Joe Napsha stories, Page 120

The storm that swept through Southwestern Pennsylvania Saturday night has left about 300 FirstEnergy customers without power and about 120 Duquesne Light customers still without electrical service as of Sunday morning. FirstEnergy reported that it expects to restore power at various times from Sunday morning through the afternoon in communities...

As Russell Miller of Connellsville joined thousands of others Saturday in watching World War II training planes modified to look like Japanese planes simulate — but in the skies above the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe — the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, he wondered what it...

Ronald Miller of Connellsville wondered Saturday as watched the World War II training planes modified to look like Japanese fighters and torpedo bombers, perform aerial maneuvers over the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe, that were meant to simulate the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Like thousands of...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated since it first appeared to correct errors regarding which candidates received nominations for the November general election. Norwin School District voters will choose from seven candidates who will battle for five seats on the school board in the November general election. Challenger Patrick...

The Norwin Historical Society will hold its annual Memorial Day observances Sunday at area cemeteries and war memorials. The historical society will place a wreath at 1 p.m. at the Monument to the Fallen at the Penn-Lincoln Memorial Park, North Huntingdon. Ceremonies will include a 21-gun salute and the playing...

The Penn Area Library will “explore the universe” with its summer reading program, running from June 3 to July 27. The summer reading program is open to anyone with a library card, or whose parents have a card. It is divided into four categories: • Read to Me Club, for...

Residents and developers tapping into North Huntingdon Township Municipal Authority’s sewer lines will pay an additional $100 fee, effective July 1. The municipal authority approved raising the tap-in fees to $4,500 per equivalent dwelling unit. The authority calculates the fee based on the need to recover some money spent on...

Two Democrats — Michael Stewart II of Hempfield and Jessica Rafferty of Unity — and Republican Justin Walsh of Rostraver will battle in the November general election for two seats on the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas, based on unofficial results in Tuesday’s primary. Stewart took second on the...

A glass-enclosed cabinet outside an Irwin church is filled with nonperishable food — an inventory that changes as people donate what they can and take what they need. The Irwin Rotary Club is responsible for the Care & Share Pantry that stands outside First Assembly of God Church at 501...

A Norwin High School graduate who is the commander of 173 members of the elite 82nd Airborne Division, will be the keynote speaker at the Irwin Memorial Day Parade on Monday morning. Capt. Ellyn Grosz, 29, an Irwin native who has been deployed to Afghanistan three times since 2013, will...

Hard work combined with community service were responsible for Norwin High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC program earning the second-highest recognition from the Air Force’s Junior ROTC, officials with the program said. “They worked very hard this year as a team. One of the program’s goals is for cadets to...

The state will unveil plans to modernize a two-mile section of busy Route 30 from the western end of Westmoreland County to North Versailles, Allegheny County. The proposed design plans for the roadway from the Carpenter Lane/Leger Road intersection in North Huntingdon to Route 48 in North Versailles will be...

Bikers, walkers and joggers can join in the Westmoreland Heritage Trail’s first Trail Towns Festival on June 1, which coincides with National Trail Day. Start at one of the trail access points — Roberts Parcel, Braun/Carson Street or Saunders Station and travel to Trafford’s BY Park for music, food, ice...

Four people were injured when a car went into a creek in Plum Borough Friday night. A Plum police spokesman said the occupants were “injured but stable.” The accident was reported near the intersection of Kerr Road and Dinwiddie Drive at 7:07 p.m., an Allegheny County Department of Public Safety...

Wanted: Home in Irwin for a fire whistle. Must be atop a high building and cause minimal disruption to neighbors when it sounds in the middle of the night. Irwin officials are trying to figure out what to do with the fire department’s whistle, which is mounted on the roof...

With two school directors deciding not to seek re-election, the Norwin School Board will have at least two new faces on the board next year. Three incumbents and six challengers are on the May 21 ballot in competition for five open seats. All nine candidates have cross-filed. Directors Robert Perkins, a...

North Huntingdon officials have approved Sheetz Inc.’s plans to expand its store along Route 30 so that it can meet state liquor laws in order to sell alcohol at the site. Township commissioners Brian Blasko, Zachary Haigis, David Herold and Tony Martino voted to approve the site plans to expand...

North Huntingdon is taking its township zoning board to court over its decision to allow a cell phone tower to be built on property bordering Manor borough. Township commissioners this week authorized an appeal to Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court. The zoning board on April 2 granted TowerCo 2013 of...

Area residents can enjoy games of cards, bingo and a meal while helping the Norwin Area Meals on Wheels during its annual spring card party on May 23 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s social hall, Leger Road, North Huntingdon. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the party will run from...

Bingo players can enjoy the game they love while raising money for the Humane Society of Westmoreland County, which will hold Bingo for the Animals on May 18 at the American Legion, 109 S. Fifth St., Jeannette. The doors open at 11:45 a.m. and lunch will be at noon, with...

Motorists who love to show off their pride and joy — their cars, motorcycles and trucks — will get the opportunity at the 13th Annual Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 at Norwin Middle School, 10870 Mockingbird Lane, North Huntingdon. The Norwin Band...

A Bidwell Training Center representative in Pittsburgh, a subsidiary of the Manchester Bidwell Corp., will discuss workforce training at 1 p.m. May 21 at the Norwin Public Library, Caruthers Lane, Irwin. Bidwell Training is a nonprofit, post-secondary career training school that offers workforce training in seven different careers at no...

Irwin Borough has hired a part-time police officer to replace a former officer who was named police chief for Elizabeth Borough in Allegheny County. Cody Stanoszek of North Huntingdon was hired May 8 as a part-time officer to replace William Sombo, who became Elizabeth Borough’s police chief in late March....