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Delmont officials want public input on Shields Farm plans
Delmont officials will hold a meeting to give a presentation and take public input on a long-term plan for the Shields Farm property. A borough steering committee has been working with consultants EADS Group on a plan for the 145-acre former farmstead, part of the larger goal of developing a...
Ex-Greensburg police chief Shawn Denning reports to prison June 10
Former Greensburg police chief Shawn Denning will begin serving his federal prison sentence in a drug distribution conspiracy case on June 10, according to a notice from the U.S. Marshals Service. Denning, 44, of Delmont, was ordered to report to a satellite camp at the Federal Correctional Institution in Schuylkill...
Penn State clashes with its land-grant mission as it mulls branch campus closures
As the discussion continues over Penn State’s recommendation to shutter seven branch campuses, much of the debate has turned to whether the closures would allow Penn State to continue to fulfill its mission as a land-grant university. But what exactly is a land-grant university? In 1863, Penn State was designated...
Greater Latrobe eyes $68.4M budget, still uncertain about teacher turnover, funding gap
Greater Latrobe School Board is proposing a $68.4 million district budget for the coming school year, but administrators have yet to recommend how to close a projected funding gap of close to $680,000. Also to be decided is how to replace more than a dozen retiring teachers. One of those...
Pet owners who used services of funeral director accused of mishandling remains gather for support
Rick and Terri Wagner traveled Sunday from their New Kensington home to Derry Township in search of closure. Their beloved spanador, Bailey, a mix of a cocker spaniel and a Labrador, was one of the thousands of pets authorities say Patrick Vereb mishandled through his cremation business, Eternity Pet Memorial....
Providing health care in rural areas offers challenges for physicians
Dr. Richard Conn is well-versed in the challenges of providing health care in rural areas. The primary care physician has been seeing patients in Connellsville for the past 19 years. “For some (patients), preventive care is foreign to them. There’s a hesitancy to do things,” said Conn, 52, a Fayette...
Westmoreland transit puts changes on hold amid funding uncertainty
Long planned revisions of Westmoreland County’s public transportation service are on hold as officials await clarity on funding. Substantial alterations in the county transit authority’s fixed-route bus system were expected to be launched this year, including the start of a pilot project to convert a small portion of the service...
Derry Area principal tapped to fill administrative vacancy at Greensburg Salem
Derry Area High School Principal Kara Gardner will serve as Greensburg Salem’s first assistant superintendent, filling a gap left by the resignation of the district’s human resources director earlier this year. Gardner, 36, of New Alexandria, began her career in education at Homer-Center Elementary in Center Township. She worked as...
Daytime I-70 restrictions slated during bridge inspections in Westmoreland
Motorists can expect to encounter daytime single-lane restrictions beginning Monday on a section of Interstate 70 in Westmoreland County. The traffic restrictions are scheduled between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily through Wednesday and will affect both eastbound and westbound lanes at various points between Exits 42 (North Belle Vernon)...
‘Champagne & Chapeaux’: Westmoreland Symphony’s annual soiree for a good cause
Tim Welty bought his daughter Annie Welty her first hat — a sailor style. A former teacher and principal in the Hempfield School District, Welty had wanted his daughter to go into education. But he knew her love was in acting and fine arts, inspired by her mother, Patricia Perrone....
Nicely Elementary School going on 1 month without fire alarm, but other protocols in place
Robert F. Nicely Elementary School in Greensburg has been without working fire alarms for nearly a month after a power surge damaged the system. The issued stemmed from West Penn Power replacing a nearby line on April 18, Greensburg Salem School District Superintendent Kenneth Bissell told TribLive news partner WTAE....
New Florence voters to decide if post-Prohibition alcohol ban is lifted
When Becky Richey and her husband opened C&T’s Pizza in New Florence a quarter-century ago, it never occurred to them that their customers couldn’t enjoy a cold brew with their meal. A referendum on Tuesday’s primary election ballot pitched by Richey could give her thirsty patrons another drink option by...
5 Republican contenders featured in race for 2 Ligonier Township supervisor’s seats
Republican voters in Ligonier Township will have five candidates to consider Tuesday as they select their party’s nominees for two seats on the five-member board of supervisors. The need for expanded public sewage service in the township, the future of the former Ligonier Beach property and township officials’ partial oversight...
Police seize 2 pounds of methamphetamine from Derry man’s car
A Derry Township man was arrested Thursday after police seized two pounds of methamphetamine from him, according to court documents. Todd F. Stumpf, 59, is charged with possession with intent to deliver. Police received a tip Wednesday that Stumpf was traveling from Maryland to Blairsville, carrying two to four pounds...
Hempfield Big Lots store among locations in Western Pennsylvania slated to reopen
A few former Big Lots stores in the region are preparing for a rebirth under the same name. Locations in Hempfield, Ross, Penn Hills, Washington, Indiana, Rochester and Johnstown are on a list of 11 stores statewide reopening June 5 after their assets were transferred to a North Carolina-based discount...
Divided Greensburg Salem board OKs $535K student tech purchase
A divided Greensburg Salem School Board approved spending more than $535,000 over four years to replace aging computer tablets and laptops that officials say will no longer function when the next Microsoft Windows update comes in October. The board voted 5-4 to buy 900 iPad tablets for the district’s high...
Idlewild & SoakZone improves coasters, adds ice cream treat, welcomes duck for 148th season
A familiar ride with a fresh look will greet fans of coaster thrills when Idlewild Park opens for its 148th season on Saturday. And next month, the Ligonier Township amusement park will gain an added attraction with the arrival of the World’s Largest Rubber Duck. Park visitors this season will...
Greensburg Salem contends with $2.1M budget deficit
Greensburg Salem will need to close a $2.1 million gap in its 2025-26 budget as it contends with rising health care and cyber charter tuition costs. The district’s projected budget includes $51.9 million in revenue and about $54 million in expenses — a deficit that would require a 9.2-mill increase...
As Rite Aid collapses, customers and other pharmacies bear the impact
It takes Kathy Younkins just a few minutes to walk to her neighborhood Rite Aid. The 67-year-old has picked up her prescriptions at the company’s Harrison location since the 2000s. But now the Philadelphia-based pharmacy empire is crumbling. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month, blaming “the...
Here are 5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: May 16-18
Now that the heat is ramping up, it’s time to enjoy the outdoors — or escape to the air conditioning inside, if you prefer. Here’s what’s going on in Westmoreland this weekend. Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ Fun fact: Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” is the longest-running play in theatrical history. It...
Motorcyclist killed in collision with car in Derry Township
A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a car Thursday afternoon in Derry Township. Jarad R. Boyle, 49, of Derry Borough was pronounced dead at the scene on Route 982 at Lincoln Avenue, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson. The crash occurred at about 4 p.m. just outside...
‘Tariffs are messing with everybody’: Walmart shoppers wary of tariff-induced price increases on horizon
Walmart used to be Charmaine Bianco’s go-to grocery store for low-price goods. But Bianco fears she will have to search elsewhere for good deals as the nationwide grocery chain plans to raise prices this month in light of tariffs ordered by President Donald Trump. Executives at the $750 billion company...
Disabled caseworker, Westmoreland County settle wrongful termination lawsuit
Westmoreland commissioners voted Thursday to pay $7,500 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a former children’s bureau caseworker who claimed he was improperly fired after one month on the job. Former Fayette County Controller Sean Lally contended he was discriminated against by supervisors in the county’s child welfare office...
Law enforcement officer memorial unveiled on Westmoreland courthouse square
The absence of Trooper Michael Paul Stewart III is felt on a daily basis, said his brother, Jason Stewart. Now the family has a spot where he can be remembered by them and the entire community as a memorial honoring Westmoreland County’s 28 fallen law enforcement officers was unveiled Thursday....
2 campaigns promote candidates for 4 Ligonier Valley School Board seats
Seven candidates, divided into two campaign camps, are running for four seats on the Ligonier Valley School Board. Campaigning jointly and appearing only in the Republican primary are three incumbent board members — Donald L. Gilbert Jr., Cindy Brown and Josi Bennett — along with Robert J. Fryman, who previously...
