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No injuries reported in Jeannette duplex fireVideo
No injuries were reported Wednesday when a fire extensively damaged a two-story duplex in Jeannette. City fire Chief William Frye said the fire was reported 1:49 p.m. at 719 Dithridge St. and no one was injured. “We initially got a call that there was entrapment, but we took two walk-throughs...
Murrysville-Export Rotary marks 75 years of ‘Service Above Self’
Lane Neff can remember making orchid corsages for her father and his fellow Murrysville-Export Rotarians during the Easter season. She remembers her father buying buckets worth of golf balls for its hole-in-one fundraisers, and she remembers when several club members took out personal loans to create Haymaker Park in the...
All polling places to be open Election Day across Westmoreland County; crush of mail-in ballots expected
All 307 polling locations across Westmoreland County will be open for in-person voting in the November general election, county commissioners said. “We want to give people the option to use our new machines. They are still brand new, and we’re still paying for them,” said Commissioner Sean Kertes. Commissioners were...
Westmoreland County adds 15 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County on Wednesday reported 15 new coronavirus cases. The county’s total is 1,763 cases. Of the total cases, 1,708 are confirmed with 55 considered probable. The 7-day average is 15 cases. The fatality total remains at 49 with no new covid-19 deaths reported in the county in more than...
Auto parts store proposed for former North Huntingdon motel site
The site of the former Penn-Irwin Motel that served motorists looking for a place to stay along Route 30 in North Huntingdon for 73 years could be a place for motorists to buy vehicle parts. Colony Holding Co. LLC of North Huntingdon plans to develop the now-vacant site for an...
1 injured in Rostraver methane pipe explosion
One person suffered minor injuries after a reported explosion in a methane pipe at a Rostraver landfill, according to Westmoreland County 911. The explosion at Westmoreland Waste Sanitary Landfill on Connor Lane was reported around 10 a.m. First responders reported the situation was under control and called off firefighters. The...
Greensburg Diocese reveals ‘credible’ sex abuse claims against priest convicted of theft
A priest convicted of stealing money from a South Huntingdon church has been added to a list of suspected sex abusers, according to the Diocese of Greensburg. Bishop Edward C. Malesic on Wednesday issued an update on the diocese’s handling of sex abuse allegations as he prepares to depart for...
Westmoreland happenings include fundraisers, fashion and food
Arts • Artists of all ages and skill sets are encouraged to submit work for The Art Show @ Pitt-Greensburg, a virtual exhibition taking place Sept. 25-Oct. 8 as part of the campus’s Blue & Gold Celebration 2020. Artwork may be submitted via high-resolution jpg or png through Sept. 16...
Hempfield Area officials to vote on health, safety plans
Hempfield school leaders are holding a special meeting Wednesday to update health and safety plans. The meeting, which begins at 7 p.m., will update the athletic health and safety plan prior to a Thursday golf competition, which needs approval before “student participation in a competitive event,” Superintendent Tammy Wolicki said....
Hempfield golf team member tests positive for covid-19
A Hempfield student-athlete recently tested positive for covid-19, according to a letter written by Superintendent Tammy Wolicki. District officials were informed of the positive case by the student’s parents Monday. The student, who was not named, is part of the district’s golf team, Wolicki said. After district officials were informed...
Love Local Courtyard Concerts kicks off during 2nd night of Greensburg Restaurant WeekVideo
About 40 people gathered Tuesday in the courtyard of The Palace Theatre, ready to kick off a downtown concert and dinner series. Love Local Courtyard Concerts, hosted by the Westmoreland Cultural Trust, is scheduled to run through Saturday, bringing together local bands and a Restaurant Week participating eatery. Restaurant Week,...
Administrators in Southmoreland School District quarantining for covid-19
Some administrators in the Southmoreland School District are self-quarantining after being exposed to covid-19 — before the school year has even begun. An administrator in the district recently tested positive for the coronavirus, the superintendent confirmed to the Tribune-Review. That person has stopped visiting buildings and grounds. “In order to...
Pandemic prompts tweaks to the 2020 Derry Railroad Days festival
Derry’s annual Railroad Days festival is on schedule next month, but some changes are in store because of pandemic concerns. Organizers have eliminated two activities that traditionally lead up to the event — a “hobo picnic” with food and entertainment, usually held on the Thursday before the festival, and a...
4 arrested in assault, robbery in Donegal Township
Four people accused in a robbery gone awry Tuesday morning in the parking lot of a Donegal Township motel were arrested hours later, state police said. Christopher M. Graft, 46, of Scottdale, and Brian S. King, 51, of Mt. Pleasant Township, were charged by state police with harassment, simple assault,...
Westmoreland transit authority looks to bump up local bus service
A portion of Westmoreland County’s local bus service, slowed because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be restored in September. Westmoreland County Transit Authority Executive Director Alan Blahovec said that an informal survey of riders determined an interest in added public transportation for routes around the county. Specifics about which routes...
Seton Hill schedules remembrance of ‘March on Washington’
Seton Hill University students, faculty and staff will join community leaders to mark the 57th anniversary of the famous “March on Washington,” at 3 p.m. Friday on the McKenna Lawn at the Greensburg school’s hilltop campus. University officials said the event, modeled on the historic 1963 March on Washington for...
Virus relief grants for Westmoreland small businesses, nonprofits pushed to September
Westmoreland County small businesses and nonprofit agencies will have to wait until September to find out if they’ve been award grants through the county to compensate them for lost revenue and expenses related to the coronavirus. Commissioners said Tuesday the process to review the 450 applications submitted in late July...
Murrysville equine center hosts meditation sessions with horsesVideo
After two decades of serving as manager for nearly 60 horses at the Rock Creek Park Horse Center in Washington, D.C., it would seem like managing four horses would be a breeze for Amber Power. “I had 45 people on staff at Rock Creek Park,” the Murrysville resident said as...
Westmoreland County marks another day of single digit new covid-19 cases
Westmoreland County has eight new coronavirus cases, according to the state Department of Health. All of the new reported covid-19 cases in the county are confirmed and bring the case total to 1,748. No new deaths were reported and the death total remains at 49, where it has remained for...
Restaurant gambles on Jeannette location, surviving the pandemic
Seeing signs of revival and renewal in downtown Jeannette, Matt and Christine Kuhns picked a Clay Avenue site for their new restaurant venture. The 520 Bar & Grill opened in November, taking its name from the street address. Things went well for the first few months. “We were building up...
Latrobe promotes police sergeant, praises officers who helped with federal drug bustVideo
The Latrobe Police Department on Monday recognized the promotion of one of its members, to the rank of sergeant, and the contribution of several other city officers to the indictment of 25 suspects in a regional drug-trafficking bust. Ron Keslar was promoted from detective to sergeant in a pinning ceremony...
Former Jeannette hemp processor leaves behind empty building, unpaid fine, jilted workers
It appears Patriot Shield won’t be returning to Jeannette this fall to dry and process hemp. Inspections by the state Department of Environmental Protection on July 29 and Aug. 6 showed “all equipment related to Patriot Shield’s operation had been removed” from a Thomas Avenue warehouse and there was no...
New Queen of Angels principal coming home; faces unprecedented challengesVideo
For Jennifer Filak, taking her first principal’s job at Queen of Angels School in North Huntingdon was like returning home. “When I learned of the opportunity, I really felt like I was coming back home. My heart has always stayed here,” said Filak, a Penn-Trafford High School graduate and a...
Excela hires new chief operating officer
Sixteen months after a shake-up in the top leadership at Greensburg-based Excela Health, the health care system has a new chief operating officer. Jeffrey A. Tiesi, a Bethel Park native who was the senior vice president and chief operating officer at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, N.Y., has been...
Grant will help Latrobe rehab Ligonier Street underpass; 2 others need work
Grant funding will allow Latrobe to renovate just one of three railroad underpasses that need attention. Council on Monday awarded close to $112,000 worth of contracts for rehabilitating the underpass that carries Ligonier Street beneath the Norfolk Southern Railway. City manager Mike Gray said the structure on Ligonier Street —...
