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Westmoreland County Prison inmate accused of assaulting cellmate
A Westmoreland County Prison inmate is charged with attacking his cellmate, according to county detectives. William J. Hill, 33, of Everson, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of aggravated assault and simple assault in connection with a 5:30 a.m. Dec. 20 attack on his 26-year-old cellmate. Det. James Williams reported the...
Extra precautions taken by Hempfield Area after disruptions in online learning
Teachers at the Hempfield Area School District are taking extra precautions after several lessons conducted via Google Meet were disrupted by private callers. According to Superintendent Tammy Wolicki, three instances were reported at the middle school level in which classes were disrupted by private callers using “extremely inappropriate” language. Wolicki...
Irwin hires 4 police officers
Irwin Borough’s police department has added new four new officers to its ranks this week. Borough council on Tuesday approved hiring both full-time and part-time officers, in part to replace three officers who have left in the past month. Two part-time Irwin officers, Cody Stanoszek of North Huntingdon and Justin...
Westmoreland Commissioner Sean Kertes recovering from blood clot after covid diagnosis
Westmoreland County Commissioner Sean Kertes is at home recovering from a blood clot in his lung that he said was related to his recent coronavirus infection. He was hospitalized over the weekend after having difficulty breathing. Kertes told the Tribune-Review he hopes to be back at the Greensburg courthouse next...
Longtime Greensburg recreation facilities manager to retire
Trudy Ivory’s favorite part of her nearly 30 years with Greensburg’s recreation department has been watching kids grow up. She’s seen 6-year-old hockey players return to the rink every year until they graduate high school — then come back years later with their own children. Ivory will retire from her...
All Family Video locations, including Greensburg store, closingVideo
The Greensburg Family Video store on South Main Street is closing under a nationwide shuttering of all of its stores, according to its parent company, Highland Ventures. President Keith Hoogland pointed to the decrease in foot traffic as well as lack of new movie releases caused by the coronavirus pandemic...
Westmoreland events include turkey dinner, meetings
Fundraisers • Community Church of Hecla, 537 Hecla Road, Mt. Pleasant Township, will host a turkey dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at the church. Dine in or takeout. Details and takeout orders: 724-396-8065 or 724-244-2586 Meetings • The Laurel Highlands chapter of the Women’s Business Network will...
Export council looks at tightening up rental inspections
Export officials want a clearer picture of who’s moving in and out of town, particularly when it comes to rental properties. Borough council on Tuesday asked solicitor Wes Long to bring back language tightening up the requirements for occupancy permits and rental inspections. Council President Barry Delissio said only about...
Hempfield woman pleads guilty in fatal overdose of Greensburg man
A Hempfield woman tightly clutched her young daughter and sobbed as she stood before a Westmoreland County judge to admit she provided the drugs that killed a Greensburg man. Hollie Ann Schreiber, 40, could face up to 40 years in prison when she is sentenced. On Tuesday, she pleaded guilty...
Troopers say Virginia Beach man linked to 2019 bicycle bank robbery in HempfieldVideo
A Virginia Beach man with ties to Allegheny and Westmoreland counties this week proclaimed he is innocent of a 2019 bank robbery in Hempfield during which the scofflaw fled on a bicycle. Ronald D. Sever, 57, was extradited from Virginia on robbery and other charges filed by state police in...
Hempfield considers virtual lessons in place of snow days
Snow days could be a thing of the past for Hempfield Area students — at least for the rest of this winter. District officials are considering a plan to have classes conducted online instead of being canceled when a weather event prevents normal classes from being held. School board members...
Pennsylvania House holds moment of silence for the late Mike Reese, who was to have been sworn in today for 7th term
State Rep. Mike Reese was memorialized on the floor of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday, the day he was supposed to have been sworn in to his seventh two-year term. A black cloth, framed photograph and what appeared to be a jersey with his last name and H59...
Unity auditors freeze roadmaster pay, cite hardship among township residents
Unity’s supervisors will not receive a raise this year in the wages they earn for their work as roadmasters. Citing economic hardship among many township residents, Unity’s elected auditors on Tuesday approved a pay freeze for John Mylant, Michael O’Barto and Ed Poponick. “We realize it’s been a tough year,”...
Hempfield Area orders more Chromebooks, still waiting for order placed in July
The Hempfield Area School Board is adding more Chromebooks to its collection as students continue to attend classes through a mix of in-person and virtual learning. During Monday’s board meeting, members voted unanimously to purchase 750 Chromebook laptop computers, which will be split between high school freshman and elementary students....
Westmoreland County adds 228 new coronavirus cases, 8 deaths
Westmoreland County added 228 new covid-19 cases and eight new deaths, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported on Tuesday. After topping the 20,000 mark on Monday, the total number of cases in the county now stands at 20,393 with 15,247 confirmed and 5,146 probable since the first cases were reported...
Demolition of Hempfield’s Ramada underwayVideo
Demolition of Hempfield’s Ramada by Wyndham Greensburg Hotel and Conference Center is underway, paving the way for construction of a new home improvement store. According to Patrick Karnash, director of planning and zoning for the township, “demolition has started and is moving along quite quickly” on the 42-year-old hotel. Leveling...
Greensburg Salem copes with laptop shortage
When Greensburg Salem School District learned the 1,000 laptops it ordered for the school year would not arrive for months, leaders began looking for other ways to get computers to students. They used money from the CARES act and other grants to buy laptops wherever they could find them, including...
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art extends closure into early February
Citing “an abundance of caution and with the health and safety of staff and visitors as the top priority,” The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is extending its temporary closure. The Greensburg museum is now scheduled to reopen to the public on Feb. 7, with resumption of operating hours from...
Latrobe police warn of scam calls using department’s phone number
The phone number for the Latrobe Police Department is being used in a scam targeting community members, according to authorities. Police reported receiving several calls Monday about the scam. The caller used the police department’s phone number as the caller ID and claimed that a Social Security number was compromised...
First responders recall fatal Pennsylvania Turnpike crash in Mt. Pleasant Township 1 year later
Mention the morning of Jan. 5, 2020, to Jerry Lucia, and the Mt. Pleasant fire chief automatically responds, “Milepost 85.5 Pennsylvania Turnpike.” Lucia, a borough firefighter for 45 years, has responded to hundreds of crashes along the toll road in Westmoreland County during that time. But a deadly tour bus...
Harrison City centenarian to get covid vaccine when available
Joseph Cocco of Harrison City plans to get the coronavirus vaccine when it is his time. While Westmoreland County is replete with senior citizens — the U.S. Census says 23% of the population is older than 65 — Cocco is among a select group. He will be 100 when he...
New engine added to Hempfield’s fire service fleet
Another fire truck was added to Hempfield Fire Department’s fleet of vehicles. The engine, owned by the township, was assigned to the Hempfield #2 Fire Station. The vehicle is capable of pumping 2,000 gallons of water per minute and carries necessary tools to perform at a high level, township officials...
Latrobe mayor says she won’t run for a third term
Latrobe Mayor Rosie Wolford doesn’t intend to seek a third term in the office. “It’s been 10 years on council and eight years as mayor for me,” Wolford said Monday, her 60th birthday, during the city council’s annual reorganization meeting. “I’ve enjoyed every single minute of it, but it’s time...
Covid case trend continues to drop in Norwin area
For the second consecutive week, the spread of new covid cases in four ZIP codes in the North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin area has slowed, falling to 5.1% for the week ending Jan. 4, according to data from the state Department of Health. The state said there were 2,121 confirmed covid cases...
Former jail warden hired to consult in pending legal issues
Former Westmoreland County Prison Warden John Walton could earn nearly $51,000 this year to testify in pending lawsuits and other court hearings under a contract approved by the county’s salary board. Walton resigned in October after serving 18 years as the jail’s top administrator. Commissioners Doug Chew and Gina Cerilli...
