash reserves to balance the 2013-14 budget, but that infusion of cash is not enough to stave off a 1.5-mill tax increase. The school board on Monday adopted a tentative budget that …
Hempfield man gets life in prison for killing girlfriend during fight over spilled noodles
By Rich CholodofskyKeith Kruel had nothing to say in court Thursday as he was sentenced to serve life in prison for killing his live-in girlfriend as they …
Hempfield man to be jailed 5 days in stalking
By Rich CholodofskyA Hempfield man will serve five days in jail for breaking into two coeds’ apartments last year to get to know the women he never …
Capt. Seranko will soon retire from Greensburg police
By Bob StilesNext month, Greensburg police Capt. George Seranko will exchange his handgun for power tools. Seranko, 57, a 26-year veteran of the city police force, will retire June 7. “I’m looking forward to being with my family, my grandkids, going camping …
Greensburg health care district one step closer to fruition
By Bob StilesGreensburg City Council has selected a consultant to create a health care district for the 5th and 6th wards. Council on Monday approved a contract with Urban Design Associates. Greensburg officials want the district to spark development and to “enhance …
State seeks to unload 123-acre Hempfield prison site
By Joe NapshaThe state wants to sell the 123-acre parcel containing the soon-to-be-closed state prison in Hempfield, a site that Westmoreland County officials said Monday would be good for an office park or another kind of job-creating, taxpaying business. “I want to …
Couple collects hundreds of pieces from memory lane
By Sandra Fischione DonovanAvid antiques collectors Bob and Alice Miller of Hempfield were at a Texas flea market about 30 years ago when he spied an incongruous find: …
South Greensburg seeks Broad Street repairs
By Bob StilesSouth Greensburg Borough Council is appealing to state and federal lawmakers to get road work done on Broad Street. Borough officials have contacted state Sen. Kim Ward, a Hempfield Republican; state Rep. Tim Krieger; a Delmont Republican, and Tim Murphy; …
Years of work, $30,000 and volunteers restore Greensburg fire engine
By Bob StilesGreensburg firefighter Clyde Snyder has been fond of the department’s 1949 Seagrave engine ever since he was a Boy Scout in the 1960s. “I got …
New Stanton will hire a borough manager
By Michele StewardsonNew Stanton Borough Council voted 4-2 to hire a borough manager at last week’s meeting, despite many comments from residents protesting the creation of the position. Council members Tom Smith and Linda Echard opposed it. More than 15 residents turned …
Greensburg’s UFO is steeped in one-of-a-kind nostalgia
By Michele StewardsonLinn Andras thinks the new Some Like It Olde at UFO on Pennsylvania Avenue in Greensburg has all the right stuff with 22 vendors selling …
Greensburg softball coach Mello sticks around for 3 decades
By Les HarvathThose scratches on both sides of Greensburg resident Ray Mello’s 11-year-old. forest-green Ford Ranger pickup are badges of honor. “I use my pickup to drag …
Hempfield board hopeful owes $32K in taxes
By Richard GazarikA candidate for Hempfield Area School Board owes the state nearly $32,000 in taxes but said his financial problems are business-related and should have no bearing on his campaign. Frank Venzon, who owns Franko’s Sports Bar & Grill in Jeannette, …
Volunteers need to help where the wild things are
By Tribune-ReviewWith spring comes “baby season” for Wildlife Works, a Youngwood nonprofit that treats injured and orphaned wildlings year-round. The Youngwood facility will soon be admitting …
