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Groups ramping up for covid-style fish fry fundraisersVideo
As the pandemic closed in last year, fish fry organizers at St. Agnes Church in North Huntingdon scrambled to establish a drive-thru plan for an expected large crowd of hungry patrons. Volunteers set up traffic cones to direct drivers and gave the drive-thru a shot in addition to the regular...
‘Couplehood’: North Huntingdon couple celebrates 70 years of marriage
Family had planned to gather in December to celebrate Henry and Patricia Heer, a North Huntingdon couple who have been married 70 years. The event never happened, another casualty of the covid-19 pandemic. “Not being able to celebrate this memorable anniversary due to covid was not what they would have...
Westmoreland County adds 98 covid-19 cases
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 98 new cases of the coronavirus in Westmoreland County, as hospitalizations and case counts decline in the area. The county’s total cases are at 25,766, which is an increase of about 560 cases from the preceding week’s 25,202. The week before had...
Western Pa. EMS companies hold cold-water rescue trainingVideo
Twenty-nine degrees with a chance of snow is no one’s idea of good swimming weather, unless you’re a polar bear (the literal kind, not the plunging-for-charity kind). But for three regional EMS companies, Saturday morning was the ideal time to practice several rescue scenarios at Indian Lake in North Huntingdon,...
Here’s where you can find fish fries in Westmoreland County this Lenten season
Adamsburg Adamsburg Volunteer Fire Department, 495 Edna Road, takeout, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays through Good Friday. Details: 724-527-2180 or 724-523-2797 East Huntingdon Volunteer Fire Department, 120 Fire Department Road, Tarrs, dine in with social distancing or takeout, 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays through Good Friday. Menu: whaler sandwich...
Westmoreland County divorces decline during coronavirus pandemic
Captain & Tennille, the soft rock duo of the 1970s, once crooned that “Love Will Keep Us Together.” So, apparently, does the covid-19 pandemic. Divorces overall are on the decline throughout the United States. The divorce rate fell from 9.7 new divorces per 1,000 women age 15 and over in...
Murrysville paramedics adapt to changes throughout pandemicVideo
Editor’s note: This is an occasional series examining how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the lives of members of our community. Over the past year, there have been days when Serena Seltzer’s ambulance was transporting nothing but covid-19 patients. Some days, there are none. “I always wear the proper protective...
Wife shows true love for husband through kidney donationVideo
At 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, Dan Sturm texted his wife, Tanya. “You awake?” he asked. “Yes,” she answered. “I am coming over,” he replied. Dan, 61, made his way to his wife’s room across the hall on the 11 North hospital floor inside UPMC Montefiore in Oakland. Connected to...
No one injured in partial collapse of vacant Rostraver warehouse
No one was injured in the partial collapse of a warehouse building late Friday afternoon along Tyrol Boulevard in Rostraver. Township police and firefighters responded when a portion of the structure gave way at about 4:45 p.m., according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatch supervisor. The warehouse is considered to...
Valentine’s king and queen named at Greensburg Care Center
It’s no question who rules the halls of the Greensburg Care Center. Donning red crowns and capes given out Friday afternoon, residents Gary Sanner, 78, and Anna Carnes, 104, received their official titles of Valentine’s Day king and queen. “They were thrilled,” said Jennifer Ezykowsky, activities director at the nursing...
Westmoreland County reports 66 new covid cases, no deaths
Westmoreland County on Friday reported 66 additional cases of covid-19, below the seven-day average of 77 cases. Of the new cases, 32 are confirmed via 141 new PCR tests. The county has seen a total of 25,668 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. Of those, 18,338 were confirmed via PCR...
North Huntingdon woman to run for Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts
A North Huntingdon woman said her experience as a crime victim will be an asset needed to run the Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts office. Dorey Stabile McCarron, 46, a Republican, announced her candidacy this week to run the courthouse office that oversees the filing of criminal court records and...
Ex-Tribune-Review Sunday editor remembered as a ‘giant of a man’
William T. “Bill” Dymond, the first editor of the Sunday Tribune-Review, was a man great in stature and personality, a man who cared deeply about his family and community, his friends said. “He was a giant in so many ways. Not only in personal stature, but a giant in the...
Unity officials eye comprehensive plan update, handicapped access for recreation
Unity officials are set to improve access to a walking trail as they look to address the need for handicap-accessible recreation as part of the township’s comprehensive plan update. Supervisors learned Thursday township engineer Dan Schmitt is preparing trail project documents for review by county officials. “We expect within the...
Hempfield students participate in project benefiting cancer patients
Lining the hallways of Hempfield’s Wendover Middle School, seventh-graders are getting a lesson in math while preparing packs that will benefit cancer patients. As part of the Chemo Comfort Care Totes Project, students are helping to fill totes and backpacks with supplies that will help cancer patients through chemotherapy sessions....
Zoning change clears way for housing on Unity portion of former Valley Green golf course
Unity supervisors have granted a zoning change that helps clear the way for a proposed residential development on a portion of the former Valley Green Golf & Country Club. The supervisors Thursday approved a shift from an agricultural zone to a suburban residential zone for the 116-acre section of the...
‘Tenacious’ Greensburg Coin Club hangs on despite dwindling membership
George Yonek sees coins as both an art form and a glimpse into a nation’s culture. “What people put on coins is indicative of the country’s pride, what’s important to them,” said Yonek, a Penn Township resident who serves as president of the Greensburg Coin Club. “That’s why I collect...
Bishop Larry Kulick ordained to lead Diocese of Greensburg
The Diocese of Greensburg welcomed its new bishop Thursday with worship, prayer and pageantry — but without the crowds of parishioners usually present to celebrate such an event. “Like so many things we have done differently during the pandemic, this liturgy is no exception,” said Monsignor Raymond Riffle, rector of...
Westmoreland commissioners plan for vaccine registryVideo
The Westmoreland County commissioners, bowing to public pressure and a growing frustration among residents, said Thursday they will create a county registry to assist residents to receive coronavirus vaccines. “We are doing something at this point to assist and make sure that the residents of Westmoreland County who want a...
Rostraver man charged with sexually assaulting girl 7 years ago
A 23-year-old Rostraver man was arrested Thursday after police investigated a tip from a child abuse hotline accusing him of sexually assaulting a girl seven years ago. Robert T. Parks IV was arraigned on charges of aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault of a juvenile less than 13 years old....
Covid cases down to zero at Westmoreland courthouse
Coronavirus is on a break at the Westmoreland County Courthouse. It’s been two weeks since a new case among employees was reported at the courthouse and, as a result, temperature screenings at the building’s entry points were halted Thursday. “We’ve seen a downward trend,” said Alexis Bevan, the county’s human...
Despite vaccine, Redstone Highlands reports covid spike at Greensburg facility
About 1,000 employees and staff members at Redstone Highlands’ three skilled nursing facilities have their first and, in some cases, second doses of the coronavirus vaccine. With the facilities on their way to being protected, president and CEO John Dickson said it was a shock to learn the virus made...
Greensburg woman charged with endangering children, drug possession after traffic stop
A Greensburg woman pulled over early Tuesday for driving erratically during a snow storm without functioning headlights was later arrested by city police and charged with illegal possession of crack cocaine and heroin. Sarah K. Walters, 28, also was charged with child endangerment because, police say, she had two young...
Reported covid cases in Westmoreland County remain steady
Westmoreland County on Thursday added 86 additional covid cases and one death, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported. Of the 86 new cases reported, 49 are confirmed and 37 probable. The total number of cases in Westmoreland County now stands at 25,602 with 18,306 confirmed and 7,296 probable since the...
Delmont secures $15,000 grant to develop borough recreation plan
Delmont officials have secured a state grant to begin developing a comprehensive plan, a living document that lays out a town’s plans for its future. Over the next three years, council will match the $14,900 grant from the state’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in order to begin developing...
