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Latrobe presentations to showcase archival Fred Rogers interview
Latrobe Area Historical Society will offer a firsthand glimpse into the early years of the late host of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” during morning presentations Friday and Saturday. At 9:30 a.m. each day, the society will screen “Fred Rogers – in His Own Words.” The free program uses a series of...
Penn Township approves new turnpike maintenance facility; details of interchange still up in air
Penn Township commissioners approved the preliminary development plan for a new Pennsylvania Turnpike maintenance complex featuring nearly 8 acres of solar panels. The complex — which will contain an office space, truck and maintenance garages and a salt storage building — will be located on a nearly 42-acre property with...
North Huntingdon tightens rules on backyard chickens
North Huntingdon officials hope the long debate over backyard chickens has gone to roost. A new ordinance prohibits chickens from being kept in a zoned residential neighborhood on less than one acre of property. The commissioners Wednesday voted 6-1 to adopt the new rules. Commissioner Eric Gass, who cast the...
Jeannette woman accused of running over former girlfriend
A Jeannette woman was jailed Thursday in connection with police accusations that she hit a woman with her SUV. Jenna Ann Pippins, 23, is charged with aggravated assault by vehicle, reckless endangerment and related offenses in the Sunday incident. Jeannette police said in court papers that the injured woman, who...
Police: North Carolina man followed traffic laws, but wouldn’t pull over for 12 miles on Route 30
A North Carolina man was pursued by police for about 12 miles on Route 30 Wednesday morning, according to court papers. Ligonier Valley police said Eric W. Horsfield, 70, drove at a safe speed and stopped for all red lights while police cars with their lights flashing followed between Ligonier...
Here are 5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: June 21-23
It’s been a scorcher of a week but you can cool down with some fun things to do both inside and outside this weekend. Inside Ligonier Valley: A Home Tour The 18th Inside Ligonier Valley home tour will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour is...
North Huntingdon commissioners want more time to consider natural gas lease
A majority of North Huntingdon commissioners decided this week they need more time to study a proposed lease to tap into a pocket of natural gas trapped in a 4½-acre parcel of township land and possibly extract a better deal from the drilling company. Commissioners on Wednesday voted 5-2 to...
Greensburg Salem tax increase is less than hike recommended by business manager
Greensburg Salem school board members voted Wednesday night to raise taxes by 2.5 mills to a total of 92.22 mills, and use around $380,000 from the district’s reserves to balance the $51.5 million 2024-2025 district budget. The 2.5 mill increase, netting the district around $588,000 in new revenue, was an...
Jeannette flood control project set to begin after years of delays
A long-delayed project to ease flooding concerns in Jeannette is finally expected to begin in early 2025, officials said. Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County board members this week formally accepted two low-interest 40-year loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to pay for the $14.3 million flooding containment project. It...
Natural gas well impact fee allocations drop, but ‘every little bit helps’
Communities accustomed to receiving large checks from Marcellus Shale wells through the state’s natural gas impact fee will get less money this year because gas prices have fallen and fewer wells are being drilled, according to the state. The state Public Utility Commission will hand out $100 million less next...
Police: Blairsville man stole PennDOT truck fuel, crashed into police cruiser during chase
A Blairsville man is accused of leading Ligonier Valley police on a chase before crashing into one of their cruisers. Travis M. Repinski, 28, of Blairsville was charged with aggravated assault, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, fleeing police, resisting arrest, reckless endangering, weapons violations and related traffic violations....
Westmoreland Museum of American Art exhibition tells American stories from the Great Depression to World War II
Opening this Thursday, “The Great Search: Art in a Time of Change, 1928-1945” is a new exhibition at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art that tells diverse stories from a difficult time in American history. Jeremiah William McCarthy, the museum’s chief curator, discussed the inspiration for the collection of works....
Police: Man involved in Export shooting was growing marijuana in basement
A man who police say was involved in a fatal shooting Tuesday in Export is charged with drug offenses after officers found several marijuana plants in his basement. Matthew A. Miller, 32, was taken into police custody Tuesday after a shooting that resulted in the death of Daniel Chicka, 65....
Westmoreland happenings: Mine disaster program, blessing of animals service, more
Church news • First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon, 501 Fayette St., Rostraver, will have a Blessing of the Animals service at 10 a.m. June 22 at the church. Donations will be accepted for Mon Valley Paws. Details: 724-929-7616. Fundraiser • West Newton Public Library, 124 N. Water St., is...
Philips Respironics moves could net more workers in Westmoreland County
Dutch health technology giant Philips Respironics’ planned phase-out of manufacturing operations in Westmoreland County may result in 300 job cuts at its Murrysville and Upper Burrell locations. The news was disappointing to local officials, but they are confident local economies can rebound. The company will be missed, Upper Burrell Supervisor...
Unity man to serve prison sentence for check scheme to pay for stepdaughter’s wedding
A Unity man was ordered to serve nearly seven years in prison for bilking vendors at his stepdaughter’s wedding and related weapons offenses. Joseph A. Malago, 52, was convicted in December by a Westmoreland County jury of 18 criminal counts in four separate cases. Prosecutors alleged he wrote a series...
How do you beat the heat? Ice cream, splashing and a trip to the library
Kasey Waugaman of Greensburg knows what can happen when a sustained heat wave hits the region. Waugaman was working with an NBC television crew at the 1994 U.S. Open in Oakmont when similarly high temperatures caused spectators and staff to succumb to the heat. “Luckily we were able to get...
Salem woman to serve jail sentence for drunk driving crash that injured bicyclist
Nearly three years after Edward Chatterton was hit by a drunk driver as he bicycled in Export he continues to have physical, emotional and financial struggles. Chatterton testified Tuesday during a sentencing hearing for the woman who prosecutors said was responsible for the crash. “I used to live an active...
Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ coming to Geyer Performing Arts Center
It’s not every day that actor Brandon Kerr gets excited to be a monster. But when the opportunity arose to play the role of the Beast in the Geyer Performing Arts Center’s upcoming performance of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” he jumped at the chance. “I’ve just always felt like...
Fatal Export shooting stemmed from parking dispute
A fatal shooting in Export Tuesday stemmed from a monthslong parking dispute, police said. Killed was Daniel Chicka, 65, police said. The other man, Matt Miller, 32, wasn’t injured and is in state police custody, said Trooper Steve Limani. He said the shooting took place about 2 p.m. in the...
Greensburg YMCA raises $16K for a new front entrance
The Greensburg YMCA’s annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising event raised $16,000 toward a project to update the building’s main entrance. Christine Marquis, senior operations director, said the doors that currently welcome patrons are heavy and can be difficult to open without using the handicap access mechanism. Marquis said the front...
North Huntingdon could get nearly $7K for gas rights under township land
A natural gas production company wants the gas rights to a 4½-acre parcel owned by North Huntingdon. The company, Apex Energy, is offering the township a lease worth $1,500 per acre — equal to $6,760 — to drill into township-owned land abutting homes along a portion of Peregrine Drive. “It’s...
Westmoreland Museum of American Art to host annual Greensburg Pride Prom event
Greensburg Pride Prom is back and bigger than ever this Saturday at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg. The event, held each year during Pride Month in June, is an opportunity for the LGBTQIA+ community in Westmoreland County to get together, let loose and have...
Twilight Wish Foundation fulfills dreams of seniors
Never stop wishing. No matter your age. Because sometimes those wishes do come true. “If feels so nice to be able to give back to people who have given back their entire lives,” said Baliegh Butler, an Allegheny County ambassador for the Twilight Wish Foundation, a nonprofit based in Doylestown...
Delmont weighs options for $1.3M sewage project
Delmont officials will wait until July to award a bid for more than $1 million in sewer work. As part of a consent order finalized with the state Department of Environmental Protection in April 2020, borough officials proposed relocating and replacing a gravity line and a force main that run...
