Valley News Dispatch category, Page 457
Cheswick fire victim embraced Chippewa Indian heritage, described as ‘gentle giant’
Darryl Hamley was widely known around the Alle-Kiski Valley as “Chief” because of his Chippewa Indian heritage, according to family members. “They didn’t know a ‘Darryl,’ but they knew a ‘Chief,’ ” said his oldest sister, Jacque Novosel. Hamley, 54, seemingly introduced himself to everyone he encountered and looked forward...
Burrell gives families more time to complete documentation for mask exemption
About 3.5% of Burrell School District’s 1,825 students have been granted medical exemptions allowing them not to wear masks in school, the district’s top official said Thursday. Of those granted a medical exemption, a portion have yet to turn in necessary medical documentation, Superintendent Shannon Wagner said. Those students don’t...
East Vandergrift man, alleged accomplice arrested for theft of motorcycle, other items
An East Vandergrift man and another from Springdale have been charged with multiple counts in connection with the theft of a motorcycle from a home on Franklin Avenue in Vandergrift late last month. John William Ebner, 33, of McKinley Avenue, was arrested by Vandergrift police Sept. 4 and charged with...
Freeport Area Library to open its flea market Saturday, same day as September by the River event
Most people go to libraries for books, movies, magazines and related media. Freeport Area Library offers those and something more: a flea market. The lower level of the privately operated library along Market Street is filled with glassware, dishes, lamps, pictures, knickknacks, jewelry, vinyl records, antique keys, clothes and, yes,...
Lower Burrell’s Back the Blue fundraiser to feature procession of emergency vehicles, live entertainment
An event featuring live entertainment and a procession of emergency vehicles is being held in Lower Burrell this weekend to benefit three area police departments and a foundation supporting injured first responders. The second annual Back the Blue fundraiser will get underway at 12:30 p.m. Saturday with a motorcycle and...
Lower Burrell VFC No. 3 to host free Disney movie ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company is offering a free movie night Saturday at the station along Leechburg Road. The movie, Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” will be projected on a large screen outside in the fire station parking lot. Residents will need to bring chairs. The movie takes place...
Police: Parks Township altercation with knives, bat and machete ends with man’s face being slashed
State police on Thursday arrested a Parks Township man who they said slashed another man’s face with a knife during an altercation. David George Ash, 55, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault, two counts of simple assault and harassment in connection with the Sept. 16...
The Stroller, Sept. 16, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Freeport to celebrate September By the River Freeport Renaissance Association will host its September By The River Festival from noon to...
Allegheny Township to get a Taco Bell
Taco Bell is coming to Allegheny Township. Township officials approved land development for the fast-food restaurant last month. The eatery will be a standalone establishment, not a combo KFC/Taco Bell, Township Manager Greg Primm said. “It’s always good to see new businesses coming in, especially giving people more options for...
Barbecue food truck with deflated wheels drawing attention in Vandergrift
When business gets slow at Robert “Buster” Burnham’s food truck with deflated wheels, he puts on his full-body hot dog suit and goes to the side of the road in Vandergrift to try to flag down customers. “You need a promotion,” Burnham said. “When there’s no customers here, the suit...
Leechburg-Clairton football game to be moved, fans barred amid fallout from hayride shooting
Leechburg’s varsity football team will host Clairton on Friday instead of traveling to the Mon Valley school as originally scheduled, and no fans will be allowed in the stadium, the districts said. “It’s directly related to the unresolved crime in the community, the Haunted Hills Hayride shooting,” Clairton Superintendent Ginny...
Police: Apollo area residents arrested in Kiski Township during welfare check
Two Apollo area residents were arrested by Kiski Township police following an incident during a welfare check at a township home. Officers responded to a residence along Old State Road around 4:15 p.m. Monday when they found a man believed to have been under the influence of narcotics and a...
Freeport’s September by the River returns this weekend after last year’s cancellation
A celebration of togetherness, local talent and support for nonprofits and small businesses returns to Freeport after a year hiatus due to the pandemic. September by the River is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in Riverside Park along the Allegheny River. “We’re super excited to be able to do it,”...
West Deer Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 buys former Krigger & Company building
West Deer Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 will soon have a new station to call home. The fire department bought the former Krigger & Company building on 4360 Gibsonia Road for $1.8 million in a deal that closed Sept. 8. The department entered into talks with the property owner in...
Man wanted in Wilkinsburg killing arrested in New Kensington
A 19-year-old man wanted since July in connection with the May 23 drug-related killing of a teen in Wilkinsburg was arrested Wednesday in New Kensington, police said. Daeshuan Eric Smith of Penn Hills is charged with homicide, conspiracy and firearms violations in connection with the killing of Darin Hobdy, 17,...
Popeyes restaurant proposed for New Kensington’s Giant Eagle plaza
A restaurant that caused a nationwide sensation with its chicken sandwich could be coming to New Kensington soon. A Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant would be built in front of the Giant Eagle store along Tarentum Bridge Road, according to documents submitted to the city. The restaurant would be located between...
Troopers trying to identify suspect in computer thefts at Butler County church
State police in Butler are asking the public’s help identifying a man who they say entered a rural church near Saxonburg early Monday and stole three computers. The New Life Christian Ministries Church at 139 Knoch Road in Clinton Township was entered about 1:45 a.m., according to Trooper Phillip Schneider....
The Stroller, Sept. 15, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free festival set at new Buffalo Creek Nature Park The Buffalo Creek Water Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 3...
Proposed chicken ordinance moving forward in Vandergrift
Vandergrift officials are moving forward with plans to adopt an ordinance regulating the ownership of backyard chickens. A three-person committee established last month to work out details of a proposed ordinance offered some of its recommendations at a council meeting last week. While council members had discussed the possibility of...
Leechburg’s Pink Day returns after year hiatus because of pandemic
A Leechburg fundraiser designed to support breast cancer research is about to reach a milestone. The 10th annual Pink Day is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 18 along Market Street between First and Third streets. It benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Mayor Wayne Dobos said he...
Deer Lakes seniors push back against homecoming rule prohibiting outside guests
Deer Lakes High School is facing heat from some students and parents for a newsletter sent Monday informing them students won’t be allowed to bring outside guests to homecoming. “It’s our senior year. We never got a full high school experience because of covid, and it would be nice to...
New Kensington’s Sweet Tillies one of 15 companies to be featured at National Small Business Week summit
A New Kensington business owner will be featured Wednesday at the conclusion of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s three-day National Small Business Week virtual summit. Amy Johnson owns Sweet Tillies, a baklava bakery that is among several new, small businesses that have opened in the city’s downtown. Johnson said her...
Tarentum man accused of threatening to shoot woman and her 2 children
A Tarentum man is accused of threatening a woman and her two children with a gun that police said he wasn’t allowed to have. Borough police charged Arthur Sanders, 39, after the Sept. 12 incident at a house in the 200 block of Eighth Avenue. The woman told officers Sanders...
Highlands may require proof of negative covid-19 test to return early after quarantine
Highlands School Board is considering a proposal that would require quarantined students and staff to provide proof of a negative test before returning to school after seven days. “If no documentation is provided, they will adhere to the 10-day quarantine,” Superintendent Monique Mawhinney said during this week’s agenda meeting. The...
The Stroller, Sept. 14, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Pets to compete in library costume contest Community Library of Allegheny Valley is sponsoring a Pet Costume Contest from 11 a.m....
