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9 candidates outline plans for Greensburg Salem School Board
A crowded race in Greensburg Salem School District will ensure at least a couple new faces on the school board next year. Nine candidates — including three incumbents — are vying for five open seats. Most are running on both the Republican and Democratic ballots, except Ronel Baccus, who is...
Latrobe’s Adelphoi celebrates success of former at-risk youths, opens centerVideo
Alex Yawitz, 21, is pursuing a two-year business degree at Westmoreland County Community College with plans to open his own small business. Aayla Beck, 20, is studying fine arts at the college and intends to pursue further university courses in animation or web design. Their futures didn’t seem so bright...
Fire hits house in Derry Borough
Fire was coming out the back of a house in Derry Borough at about 6 p.m. Saturday, according to Westmoreland County 911. By 6:25 p.m. fire units had the fire under control at 101 W. Sixth Ave., a dispatch supervisor said. Derry, Bradenville and Latrobe volunteer firefighters were opening up...
Friends, family of Cassandra Gross gather in remembrance of beloved missing woman
Melissa Moore became fast friends with Cassandra Gross in 1993. Their relationship progressed from working together in a mailroom to meeting up outside of work. Moore would, at first, introduce Gross to others as her coworker, until one day when Moore used the word friend, instead. “We moved from coworkers...
Ray Charley finishes cross-country ride, dips bike in Atlantic Ocean
Ray Charley has finished his cross-country bicycle ride for veterans. The 68-year-old owner of the Shop ’n Save stores in Greensburg and Murrysville posted to Facebook at about noon Saturday that he had completed his 3,058-mile benefit ride across the southern United States on behalf of Feherty’s Troops First Foundation....
Hempfield church .5K fundraiser aims for ‘all gain, no pain’Video
No training? No problem. The Greensburg Alliance Church in Hempfield held a race Saturday that was a twist on the traditional 5K — a .5K that required not even the equivalent of two laps around a regulation track. The theme of the day was “All Gain and No Pain.” “It’s...
Norwin grads killed in 9/11 attacks remembered with a plaqueVideo
Two Norwin High School graduates who were among the first victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, were remembered Saturday in a memorial ceremony at the Norwin High School Veterans Memorial. A plaque with the names of Brian Dale, class of 1976, and David Kovalcin,...
11 Hempfield School Board candidates vie for 5 open seats
Hempfield Area School Board candidates have one thought ahead of Tuesday’s primary — property taxes. With 11 people vying for five empty seats, candidates are looking to make changes to the board, increase security at schools and improve the budget that has sent property taxes on the rise over the...
Low voter turnout expected in Tuesday’s primary despite key local races
Between 75% and 80% of the region’s registered voters aren’t expected to cast a ballot in Tuesday’s primary, according to elections officials. The primary features county, municipal and school board races for Republican and Democratic party nominations to run in November’s general election. Local taxes are traditionally one of the...
One flown from crash in Pleasant Unity
One person had to be flown to a hospital by an emergency helicopter Saturday after a vehicle overturned along Summer Wind Lane at Wilderness Lane in Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland County 911 said. The wreck happened at about 4:40 p.m. State police are investigating....
Trail Town Festival set for Heritage Trail
Bikers, walkers and joggers can join in the Westmoreland Heritage Trail’s first Trail Towns Festival on June 1, which coincides with National Trail Day. Start at one of the trail access points — Roberts Parcel, Braun/Carson Street or Saunders Station and travel to Trafford’s BY Park for music, food, ice...
Belle Vernon Area High School Prom
Belle Vernon Area High School had its prom Friday night. Here is a photo gallery of the highlights from the grand march....
Idlewild to open Saturday for 142nd time
Idlewild in Ligonier Township will open for its 142nd season Saturday and Sunday with special prices on admission and concessions. The park voted for the ninth consecutive year as “The Best Children’s Park in the World” by Amusement Today magazine will commemorate the start of its season with special $18.78...
Mini food pantry comes to Greensburg park
A new community food box in Greensburg is the centerpiece of a renovated parklet on South Pennsylvania Avenue. Anyone can access the two plastic containers in the tiny park. People can donate items, and those in need can take from the box. The Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department and its junior...
Greensburg boys get surprise reunion with Air National Guard father
It was all tears and shock when brothers Liam and Connor Gallagher turned around Friday at Aquinas Academy in Greensburg and saw their father. Patrick Gallagher, a master sergeant in the Air National Guard, walked out of the school kitchen. Gallagher had been deployed for six of the last nine...
Derry Township bridge detour to begin in June
Motorists will have to detour around a section of Bergman Road in Derry Township beginning in June, as PennDOT works to replace a bridge across McGee Run. The detour is expected to last throughout the construction season, with access maintained for local traffic only within 500 feet of either end...
Yough 8th graders celebrate completing drug-alcohol prevention programVideo
There was no “Pomp and Circumstance” playing Friday in the auditorium at Yough Intermediate School, but 150 eighth graders were just as excited about being the first local graduating class of the Project Alert drug and alcohol awareness program. “Project Alert is a specialized, school-based prevention program for middle school...
Plum teacher vies with 5 incumbents in Greater Latrobe School Board race
Five incumbents and a challenger are seeking primary nominations Tuesday for five seats on the Greater Latrobe School Board. Challenger David Vitula, a teacher at Plum Borough School District, appears on both party ballots, as do incumbents Susan Mains, Eric Hauser, Conrad Lazor and Merle Musick. Incumbent Dr. Michael Zorch...
Wanted: New place for Irwin fire whistle
Wanted: Home in Irwin for a fire whistle. Must be atop a high building and cause minimal disruption to neighbors when it sounds in the middle of the night. Irwin officials are trying to figure out what to do with the fire department’s whistle, which is mounted on the roof...
Monessen’s missing mayor says he hasn’t abandoned his city
It’s been a year since Monessen’s mayor last took a seat at the dais, leaving some residents of the Mon Valley city frustrated and prompting a state lawmaker to propose changing the Pennsylvania constitution to allow absentee elected municipal officials to be removed. Elected in 2017 for a term that...
Greensburg husband, wife died 5 days apart, remembered as ‘classic American couple’
Howard and Frances Loflin were the “classic American couple,” according to daughter Stephanie Mulligan. “All of our friends tell me that my parents showed them what true love and marriage was like when they grew up in homes that didn’t have love,” Mulligan said. Meeting in kindergarten in Oberlin, Ohio,...
Airport board eyes Palmer bridge, Rostraver restroom
Work should begin soon to install a new passenger bridge at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport and extend utility lines for a new restroom at Rostraver Airport. The Westmoreland County Airport Authority awarded a $106,145 contract to Arcon Contracting for laying water and sewer lines to serve a new modular restroom...
Police: Southwest Greensburg man held gun to mom’s head for drug money
Three days after Mother’s Day, a 32-year-old Southwest Greensburg man was arrested after being accused of robbing his mom with a pellet gun, according to court documents. Nicholas S. Aaron was arraigned Thursday on multiple charges of aggravated assault, robbery, simple assault, making terroristic threats and harassment filed by Southwest...
Scottdale man accused of stealing more than $8K from catering business
A 48-year-old Scottdale man was arrested Friday on charges of stealing more than $8,000 over three years from the North Huntingdon-based catering business where he used to work. Robert J. Miller was arraigned before District Judge Wayne Gongaware on charges of theft and receiving stolen property filed by Westmoreland County...
Hempfield supervisor candidates tackle fire, police issues ahead of primary race
Long-discussed fire and police issues have six candidates at odds for two open supervisor seats in Hempfield. The debate over how to fill empty volunteer positions in the fire departments and an upcoming New Jersey-based Insurance Services Office Inc., or ISO, rating has dominated board discussions the past few months....
