Joe Napsha stories, Page 61
‘Sneetches’ help N.C. students teach Norwin kindergarteners through Read Across America exercise
A Read Across America exercise for a kindergarten class at Norwin’s Stewartsville Elementary School took on a special meaning Friday when high school students from Charlotte, N.C., read a Dr. Seuss book to them. “I think it was great. It was very nice,” said Emma Sartori, a student in Nicole...
Missing Armstrong man found in Allegheny River
The body of a New Bethlehem man missing for a few months was found Thursday morning at Lock 8 in the Allegheny River, the Armstrong County Coroner said. The victim, Shawn Hilliard, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene in Washington Township, the coroner said. The cause of death is...
Pittsburgh man sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison for dealing heroin
A Pittsburgh man who had been orchestrating a major heroin ring was sentenced Thursday to nearly six years in prison, the U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh said. Donald Lyles Jr., 28, pleaded guilty in September in federal court in Pittsburgh to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute the...
Vietnam veterans eligible for pinning ceremony in North Huntingdon
Vietnam War veterans will be able to receive a commemorative pin to honor their service during a ceremony at 2 p.m. March 31 in the J. Howard Snyder Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 781, Billott Avenue, North Huntingdon. The ceremony is being held in conjunction with National Vietnam War Veterans...
Norwin area: Pinning ceremony, bus trip, more
Vietnam War veterans pinning ceremony slated Vietnam War veterans will be able to receive a commemorative pin to honor their service during a ceremony at 2 p.m. March 31 in the J. Howard Snyder Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 781, Billott Avenue, North Huntingdon. The ceremony is being held in...
Penn-Trafford area: Pancake breakfasts, pinning ceremony, more
Level Green Lions to serve pancake breakfast Level Green Lions will hold a pancake and sausage breakfast from 7 a.m. until noon March 19 at the Level Green Community Building, 123 Murrysville Road. Blueberry or plain buttermilk or buckwheat pancakes are “all you can eat.” Meals also include sausage and...
Irwin hires 2 police officers
Irwin’s police department has new replacements for two part-time officers who left the force last month. Borough council on Wednesday hired Kyle Morton of Yukon as a full-time officer at a rate of $25.62 an hour, plus benefits. Cole Bertok of Jeannette was hired as a part-time officer at a...
2 taken by ambulance from Route 30 crash in North Huntingdon
Two motorists were taken by ambulance for treatment at a hospital following a three-vehicle crash Wednesday night on Route 30 in North Huntingdon, according to Circleville Fire Chief Craig Couchenour. The wreck was reported at 7:40 p.m. near the Flynn Tire auto repair store, a Westmoreland County Public Safety supervisor...
Greensburg YMCA to hold indoor triathlon
Competitors will get a chance to get into the season by swimming, riding a stationary bicycle and running or walking on a treadmill this weekend in the Greensburg YMCA Indoor Triathlon. The competitors will swim 400 yards at the YMCA pool, a nine-mile bicycle ride and a two-mile run or...
Pittsburgh foundation donates $100K to Ukrainian relief
A Pittsburgh foundation has donated $100,000 to help transport desperately needed medical and other supplies to those who have fled war-torn Ukraine and those who remain under siege by the Russian army. Eden Hall Foundation has donated $100,000 to Brother’s Brother Foundation of Pittsburgh’s North Side to help pay to...
Bushy Run Battlefield to celebrate state charter day in Penn Township on Sunday
Pennsylvania’s birthday, 341 years and counting, will be celebrated this weekend at the Bushy Run Battlefield, site of a crucial 1763 battle during Pontiac’s War along what is now Route 993 near Harrison City. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, complimentary guided tours of the museum and battlefield will...
Norwin to present ‘Bring It On – The Musical’
The Norwin Theatre Company will present “Bring It On — The Musical” this month. The musical opens March 17 and continues through March 20 at the high school auditorium, 281 McMahon Drive, North Huntingdon. It is about a cheerleader who has the seemingly perfect teen life as captain of the...
Victims identified who died in separate crashes Wednesday in Allegheny County
A White Oak man and a Carnegie woman were killed Wednesday in separate vehicle accidents. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victims last Friday. • John D. Semenko, 59, died Wednesday, March 2 in an area hospital as a result of a crash at the intersection of Fifth...
‘Holy moly!’ Pittsburgh woman’s Jeopardy! win streak continues; tops $79,000
A Pittsburgh homemaker is a Jeopardy! winning machine, cruising to her fourth consecutive victory as a contestant on Friday’s show. Margaret Shelton, of the city’s East End, won for the fourth consecutive game on Friday. She earned another $21,500 to bring her total winnings to $79,700. Shelton had to stage...
Motorcyclist, 45, critically injured in 2-vehicle crash in Harrison
A motorcyclist was critically injured Friday when his bike collided with the rear of an SUV near the Walmart plaza off Freeport Road, according to Allegheny County Police. The crash occurred at the intersection of Freeport Road and Evergreen Drive, county police said. First responders found the 45-year-old motorcyclist suffered...
Norwin Democrats to hear candidates from new 12th Congressional District
Norwin Area Democrats will review the new Congressional district maps and how it will affect the area when they meet at 6 p.m. March 9 in the community room of the Norwin Public Library, Caruthers Lane, Irwin. The Democrats plan to get signatures for nominating petitions so they can be...
Paralyzing accident didn’t stop Stahltown’s Katie Smith, an inspiration to others
Katie Smith of Stahlstown did not let a car accident that left her paralyzed stop her from living life the way she wanted, from continuing to play sports here and abroad to being a positive impact in people’s lives, according to her friends. Smith, who was crowned Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania...
4-vehicle crash in Hempfield closed eastbound Rt. 30 lanes for 30 minutes
A four-vehicle crash on the eastbound lanes of Route 30 near the Route 130 bridge in Hempfield closed the eastbound lanes of the highway Thursday afternoon, a Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety supervisor said. Multiple emergency responders were at the scene of the accident, which occurred at 4:20 p.m....
Norwin area: St. Patrick’s Day celebration, Vietnam War observance, more
Irwin to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Downtown Irwin will be the site of a pre-St. Patrick’s Day festival featuring Irish music, traditional Irish food, beer and activities for children from noon to 4 p.m. March 12. Restaurants will be serving Irish-themed delicacies and there will be shamrock scavenger hunt. Children’s...
Penn-Trafford area: Vietnam War ceremony, time capsule, more
Norwin Elks to honor Vietnam War vets The Norwin Elks will conduct its Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony from noon to 2 p.m. March 29 at the Norwin Elks Lodge, 135 Elks Lane, Manor. Veterans of the Vietnam War and all other veterans will be able to enjoy a complementary...
Covid pandemic puts pressure on Pittsburgh region’s child care services
Like so many businesses over the past two years, the child care industry has been whipsawed by the covid pandemic and its impact on the economy. Some parents working from home or leaving their jobs have pulled their children from child care, which creates openings — if the centers can...
Mac Martin, Pittsburgh-area bluegrass musician ‘known ’round the world,’ dies at 96
Bluegrass musician Mac Martin had his roots in Pittsburgh, but his music was known around the world, according to other bluegrass musicians and fans who knew him. “He was known all over the world. He played in a bar in East Liberty (Walsh’s Lounge) in the 1950s, and people would...
Jacobs Creek watershed flood control projects to be unveiled
Four preliminary proposals to reduce flooding in the Jacobs Creek watershed will be open for public input during a meeting this week in Scottdale. The alternatives for flood control measures proposed for Anderson Run, Little Sherrick Run and Stauffer Avenue Run will be presented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Western Pa. watershed groups have high hopes for tapping into abandoned mine cleanup funds
Into Crabtree Creek, every minute of every day, seemingly clear water pours out of a long-abandoned mine, only to turn the rocks over which it flows a solid orange — the color created when the iron sulfide in the mine water is exposed to the air, creating sulfuric acid. That...
Norwin lifts modified lockdown over bomb threat
The Norwin School District Thursday afternoon lifted the modified lockdown that the school district had been under since early morning as a result of a bomb threat, Superintendent Jeff Taylor said in a message. The district did not release any details of the bomb threat, which it announced around 11:45...
