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Hempfield leaders looking at ways for spring musical to go on
The show must go on — at least as much as it can given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Officials with Hempfield Area School District are considering ways high school students can participate in the spring musical while adhering to social distancing guidelines and ensuring safety is maintained for students and...
Jeannette woman accused of burning water service crew with sulfuric acid
Police arrested a Jeannette woman Tuesday on charges she poured sulfuric acid drain cleaner in a Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County pipe, burning three workers who were restoring her water service, according to court papers. Deborah Samulski, 61, is charged with weapons of mass destruction, risking a catastrophe, reckless endangerment...
Westmoreland County covid cases down 40% from same point in December
Westmoreland County has six more covid-related deaths and 198 cases Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The new figures bring total deaths in the county to 541 and total cases to 23,451. Thus far in January, there have been 4,118 covid cases and 118 deaths reported. As compared...
Cash 5 ticket worth $373K sold in Murrysville
A winning Cash 5 ticket worth more than $373,000 was sold at the Giant Eagle store in Murrysville, Pennsylvania Lottery officials announced Tuesday. The jackpot winning ticket matched all five balls drawn, 2-11-12-30-32, on Saturday. The store at 4810 Old William Penn Highway earns a $500 bonus for selling the...
Norwin to keep any tax hike to 3.9% or less
Under a resolution the school board approved this week, the Norwin School District will not raise real estate taxes for the 2021-22 school year by more than 3.9% — the state-determined inflationary index. As a result of the intention to limit any tax hike to 3.9%, a homeowner in North...
Bell Township fire claims life of 80-year-old man weeks after blaze
An 80-year-old man has died after he suffered injuries during a fire at his Bell Township home last month, according to his obituary. Bernerd Andrew Zanavich died Friday at UPMC Mercy hospital, where he was taken following the Dec. 28 fire. His 52-year-old son, Frank R. Zanavich, also died in...
Ligonier Valley school staff get covid vaccine; doses pending for Greater Latrobe teachers, staff
Greater Latrobe School District expects to have the majority of its staff receive the first dose of the Moderna covid-19 vaccine before the end of January. Meanwhile, neighboring Ligonier Valley School District confirmed the better part of its staff already has been vaccinated against the virus that has disrupted in-person...
Covid case spread drops in North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin area
The spread of covid cases in the four ZIP codes covering most of the North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin areas continued to drop for the fourth consecutive week, falling to just 4.1% for the seven-day period ending Jan. 18, according to state Health Department data. The number of confirmed covid cases in...
Sister had respect of peers as she guided Catholic schools in Greensburg diocese
Sister Marguerite Moya Coyne, who served as the superintendent of schools for the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg from 1998 to 2003, was known for her love of children and education, her friends and co-workers said. “She was a stellar woman and one of the best persons I’ve ever worked with,”...
3 Hempfield schools closed Tuesday due to covid cases
Three Hempfield Area schools will temporarily close after several positive covid-19 cases were reported among staff and students, district leaders announced. Students at Wendover Middle, Harrold Middle and Fort Allen Elementary will attend classes remotely Tuesday, giving officials time to conduct contact tracing and to mitigate further spread of the...
McCullough Elementary School latest in string of Penn-Trafford covid shutdowns
McCullough Elementary School in Penn-Trafford School District was closed Monday due to two positive coronavirus cases, the latest in a string of short-term shutdowns in a district that has seen 113 total covid cases since the start of the school year. One student and one staff member tested positive in...
Covid numbers tallied for Murrysville-Delmont-Export area
The most recent data from the state Department of Health shows 1,044 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Murrysville area since the pandemic started in March. Of those positive results, 45 cases were reported in the past seven days. The health department on Monday released figures for the three ZIP...
Spirit Airlines expands flights from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport to Florida, Myrtle Beach
After months of commercial flight slowdowns and outright shutdowns, the terminal at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport is about to become bustling again with airline passengers. While covid-19 and an $18 million runway widening and facility improvement project took their toll on commercial flight offerings over the last 11 months, officials...
Greensburg Art Center members follow ‘Vision’ for new exhibitionVideo
The state of the world is the inspiration for the upcoming member exhibition at Greensburg Art Center. “We decided that, with the way the world is right now, all of our institutions are being challenged to make things work,” exhibition chairwoman Rosemary Sovyak said. What everyone needs, she said, is...
Westmoreland County adds 214 coronavirus cases, 9 deaths over past 2 days
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Monday that 214 new cases of coronavirus were added over the past two days in Westmoreland County. Cases seem to be on the decline in the county. This week’s Sunday-Monday total is 47% lower than last week’s (404) and 63% below the similar period...
Arnold man accused of exposing himself to Westmoreland County Prison worker
An Arnold man already being held in the Westmoreland County Prison was arrested last week after, police say, he exposed himself to a female commissary worker at the jail. John D. Weathersby, 46, is charged with indecent exposure and open lewdness. The incident was reported to county detectives on Jan....
Murrysville still seeking consultant for amphitheater project
Officials on Wednesday will consider advertising a more specific request for a consultant to help plan an outdoor amphitheater near Murrysville Community Park. Despite a $299,000 grant from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, council members opted to delay construction of the amphitheater last spring, in part due...
Tamara Mahady hopes to keep district justice seat in the family
A Latrobe lawyer is hoping to keep a potentially vacant district justice seat in the family. Tamara Mahady, 32, announced this week her intention to run for district judge in the Unity office currently held by her cousin, District Judge Michael Mahady. Tamara Mahady said her varied law background would...
Irwin to return to virtual council meetings
Irwin will return to virtual meetings when council conducts its business until further notice, at least until the governor lifts the limits on in-person gatherings. With little fanfare and no criticism of Gov. Tom Wolf, council voted 5-1 on Jan. 13 to return to the virtual meetings that can be...
Beat the winter blues with wildlife and Westmoreland’s beautiful viewsVideo
The winter of 2021 is shaping up to look much like the spring, summer and fall of 2020 — at least when it comes to most forms of in-person socializing. But one place that has remained safe for activity throughout the pandemic has been the great outdoors, and that certainly...
Irwin tries to tackle $182 problem caused by Dunkin’ traffic snagVideo
Imagine paying $182 for a cup of coffee and a doughnut? Outrageous? But some thirsty motorists have been just doing that. They stop for their morning coffee and a doughnut at the Dunkin’ store along the eastbound lanes of Route 30 in Irwin. But when they exit, they make a...
County leaders in Pa. call for mail-in ballot reform
County commissioners throughout Pennsylvania are calling for a series of election reforms they contend will improve the balloting process across the state and clarify procedures that resulted in counting delays and litigation. According to a preliminary report released Thursday by the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, officials recommend state lawmakers...
Youngwood’s where the wild things are
The monthly Westmoreland Reptile Expo was held at the Youngwood Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall on Sunday. The expo, which began in 2015, features a number of reptiles and amphibians, as well as supplies and other items for sale. The next expo will take place on Feb. 7....
Rostraver house damaged by fire
The cause of a fire that damaged a vacant house in Rostraver early Saturday morning is under investigation, Rostraver firefighters said. The one-story house in the 200 block of Sylvan Drive was fully involved in fire when they arrived on the scene, Rostraver Central firefighters said on a Facebook post....
2 Greensburg organizations receive $20,000 grants for building renovations
The Greensburg Community Development Corporation is giving two local organizations $20,000 each to support renovations of two city buildings. McDowell Associates Insurance and the Westmoreland Bar Association both recently restored vacant buildings to be their new headquarters. They are the second and third recipients of the corporation’s “G-Fund” grant program,...
