Valley News Dispatch category, Page 9
New indoor golf simulator lounge eyes March opening in Indiana Township
It’s always perfect weather to hit the links at a soon-to-open indoor golf simulator in Indiana Township. Swing 412 is scheduled to launch in March with 500-plus virtual high-tech golf games for all ages. The venue is for those interested in improving their game, learning golf play or just looking...
Fire damages home in Plum’s Holiday Park neighborhood
A house fire that began in the bedroom of a Plum home has left the structure with extensive damage, according to Holiday Park VFD Chief Jim Sims. Sims said the home on the 4900 block of Havana Drive was unoccupied when the fire broke out just after 1 p.m. The...
Deer Lakes School District welcomes new assistant superintendent
The Deer Lakes School District added a new member to its administration team. On Feb. 17, the school board unanimously voted to hire Beth Hutson of Oakmont as the district’s assistant superintendent. According to her contract, posted on the board’s BoardDocs page, she will begin the position with a starting...
Drunk driver who killed Harrison girl, 11, gets 3-6 months in jail
Her favorite color was blue. She enjoyed telling jokes to make people laugh. She was a devoted sister. She loved animals but especially her dog, Teddy. Roxanne Bonnoni was an 11-year-old girl whose life was cut short by a drunk driver. “God did not decide it was Roxanne’s time to...
Attorney pushing for ‘justice’ in Highlands teacher Sean Dicer’s misconduct case
Attorney Sean Logue believes Highlands School District should be held accountable for the alleged actions of a former teacher who police have charged with sexual assault against three students. Logue, a Carnegie-based lawyer, does not represent any of the alleged victims of former teacher Sean Dicer, 53, of Brackenridge. He...
Burrell student, teacher selected to study American Revolution with Philadelphia trip
A Burrell High School teacher and student have been selected to represent Pennsylvania in a history enrichment program in July, held in conjunction with America’s 250th birthday. Teacher Amanda Pagnotta and sophomore Bella Procopio are participating in the Young People’s Continental Congress, a joint program with the National History Day...
Springdale says benefits discussions with data center developer to begin soon
Data center discussions may soon return to the fore in Springdale. The borough is set to begin conversations with developers to form a community benefits agreement. It will do that with the help of a recently hired consulting group and nonprofit stewardship organization Friends of the Riverfront. Community benefits agreements...
The Stroller, Feb. 25, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Cornhole tournament planned by...
Route 66 upgrades to kick off this summer between Washington Township and DelmontVideo
Cameron Suhadolnik, one of the owners of Tailspin Hobbies off Route 66 in Washington Township, has grown accustomed to the sound of cars crashing outside his window. The business is near an intersection that has been the site of more than 20 incidents in the past five years. “I’ve called...
Leechburg Area Drama Club looks for donations for spring musical
The Leechburg Area Drama Club is a little more than $1,600 away from having its own “Secret Garden.” With opening night scheduled for April 6, the club has a $3,500 goal set to put on a seventh-through 12th grade production of “The Secret Garden.” According to the school’s Schoolfundr fundraising...
Burrell contract calls for 3.3% average raise for custodian, maintenance, food service workers
The Burrell School District reached an agreement on a new contract with its union of custodians, maintenance workers and food service employees that calls for a 70-cent per hour increase. The contract was ratified by the school board this month. It covers a contract period that began Feb. 1 and...
From New Kensington to NASA: Students prepare for trip to Goddard Space Flight Center
Science is 11-year-old Cooper Rankin’s favorite subject. “I find it interesting how you can do so much stuff. I think it’s cool that everything is made up of matter,” said Cooper, a sixth grade student at Roy A. Hunt Elementary School in the New Kensington-Arnold School District. “It’s really cool...
Allegheny Valley School Board moves forward with new parking near turf field
The work at Allegheny Valley School District’s new multisport turf field isn’t quite done yet. The district moved forward last week with a plan to develop a parking area off Butler Road, which would allow for handicap spaces and a drop-off zone. Set in a grassy area between the new...
The Stroller, Feb. 24, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Food drive planned Saturday...
Aspinwall considering new infrastructure planning system
Aspinwall officials are considering a new infrastructure planning system to improve road maintenance and prepare for future projects. They have received proposals from and met with officials of Logan, Utah-based iWorQ Systems to use its public works software and analyze borough roads. If a deal is made, the company will...
Mother of slain Arnold man demands names of accomplices at sentencing
Phyllis Williams demanded to look into the eyes of the man convicted of murdering her son six years ago as she directly asked him to reveal who else was involved in the fatal shooting. “I am a grieving mother who lost my only son, who was a wonderful son and...
Keystone Wheelchair Games provide a platform for para-athletes in Pittsburgh
Lester L. Bennett’s goal for Friday was to go home with his neck feeling a little heavier. It was Bennett’s second year competing for medals in the Keystone Wheelchair Games. “I’m here to kick everybody’s butts,” Bennett, 50, of Homestead said. The games are an annual, winter-based adaptive sports competition...
Lincoln Beach community pushing forward with neighborhood revitalization effort
Building off momentum from its 100th birthday last year, the Lincoln Beach neighborhood in Upper Burrell is organizing community development and revitalization initiatives. “It’s a recognition and respect of our roots and foundations,” said William “Tim” Miles, of Washington, D.C., who grew up in Lincoln Beach and owns property there....
Plum bakery Baked With Love set to reopen with new menuVideo
Plum is set to get a touch sweeter this month. That’s because Baked With Love, a bakery owned by Plum native Nickole Love Nader, is set to open soon. Love Nader said she’s planning a soft opening Saturday ahead of grand opening celebrations March 7. The bakery previously operated out...
Lottery winners take home combined $3.5M in Harrison, Lower Burrell
Two people in the Alle-Kiski Valley are much richer after buying winning lottery tickets in Harrison and Lower Burrell. Someone won $3 million after buying a “3’s a Charm” scratch-off at the Welmart convenience store along Alter Road in Harrison’s Natrona Heights section, according to Pennsylvania Lottery officials. The ticket...
Harrison’s new fire tax will fund $1.3 million engine for Citizens Hose
A newly established fire tax in Harrison will help pay for a $1.3 million fire engine at Citizens Hose. In December, the township commissioners voted to create a 0.55-mill tax solely to help with fire apparatus and other specialized equipment. The money will be used to benefit each of the...
The Stroller, Feb. 23, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Luck of the Irish...
Pennsylvania schools to embrace cursive writing once again
Each of the 15 students in Mollie Sweeney’s third grade class raised their dominant hand. Sweeney, a teacher at Burrell’s Bon Air Elementary, then walked through the motions of how to write a lowercase letter in cursive. Students air-traced the motion. Only after that did the students take pencil to...
Tarentum police investigating burglary of borough market
Tarentum police are investigating after a borough market was burglarized late Friday night. The break-in at Horizon Market on East Sixth Avenue happened around midnight, police said. Two people gained entry by smashing through the glass front door. The store was closed at the time, and no one was hurt,...
Early-morning fans revel in U.S. men’s hockey win for Olympic goldVideo
When the puck dropped at 8:10 a.m. EST in the gold medal Olympic men’s hockey final between the U.S. and Canada, Sunday morning looked more like a Saturday night in the confines of Primanti Bros. in Harmar. It was among the many places that opened bright and early Sunday morning...
