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Ex-Tribune-Review Sunday editor remembered as a ‘giant of a man’
William T. “Bill” Dymond, the first editor of the Sunday Tribune-Review, was a man great in stature and personality, a man who cared deeply about his family and community, his friends said. “He was a giant in so many ways. Not only in personal stature, but a giant in the...
Charges filed in North Huntingdon, Feb. 11, 2021
Charges recently filed with North Huntingdon District Judge Wayne Gongaware. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent until proven guilty or pleading guilty before a judge in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. • Ryan J. Baldassare, 28, of Uniontown, by North Huntingdon police...
North Huntingdon, Irwin events, Feb. 11, 2021
St. Agnes Church to hold fish fry St. Agnes Catholic Church, 11400 St. Agnes Lane, North Huntingdon, will hold its annual Lenten fish fry on six consecutive Fridays beginning Feb. 19 from 2 to 7 p.m. Meals are drive-through only; phone orders are not being accepted. Credit/debit cards will be...
Irwin Council: Masks are optional at future meetings
Irwin Council decided Wednesday to no longer require anyone attending their meetings to wear a mask in spite of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation to do so in order the slow the spread of covid-19. Meeting online through Irwin’s Facebook page, council decided 6-1 to return to...
Gas line replacement project ongoing in North Huntingdon
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania crews have started to replace more than 11,600 feet of gas pipelines serving about 90 customers on six streets in North Huntingdon, the company said. Customers along Main Street and Iris, Saralyn, Tulip, Hazel and Mica drives will be affected, Columbia Gas officials said. The gas...
North Huntingdon-Irwin area covid cases continue to slow
The spread of covid cases in the North Huntingdon-Irwin area slowed to a trickle over the past week, with only 43 additional confirmed cases being reported from Feb. 1 to Feb. 8, according to state Department of Health data. The state reported Monday there was only a 1.6% increase in...
Trout group to study Westmoreland County’s Linn Run
A fishing organization plans an extensive two-year study of the wild trout in Linn Run and the impacts on their habitat, from the stream’s headwaters atop Laurel Summit, down through Linn Run State Park in Cook Township to where it empties into Loyalhanna Creek in Rector. The Forbes Trail Chapter...
New Westmoreland-Fayette Boy Scout executive faces challengesVideo
The new leader of the Westmoreland-Fayette Council Boy Scouts of America is taking over during unprecedented times — in the midst of a pandemic, the national organization’s bankruptcy resulting from costly lawsuits over allegations of boys being abused, and the Girls Scouts claiming in a federal court the Boy Scouts...
Westmoreland Museum gets grant for 2022 exhibition ‘Stephen Towns: Declaration and Resistance’
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has received an $8,000 grant to help support an exhibition opening next January that explores American history and the experiences of Black Americans over the past 300 years. The Homestead-based Rivers of Steel grant will help the Greensburg museum present Stephen Towns’ solo exhibition,...
Unity teens 1st area females to attain Eagle Scout rank
Two members of a Ligonier-based Boy Scout troop have just become Eagle Scouts, continuing a family tradition that started with their brother, who achieved the honor in 2018. What makes these two so different from others who have earned the highest rank in Scouting is that these 18-year-old college freshmen...
West Mifflin woman killed in Fayette
A 29-year-old West Mifflin woman was killed in an accident along Route 51 near Perryopolis on Friday morning, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. The victim, Hope Derry, was pronounced dead at 2 p.m. at UPMC Presbyterian hosptial in Pittsburgh, where she had been flown by an emergency medical...
Voters to decide fate of reducing governor’s emergency powers
Pennsylvania voters will be able to decide in the May 18 primary election the fate of the Republican-backed proposed constitutional amendment to rein in the governor’s power to extend future emergency disaster declarations beyond 21 days without approval by state legislators. The General Assembly on Friday gave its final approval...
City Brewing in Latrobe pondering next move after losing Iron City accountVideo
The Latrobe brewery once home to Rolling Rock beer in its classic green bottles is poised to lose another iconic local brew: Iron City Beer. Pittsburgh Brewing Co. announced plans to make its popular lager at a former glass plant in East Deer. The company revealed late Wednesday it will...
Norwin Star area events, Feb. 16, 2021, and beyond
Irwin church to hold Shrove Tuesday dinner The First Presbyterian Church of Irwin, at the corner of Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, will hold its annual Shrove Tuesday Dinner via drive-through and take-out from 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 16. The $5 meal includes a choice of two hot dogs...
Charges filed in North Huntingdon as of Feb. 4, 2021
Charges filed with North Huntingdon District Judge Wayne Gongaware. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent until proven guilty or pleading guilty before a judge in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. • Ronald D. Klages, 41, of East Pittsburgh, by North Huntingdon police...
Norwin to train potential substitute teachers
Norwin School District is planning a two-day training session in March aimed at qualifying people to become emergency-certified substitutes who can work immediately in the school district. The substitute teacher academy for those who do not hold a teaching certification is planned for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 10...
North Huntingdon retiree helping the needyVideo
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Pittsburgh region struggles to recover as unemployment rises slightly
The Pittsburgh area’s recovery from depths of the pandemic-caused recession slowed in December, as 5,300 jobs were lost in the region, pushing the unemployment rate up slightly at the end of the year, the state said Tuesday. “We‘re still kind of scuffling along,” said Frank Gamrat, executive director of the...
Sewickley centenarian, 1st female township supervisor helped push women’s rights
Sixty years ago, before the push for women’s rights gained widespread support, Mary Belak Zakutney of Herminie sought the same pay for the same job as a man in her rural community. Mrs. Zakutney was secretary-treasurer for Sewickley Township for almost 17 years, from the early 1940s to 1957, working...
Norwin to expand in-class elementary teaching
Norwin plans to give its 1,850 elementary school students the option of returning to school four days a week beginning Feb. 15, which doubles the number of in-class instruction days under the hybrid instruction model Norwin has used since school began. Superintendent Jeff Taylor said students in the four elementary...
Kennametal quarterly earnings up
Strong sales for the October through December quarter combined with savings from its restructuring and modernization initiatives helped to boost the quarterly net income of Kennametal Inc. to $20.2 million and earnings to 23 cents per share, a turnaround from losses a year ago, the metalworking toolmaker said Monday. Pittsburgh-based...
Greensburg area man’s frustration ends, finally gets unemployment benefits
Seven months of frustration trying to get the state to release thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits from last year ended for a Southwest Greensburg man this past weekend when he got a long-awaited check from the Labor Department. “I won’t have to worry so much,” Scott Flanigan, 58, said...
Coronavirus spread continues to slow in North Huntingdon-Irwin area as of Feb. 1
The spread of covid cases in the North Huntingdon, Irwin and North Irwin areas dropped again over the past seven days, falling to just 47 new cases from Jan. 25 to Feb. 1, a 1.8% increase in total cases, according to data released Monday by the state Department of Health....
Covid mutes Groundhog Day celebration; no throngs this year, but a virtual forecast set
A few days before the annual pilgrimage that thousands make to the small Jefferson County town on Feb. 2 to celebrate the appearance of that famous weather prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil, Donna Grabany is experiencing something unusual. There is room at her inn, lots of room in fact, for anyone wanting...
Socially distant farewell for retiring Greensburg area minister
Retiring in the midst of a pandemic requires a different kind of farewell ceremony, which is what will happen Saturday for the minister at the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Greensburg. A socially-distant farewell is planned for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday for the Rev. Donna Havrisko, who is retiring...
