Joe Napsha stories, Page 80

Three regional health care systems have until Friday afternoon to submit another bid to provide sports medicine and school physician services for Norwin’s athletes for the next five school years. The school board on Monday postponed awarding a contract to Allegheny Health Network of Pittsburgh to allow AHN, UPMC and...

Norwin property owners will not pay more in real estate taxes for the 2021-2022 school year under a proposed $80.2 million budget that taps into the district’s fund balance to cover about a $2.6 million gap between projected revenues and expenditures. The proposed budget approved Monday does not cut programs...

The slight uptick in the number of newly reported coronavirus cases continued for the third consecutive week in the four ZIP codes covering most of the Irwin, North Huntingdon and North Irwin areas, according to state Department of Health data released Monday. The number of reported covid cases rose by...

Greensburg wants the California owner of a three-story brick building in the downtown business district to raze the structure or the city will do it. The building’s roof has fallen in and the structure is “at immediate risk of collapse,” according to a legal notice tacked to the front of...

With so many homeowners opting for a “staycation” last year because of the coronavirus pandemic and pools being closed for the same reason, pool installers and suppliers in the region say they are swimming in business — with hardly any easing up in demand from last year. “We’re getting leads...

A Greensburg man accused of trying to burn down an Indiana County home last May by throwing “Molotov cocktails” at it was convicted this week in a non-jury trial, according to court records. Derrick John Weber, 21, was found guilty by Indiana County Judge William J. Martin of attempted arson...

Two Westmoreland County farms were among the 26 protected by the state in recent purchases of permanent conservation easements in return for owners selling the “development value” of their property. The farms involved in raising crops and livestock were protected under the state’s Farmland Preservation Program from future residential, commercial...

Duquesne Light Co. wants to raise the electric bills for residential customers by 7.7%, an increase that would cost users another $7.73 a month on average, or about $92 a year, the Pittsburgh-based company said. The request was filed Friday with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. If approved, which is...

North Huntingdon should get about $3 million from the latest $1.9 trillion covid relief bill that Congress approved last month, though specifics on how the township can spend the money have yet to be outlined. “There’s a lot of bullet points” saying what the American Rescue Plan money can be...

A Pittsburgh private equity firm purchased a Jeannette-­based company that is one of the largest privately owned gravesite operators in the nation, with 26 memorial parks, including four in Westmoreland County and another in Washington County. Stonewood Capital Management said this week an unnamed affiliate purchased CMS East Inc. on...

Drive-thru chicken barbecue sale The Stewartsville Lions Club will hold a drive-thru chicken barbecue sale beginning at 11 a.m. April 25 at the Holiday Travel parking lot, Route 30, across from Norwin Town Square in North Huntingdon. Due to social distancing guidelines, meal orders will be taken from the customers,...

Air Force Staff Sgt. Valerie Graw, 27, of Harrison City, was named the 2020 Airman of the Year for 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. Graw, a member of the 88th Communications Squadron, is serving as a supervisor of client systems from a deployed...

Trafford library to hold book sale The Trafford Community Public Library will hold a book sale fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 14 and 15 in the parking lot next to the library, 416 Brinton Ave. Hardback books are $1 and paperbacks and children’s books are 50 cents,...

Business owners and entrepreneurs seeking efficient and effective solutions to help reinvigorate their businesses as covid restrictions loosen can learn digital marketing tactics, trends and strategies during a virtual program Friday that will help them reach their marketing goals. “We want to help our advertising partners as the region and...

Norwin’s high school and Stewartsville Elementary will be closed Wednesday and Thursday and all athletics and activities have been canceled because of covid cases, the district said Tuesday. The high school will be closed because of a seventh positive case, and Stewartsville Elementary will close because there was a third...

Norwin students are likely to get a longer summer vacation under a proposed school calendar that would have classes begin after Labor Day. Superintendent Jeff Taylor recommended to the school board Monday that it would be better to start school on Sept. 8 than in mid-August for several reasons related...

There was a 2.1% increase in the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases in the four ZIP codes covering most of the Irwin, North Huntingdon and North Irwin areas from April 5 to 12, according to data released Monday by the state Department of Health. It was the second consecutive...

Former Scottdale police officer and longtime District Judge J. Bruce King was a man dedicated to the important things in life, his friends said. “He was first dedicated to God. Second, dedicated to his family and, third, dedicated to his community,” said Roger Eckels, a former Mt. Pleasant Township district...

An East Huntingdon shopping plaza near the intersection of routes 119 and 819 has been sold to an Oakmont-based development firm for $8.5 million, according to filings with the Westmoreland County Recorder of Deeds. PDQ Israel Family Countryside L.P. of Pittsburgh last month sold the 16.9-acre Countryside Plaza property to...

Peyton Manning — the soon-to-be Hall of Fame quarterback — called Thursday to check on the condition of his namesake dog, which escaped certain death from the mouth of a black bear Monday night near Armbrust. Manning called the Rev. Tim Stradling on Thursday morning, much to the surprise of...

Peyton Manning — the soon-to-be Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback — called Thursday to check on the condition of a namesake dog, one that escaped certain death from the clutches of a black bear Monday near Armbrust. The NFL great called the Rev. Tim Stradling of Mt. Pleasant Township...

Car cruise planned in Irwin The traditional spring car cruise will be held from noon to 5 p.m. April 24 in downtown Irwin. About 85 vehicles have preregistered for event, according to organizer Gary Ed. The car cruise typically attracts around 450 vehicles, which are parked along Main Street and...

Cleanup event planned for Level Green Volunteers are being sought to help with a cleanup effort in Level Green on May 1, in conjunction with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. The event beginning at 9 a.m. is a collaboration among numerous organizations including the Level Green Lions, the Community Womens Club of...

Charges filed with North Huntingdon District Judge Wayne Gongaware. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent until proven guilty before a judge in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. • Ashley L. Converso, 34, of Westmoreland City, by North Huntingdon police with possession of...