Joe Napsha stories, Page 45
Westmoreland prison puts out the call for 29 guards
The Westmoreland County Prison has put out a “help wanted” sign for guards — 29 in all. “We definitely have an urgent need for corrections officers,” Warden Bryan Kline said during a prison board meeting this week. Kline said the county has made “significant progress” in reducing the number of...
Johnstown girl charged as adult in Indiana kidnapping, killing
A Johnstown girl accused with seven others in the kidnapping and slaying of an Indiana County man in October has been charged as an adult with criminal homicide, state police said Tuesday. Harmony R. Hayward, 14, originally was charged as a juvenile in the Oct. 20 stabbing death of Hayden...
Westmoreland, Allegheny election results certified; precinct petitions still under review
With the exception of the vote counts from five of the county’s 307 precincts, the Westmoreland County Board of Elections on Monday gave its final certification to the Nov. 8 election results. Petitions filed challenging the results of the vote counts of the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races in five precincts...
State to hold hearing on Yukon landfill expansion
Environmental regulators on Thursday will review plans and take testimony on a Yukon industrial waste treatment firm’s bid for approval to build a 14-acre landfill that could hold 1 million tons of treated hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste. During a public meeting and hearing beginning at 6 p.m. on Dec....
Hunters prepped for opening of firearms deer season
Rachael Myers and Keri Roadman, both of Acme, joined thousands of other people on Black Friday to go shopping and take advantage of deals on merchandise. The difference between these 30-something sisters and other shoppers is they bypassed the mall and department stores and were at a gun shop in...
West Newton plans light-up night festivities
Downtown West Newton will be the site of the town’s holiday festivities from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday with its Miracle On Main Street and Light Up Night Festival featuring a parade, entertainment, food and more than 40 craft vendors. The parade along Main Street will begin at 5:15 p.m.,...
Norwin area: Historical society house tour; breakfast with Santa; Irwin junior council members
Norwin Historical Society holds holiday house tour For the first time since the pandemic, the Norwin Historical Society will be able to hold its Homes for the Holidays House Tour in person from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 3. There will be a tour of six homes — new and...
Norwin High School girls to play flag football games for charity
A group of Norwin High School students have been practicing for two big football games Wednesday, but they won’t involve boys and they’re not for a WPIAL championship. Taking the field at the Norwin Knights Stadium will be about 150 girls in ninth through 12 grades, playing two flag football...
GetGo car wash site in Irwin recommended for approval
Giant Eagle Inc.’s plans to build a car wash at the site of a former motel along Route 30 in Irwin moved a step closer last week when North Huntingdon officials approved the site plans and Irwin Borough’s planning commission gave its green light for the project. Although the car...
Hempfield Area to resume book battles next week
After months of discussions, it’s back to the drawing board for the book policy committee in the Hempfield Area School District. The battle over what titles should be on the shelves of school libraries and what process could be used to deal with materials that are challenged because of graphic...
Victim in fatal Rostraver shooting identified
A Philadelphia area man has been identified by the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office as the man who was shot to death Nov. 5 at a Rostraver shopping complex. The victim, Boyke Budiarchman, 49, was shot to death outside the Lowe’s store at the Rostraver Square shopping center off the intersection...
Penn-Trafford area: Light-up night, Bushy Run party for children
Level Green light-up night set for Dec. 4 Entertainment, crafts, cookies, hot chocolate and Santa Claus will be part of a light-up night celebration planned for 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Level Green Volunteer Fire Department hall, Route 130. Santa will arrive by fire truck at 6:30...
Norwin area: Christmas tree sale, cookie tour, free parking, more
Christmas cookie tour planned for downtown Irwin Carriage rides, carolers, an appearance by Santa Claus and cookie samples are planned for the Christmas Cookie Tour set for 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 9 in Irwin. Visitors can sing Christmas songs to the crowd at a karaoke machine in front of...
Norwin approves borrowing $20M for improvement projects
Norwin School Board directors took steps this week to borrow close to $20 million over the next 16 months to pay for roofing and paving, among other projects. The board approved borrowing the money in two installments — a $9.95 million bond issue in March and another $9.95 million scheduled...
Norwin board debates cost of gym floor mats
The Norwin School Board is debating the cost of buying protective mats for a newly refinished gymnasium floor. The board this week spent about 40 minutes debating whether to spend $17,470 on the mats, which would be used in an auxiliary gymnasium at the high school. Mats for the main...
Westmoreland Airshow discount VIP tickets to be sold Cyber Monday
Tickets for the Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland Airshow at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity can get the VIP experience for the 2023 event at a discount price on Nov. 28, the county airport authority said. The authority is offering a $50 discount on the $200 ticket by buying...
Tax rate holds steady in North Huntingdon 2023 budget
North Huntingdon property owners will not pay additional real estate taxes to operate the township government next year, based on the preliminary spending plan officials adopted this week. The township commissioners Wednesday approved a preliminary general fund budget of $14.7 million that holds the line on real estate taxes at...
Missing Pittsburgh girl sought
Pittsburgh police said they are seeking a missing 12-year-old girl who was last seen in Homewood on Saturday. Angie’nae Mar is 5-foot-4-inches tall, weighing 180 pounds. She has an Afro hairstyle. Anyone with information about the girl’s location is asked to contact police at 412- 323-7141....
North Huntingdon plans 2023 budget that keeps taxes the same
North Huntingdon officials plan to tap the township’s federal covid relief fund allocation to help balance the municipality’s preliminary budget of $14.7 million for 2023 without raising real estate taxes. The township commissioners are likely to adopt a preliminary budget at the board’s meeting on Wednesday that will hold the...
Can collections help fund Thanksgiving meal in Jeannette
A group’s efforts to collect aluminum cans in the West Newton-Yukon-Collinsburg areas will pay off in a big way this week as they provide a free Thanksgiving dinner in Jeannette. “I look at it as a way of helping people in need,” said Joseph Muscenti, 67, of Wyano, a retired...
Colleges helping students get leg up with professional attire for job interviews
Ryan Cameron of Scottdale was checking out some clothes recently at the Pitt-Greensburg campus in Hempfield, where he is a sophomore. “This will help a lot,” said Cameron, 19, a Southmoreland High School graduate, said of the Career Closet carved out of an office on the second floor of Chambers...
Vehicle overturns in North Huntingdon crash
Two people were reported trapped in vehicles late Monday night in a two-vehicle crash along Morris Avenue in North Huntingdon, according to emergency dispatchers. One vehicle went into a yard and a pick-up truck overturned along Morris Avenue at Barnes Avenue, near the entrance to Oak Hollow Park, at about...
Wood whittler proudly displays pieces at Westmoreland Museum of American Art
To whittler Rod Cross of Bear Rocks, there is life in each block of wood. “I have to introduce myself to the wood. When I get down to the carving, I will know what to do,” said Cross, 73, who has been whittling wood all his life. Cross brought about...
Man killed in early morning rollover crash in North Apollo identified
The Armstrong County Coroner identified the man killed in a crash in North Apollo early Sunday as Brady Bollinger, 27, of Blairville. According to the coroner, the crash happened about 2:15 a.m. on Hickory Nut Road in an area between North Apollo and Kiski Township. A statement from the coroner...
Enthusiasm, toy donations, greet mini railcars on Toys for Tots trek
Children from families in need were the big winners Saturday when hundreds of unwrapped toys were collected during the Westmoreland County Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots’ annual mini-railcar caravan at stops in Mt. Pleasant, Scottdale, Tarrs, Ruffs Dale, Hunker, Youngwood and Hempfield. Among the hundreds who donated toys where...
