Joe Napsha stories, Page 94
Norwin area events, Nov. 14 and beyond
Irwin Boy Scouts sell pies, luminaria Boy Scout Troop 284 of Irwin is selling Pie Shoppe pies for Thanksgiving and luminaria for Christmas. The deadline for ordering pies is Nov. 14 and drive-thru pickup will be at the First Presbyterian Church of Irwin, Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, between 4...
Soup sale at Harrison City church Nov. 15
The United Methodist Women of Community Church, 3487 Route 130, Harrison City, will hold its annual Fall Soup Sale from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 15. Pre-orders will be taken for chili, stuffed pepper, chicken noodle and wedding soup. A quart of soup is $10; a pint is $5. Pickup...
New book chronicles North Huntingdon soldier’s recovery from life-altering accidentVideo
Two North Huntingdon veterans, Dan Priatko and his father, Bill — the son in the Army and the father in the Air Force — will observe Veterans Day at the J. Howard Snyder Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 781 in North Huntingdon, like they have for many years. Instead of...
Greensburg rally: ‘Count all the votes,’ speakers sayVideo
In a sea of some 60 people rallying Wednesday in front of the Westmoreland County Courthouse for counting all mail-in ballots that reach county election bureaus by Friday, Bill Wertz of Greensburg stood out. At the Voice of Westmorelan rally, a community activist organization, Wertz admitted to the crowd carrying...
Kennametal posts $20.8M quarterly loss as sales dropped
Kennametal Corp. lost $20.8 million as sales fell about about 23% in the quarter ending Sept. 30, compared to a year ago, the company said Tuesday. There is much uncertainty in the market and it is difficult to predict when there will be a full recovery, CEO Christopher Rossi said...
North Huntingdon-Irwin covid cases on rise again
Coronavirus cases in the North Huntingdon-Irwin area increased by about 20% in the past week, a trend that has continued the last several weeks, according to data reported this week by the state Department of Health. The number of virus cases in North Huntingdon, Irwin and North Irwin, which has...
Ligonier Township crash involves entrapment
One person was reported entrapped in a crash early Tuesday morning along Country Club Road south of Ligonier, according to dispatches from the Westmoreland County Public Safety department. Firefighters from Darlington, Chestnut Ridge and Wilpen responded to a crash at about 12:10 a.m. in Ligonier Township. Emergency responders said the...
Allegheny County Councilwoman Bethany Hallam ripped over controversial retweet
The Allegheny County Police Association wants an Allegheny County Council member to resign over a comment on Twitter referring to violence against police that it says “was irresponsible at best, and criminal at worst.” The council member is Bethany Hallam, a Democrat from Ross Township who holds an at-large seat....
FirstEnergy to spinoff West Penn Power transmission business; allows for faster rate hikes
FirstEnergy Corp. spun off its West Penn Power Co. transmission business to a new shell company, a move the state’s top consumer advocate says will allow the Ohio-based utility a faster path to recover costs by raising rates on 720,000 West Penn customers. Keystone Appalachian Transmission Co. was formed to...
Public gets access to half-mile stretch of Mill Creek in Ligonier Township
Fishermen, hunters, hikers, cross-country skiers and outdoor enthusiasts will be able to enjoy a half-mile stretch on both sides of Mill Creek that is north of Ligonier. It’s now possible because a Pittsburgh conservation non-profit has obtained a conservation easement that allows people to get to the stream. The Western...
Norwin sees another covid-19 case
Norwin school officials said the district learned this past week that a high school student tested positive for covid-19. The student will not return until they have completed isolation procedures for covid-19. The school said last Tuesday that the only individuals who need to quarantine are those who have been...
Westmoreland: Third week in ‘substantial’ category for covid-19 transmission
For the third consecutive week, Westmoreland County remains in the “substantial” level of community transmission for coronavirus cases, even though the number of actual cases decreased from Oct. 23 to 29, the Department of Health said Friday. The county had 114.9 coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents for the seven-day reporting...
Ex-Marine, double amputee, to speak at SCORE gathering at WCCC
A retired U.S. Marine from Uniontown who is a double amputee and owns a civil engineering firm will speak to a gathering of entrepreneurs during a meeting of SCORE at 9 a.m. Monday at the Westmoreland County Community College’s Commissioners Hall at the Youngwood campus. Brandon Rumbaugh, 31, who is...
UPS hiring 840 seasonal workers in New Stanton, Pittsburgh
United Parcel Service Inc. plans to hold a job fair Friday — in-person and virtual — as it looks to hire about 840 seasonal workers at its processing and shipping facilities in New Stanton and on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, the company said. The package shipping company is looking to hire...
North Huntingdon nursing home posts highest covid-19 cases among private operators in Westmoreland County
A North Huntingdon nursing home appears to have the highest number of coronavirus cases among privately-owned long-term care facilities in Westmoreland County, according to state data. Transitions Healthcare on Barnes Lake Road has reported 91 covid-19 cases among patients and 47 infected staff members since the pandemic reached the region...
Norwin area happenings through Nov. 24
Veterans Day changes made at Post 781 The coronavirus pandemic and restrictions on large gatherings forced changes to the annual Veterans Day celebration at the J. Howard Snyder Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 781, 100 Billott Ave., North Huntingdon. Instead of a large gathering inside the VFW post, Commander Kory...
Penn-Trafford area happenings Oct. 29-Nov. 4
Non-perishable food items can be donated to the Trafford Food Bank from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 6 and 7 at the Lion’s Community Building, 123 Murrysville Rd,, Penn Township. Food donations for the Drop & Go Thanksgiving Food Drive sponsored by the Community Women’s Club of Level Green...
Norwin area happenings Oct. 29-Nov. 4
St. Stephen’s to sell Pierogi St. Stephen’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 90 Bethel Road, North Huntingdon, will sell potato cheese and lekvar pierogi for $10 a dozen on Nov. 6, beginning at 10 a.m. in the church hall. Masks and social distancing will be required. Irwin seeks crossing guard Irwin is...
Norwin postpones school reopening, closes middle school
Faced with more coronavirus cases at school and in the community, Norwin School District officials said Monday the middle school will close for at least two days this week and the full reopening of its schools will be postponed from Nov. 4 until at least Nov. 18. Two positive cases...
Norwin seeks volunteers for input in a master facilities plan
Norwin is seeking volunteers from the North Huntingdon-Irwin area who want to serve on a new facilities action committee that will review the state of the school district’s buildings and grounds. Superintendent Jeff Taylor said Monday the school district has not set a target number for the volunteers on the...
Former Derry Twp. man sentenced up to 15 years in prison for child sex offenses
An Indiana County man was sentenced in Westmoreland County Court to 7½ to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting an underage girl over two years. Jason E. Matty, 48, of Blacklick and formerly of Derry Township was sentenced Thursday by Judge Christopher Feliciani after pleading guilty to involuntary deviate...
North Huntingdon residents seek demolition of smelly ‘cat house’
Residents living near the odor-emanating North Huntingdon house where some 70 cats had to be rescued want the township to tear it down now, not years from now. “The place stinks,” is how James “Rick” Keenan described the neighboring house at 820 Leger Road, where Matthew Jacobs previously lived with...
Westmoreland County: Almost 70,000 mail-in ballots approved
The Ohio company processing mail-in ballots for Westmoreland County has sent more than 64,000 to the post office and is up-to-date with its processing, a county election official said Thursday. Midwest Direct of Cleveland, which prints and mails the ballots, handled 64,604 ballots as of Tuesday, with an additional 3,800...
North Huntingdon police get 4-year contract extension
North Huntingdon police officers agreed to a wage freeze next year followed by pay raises of 2% in 2022, 2.5% in 2023 and 3% in 2024 under a four-year contract extension reached with the township. Township commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved the contract that township Manager Jeff Silka called a...
Irwin’s faulty parking meters ‘bagged’ until recalibration
Irwin police will not be writing tickets for vehicles in spaces with an expired meter until they can be recalibrated. The decision to suspend ticket writing at expired meters was prompted by a Westmoreland County Bureau of Weights and Measures’ inspector finding faulty meters in a group of about a...
