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North Huntingdon woman marks Flag Day with display of 450 flags
Old Glory waved in the breeze hundreds of times over Tuesday — Flag Day — in a North Huntingdon neighborhood. The large patriotic display was the handiwork of Carol Slonecker, who said she placed 450 small American flags along the streets in much of the Redstone Highlands villa home community...
Penn-Trafford raises property taxes 1.5 mills
Penn-Trafford property owners will pay more in school taxes under a $63.0 million budget that raises the real estate millage by 1.5 mills in the Westmoreland County portion of the district, an increase of less than 2%. The school board Monday approved increasing taxes from 88.25 mills to 89.75 mills...
Penn-Trafford video class brings home a half-dozen student Emmy awardsVideo
Video production students at Penn-Trafford High School are finishing the year with a bang. Students from the class brought home National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences High School Student Production awards in six different categories in the Mid-Atlantic region on Thursday, including winning “Best Newscast” four of the past...
Night of clean comedy benefits Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western Pa.
Family problems, health problems, fear of aging — they’re topics that most everyone can relate to, but not everyone sees the humor in them. Pittsburgh comedian David Kaye can, and he’ll share his wry observations during Comedy for a Cause on July 16 at Elements in North Huntingdon. “I look...
Ligonier Valley police seeking help to identify 3 who broke into stone quarry
Ligonier Valley police are seeking help to identify three people who broke into the Hanson Aggregates Latrobe Asphalt plant during the weekend. Police Sgt. James Friscarella said investigators believe two men and a woman vandalized buildings there and stole a tool and charger sometime between Friday and Saturday. The plant...
Former congressman presents coping mechanisms for pandemic stress, anxiety in students
Empty classrooms, overworked health care employees, and communities divided over masking and vaccines became inescapable as Western Pennsylvania navigated its way through the covid-19 pandemic. Tim Murphy, a licensed psychologist specializing in psychological trauma, said the pandemic experience has had a “devastating effect” on people’s physical, mental and emotional health....
Community leaders set to sing karaoke at Westmoreland Has Talent!
Carlotta Paige, co-founder of the Westmoreland Diversity Coalition, once aspired to a career as a singer. Growing up in Westmoreland County, she sang with a group called The Cashmeres and later moved to New York City and got a job as an administrative assistant at Columbia Records, hoping to get...
Interactive whiteboards on the way to Hempfield Area schools
Fort Allen and Maxwell elementary schools are at the top of the list to receive interactive instruction panels to replace outdated classroom projectors. The upgrade is part of a Hempfield Area School District plan to spend thousands of dollars to upgrade classrooms across the district with the interactive technology. The...
Hempfield Area summer programs help students avoid ‘summer slide’
Hempfield Area School District students have the opportunity to participate in summer programs this year aimed at addressing what they call “the summer slide” and pandemic-related learning loss. The programs — which include summer classes for students who failed a course and need to recover credits, enrichment camps and elementary...
South Greensburg drug suspect found hiding behind attic door
The subject of a drug-related arrest warrant was found Friday by Westmoreland County sheriff’s deputies hiding behind an attic door in the closet of an East Huntingdon home, Sheriff James Albert said. Donald Michael Young, 44, of South Greensburg was arraigned Monday on weapons and drug violations, in addition to...
Judge denies 2nd bail reduction request related to gunfight outside Greensburg bar
A Westmoreland County judge on Monday rejected a defense request to reduce the $250,000 bail set for a man accused in a gunfight outside a Greensburg bar that left two injured. Stevin S. German, 27, of Uniontown is unable to afford the current amount, argued public defender John Sweeney, who...
North Huntingdon rejects Norwin request to waive permit fee
Norwin will pay a $15,755 building permit fee for a school roof project unless the North Huntingdon commissioners reverse a 4-3 decision last week that rejected the school’s request to waive the fee, as has been done in the past for nonprofits. The commissioners cited what they said was the...
State police seek help locating missing Greensburg teenager
State police are asking for help locating a missing 17-year-old girl from Greensburg who was last seen Wednesday. Madison Star Hopkins left her home driving a sport utility vehicle around 4 p.m. June 8, troopers said. Hopkins drives a dark green 2001 Jeep Cherokee with Pennsylvania license plate: KKG 1694....
Chad Krawtz appointed to vacant Jeannette council seat
Chad Krawtz was selected Thursday from a field of eight candidates for a vacant seat on Jeannette council that will expire Dec. 31, 2023. Council members decided 3-1, with Councilwoman Robin Mozley casting the dissenting vote, to appoint Krawtz, 45, a Republican, to the open seat after the May 13...
1 person injured in head-on crash on Route 981 in Derry Township
One person was flown from the scene of a two-vehicle collision Monday between a garbage truck and a pickup along Route 981 in Derry Township, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. Robert S. Baden, 52, of New Alexandria, had to be extricated from his Chevrolet Silverado pickup by firefighters...
Man killed in South Huntingdon crash
A South Huntingdon man was killed in a crash in the township late Saturday, according to state police. Brandon G. Detman, 40, was driving a Ford Fusion on Sherbondy Road at 10:45 p.m. when troopers said he left the road around a bend and slammed into a tree. He was...
Thousands of spectators take in final day of Westmoreland Airshow
Lori Dudzinsky of Derry Township has watched the Shop ’n Save Westmoreland Airshow grow from small beginnings. She’s been attending the events since the late 1970s, when her father, Jack Myers of Derry Township, started providing portable toilets for the event through his rental company. Dudzinsky and Myers braved the...
Navy veterans reconnect across a continent, 4 decades to begin married life in Irwin
Romantic flames that were first sparked more than four decades ago and half a world away recently rekindled between an Irwin woman and a fellow Navy veteran. Picking up where they left off, Beverly Detofsky and Doug Reichman aren’t wasting any more time. They’re scheduled to exchange wedding vows Monday...
Spectacular air maneuvers, impressive ground displays featured at Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland Airshow
Army Air Corps veteran Leslie Immel Sr. was honored in the sky Saturday, the same place he spent a lot of time during World War II. His son, Leslie Immel Jr. of Hempfield, watched as a World War II-era aircraft carrying the trifold flag from his father’s 2013 funeral buzzed...
Penn Township plans bid opening, estimates 1st payment for stormwater projects
Penn Township will open bids for a project to address flooding in Harrison Park and along Dolly Avenue at the end of the month. The township previously received a $2.2 million loan from PennVEST — the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority — to complete this project. This loan will primarily cover...
Derry Borough woman killed in Hempfield crash
A Derry Borough woman was killed Saturday in a two-vehicle crash in Hempfield, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Karen L. Botteicher, 61, was driving a GMC Envoy on Route 130 shortly before 12:30 a.m. when authorities said a Ford F-350 pickup truck crossed the center line and the...
Pipe replacement will trigger Route 982 detour in Unity
A pipe replacement is set to detour traffic around a section of Route 982 in Unity. The project will close a stretch of the road between Route 130 and Kecksburg Road, beginning on Monday and continuing through mid-July, according to PennDOT officials. Crews will replace a large cross-pipe, with the...
Paving to disrupt traffic on Routes 819, 981 in Mt. Pleasant area
Motorists driving in the Mt. Pleasant area should be prepared for lane restrictions next week as PennDOT resurfaces routes 819 and 981 in the community. According to PennDOT project manager Rick Cutia, contractor Tresco Paving is expected to work on sections of Route 819 beginning Tuesday, with repairs to the...
Kerber’s in North Huntingdon included in state’s annual Scooped Ice Cream Trail
June is National Dairy Month, and state officials are celebrating by asking residents to indulge in one of Pennsylvania’s most popular dairy products: ice cream. Officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development were joined by Gov. Tom Wolf in announcing the 30 creameries that make up the...
Growth trend continues at Westmoreland Mall as sneaker, clothing store set to open
The Westmoreland Mall continues to see an uptick in business after the 2020 opening of a casino at the Hempfield complex. Two new stores: Kadiskicks, a locally owned sneaker store, and Daily Thread, a women’s clothing store, soon will be opening at the shopping center, according to the mall’s website....
