Valley News Dispatch category, Page 417
The Stroller, Jan. 25, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free tax preparation available for seniors AARP Tax volunteers will provide free tax preparation services for senior citizens Wednesdays Feb. 9 through...
Fawn resident opens lash, brow business in Harrison
In her 14 years of being a licensed cosmetologist, Megan Keener never imagined she would open her own business. That was until an opportunity presented itself when the owner of SEK Accounting, where Keener gets her taxes done, told her a space was available in the building where the business...
1 person taken to hospital with head injury following 2-vehicle crash in Springdale
One person was taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash Monday morning in Springdale Borough, according to police. The crash was reported shortly before 11:30 a.m. near the intersection of Pittsburgh and James streets, police said. The driver of one of the vehicles was transported to a local hospital...
Trial begins for Greensburg man charged with attempted murder of New Kensington cops
New Kensington detective Sam Long told a Westmoreland County jury the shots came suddenly as he and two other investigators circled a block in an unmarked white van on the lookout for man wanted for attempted murder. “We circled again and were on Kenneth Avenue when I saw legs, then...
Cops add felony witness intimidation charge to Butler County man accused of beating, strangling woman
A Butler County man is accused of sending threatening text messages to a woman while he was awaiting a preliminary hearing on felony charges that he punched and strangled her, according to Buffalo Township police. Bradley Borg, 32, of Bessemer Avenue, Butler Township, initially was charged with two felony counts...
Famed Replacements, Guns N’ Roses bassist Tommy Stinson coming to Tarentum
A small venue in a small town like Tarentum is not necessarily the place where you would expect to find a musician of Tommy Stinson’s stature making a tour stop. But on Tuesday night, the former Replacements and Guns N’ Roses bassist will play an intimate, acoustic show at Dry...
Police: Allegheny Township woman teamed up with man from Ghana to bilk $7K from couple
An Allegheny Township woman is accused of stealing $7,000 from a Texas couple using a fake credit card she got from a man in Africa she met on an internet dating site, according to investigators with the state Attorney General’s Office. Julie Marie Williams, 35, of Sandalwood Drive, was charged...
Armstrong County humane officer helps create ‘action network’ of shelters to deal with animal hoarding
Chris O’Donnell was only two months into her job as a state humane officer for Armstrong County before she realized that none of the local rescue shelters were equipped to handle a case of abuse or neglect involving a large number of animals. A specific case she responded to on...
Leechburg police charge man with drunken driving with kid in car
Leechburg police charged a man with drunken driving while his 10-year-old daughter was in the car. Jared K. Koeller, 43, of McKean Street in Kittanning, faces a felony charge of endangering the welfare of a child along with five other charges, including reckless endangerment, driving under the influence and traffic...
Southbound Route 28 reopens in Harmar following crash
Southbound Route 28 is open again after being closed for about two hours because of a crash. A multi-vehicle crash was reported around 7:50 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. The number of vehicles involved was not immediately known. The crash location was just after the southbound on-ramp from...
The Stroller, Jan. 24, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Knead Community Café welcomes donations Knead Community Café, New Kensington, is accepting donations to help the daily operation of the café, 1011...
Pandemic pushes innovation for student registration at Burrell
When multiple families attended in-person registration for kindergarten at Burrell School District every January, the process took several days. That was pre-pandemic. Now, it takes 10 minutes of in-person time at the school. Before the pandemic, parents met with the principal, school nurse and district employees handling the registration paperwork....
Hot Topic closes Pittsburgh Mills store
The Hot Topic store at the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills welcomed customers for a final day of shopping before permanently closing on Sunday. The closure was announced Jan. 14 on the store’s Facebook page. According to the announcement, the store was not conducting “any deep sales or all-must-go sale and...
Valley High alumni volunteers sought to be career coaches to today’s students
Ron Eckman Jr. took off from New Kensington and 25 years later landed in Las Vegas. Eckman, 48, enlisted in the Air Force after graduating from Valley High School in 1991. He was an aircraft electrician, working on fighter jets at bases around the world and even traveled with the...
Historical cemetery in Westmoreland, where Revolutionary War hero rests, launches effort to restore fallen tombstones
At St. James Lutheran Cemetery, one of Bell Township’s oldest graveyards, more than 40 tombstones have fallen over. The patina and names have faded. The cursive writing engraved on some of the oldest stones is there but barely visible. Some stones are so old, they have been wiped clean of...
Indiana County woman reported missing in Kiski Township is found safe
A woman reported missing early Sunday in Kiski Township, Armstrong County, was found safe more than eight hours later in Indiana County. According to township police, Robin Bohannon, 36, who lives in the Clymer area, was considered endangered when she was reported missing about 1:30 a.m. She left a residence...
East Deer Commissioner Tony Taliani reflects on 50 years of service, receives commemoration
East Deer Commissioners Chairman Tony Taliani learned it takes time to see your work reflected in a township. It is why the 74-year-old has been serving as a commissioner for East Deer for 50 years. “I enjoyed what I was doing and took great satisfaction in the projects we were...
Owner of Lock 3 Bait & Tackle shop puts ‘gone fishing’ sign out for final time
Lee Murray didn’t do market research or create a formal business plan when he opened the Lock 3 Bait & Tackle shop on Freeport Road in Harmar in March 1986. But the avid fisherman knew that, like him, there were other people who value the personal service that comes with...
Valley High senior organizing blood drive as supplies reach historic lows
A Valley High School senior is organizing a blood drive at a time when blood inventories are at historic lows. Brooke Alcorn Ferry, 17, of New Kensington is staging the Feb. 28 blood drive as part of the community service hours she needs to graduate. It will be open to...
The Stroller, Jan. 23, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Allegheny Valley Association of Churches accepting donations for food bank Donations are welcome for the Allegheny Valley Association of Churches food bank...
Public hearing Monday for Harrison dog daycare
An ongoing fight to bring a doggie day care to Freeport Road in Harrison will culminate in a public hearing Monday. People can weigh in on the request by Ringer’s Pet Dog Training to offer the service at 3041 Freeport Road, a former car dealership that Kim Ringer and her...
Key Club Talent Show back at Kiski Area schools
Live theater is back with an annual talent show returning to the Kiski Area School District. The Kiski Area annual Key Club Talent Show will showcase the talent of students with a variety show on Friday. All proceeds from the event, which is sponsored by the Key Club, will be...
Tarentum’s Winter Market a chance for people support local vendors
Saturday’s frigid temperatures may have kept many people from venturing outdoors to visit the Winter Market in Tarentum, but those who did brave the cold found a nice variety of locally made crafts and gifts from which to choose. The market, which benefits Central Presbyterian Church in Tarentum, was held...
Burnin’ love: Wood-fired pizza at Gus Franco’s of Lower Burrell is hot itemVideo
Orders at Gus Franco’s Pizza should be made in advance because the artisan pies are hot — real hot. Boasting a top-of-the-line, wood-fired pizza oven from Italy, Gus Franco’s sizzles dough with an air temperature reaching 900 degrees, which is more than 100 degrees higher than many commercial pizza ovens....
The Stroller, Jan. 22, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Winter market planned today in Tarentum Organizers of the Tarentum Night Market events will host a winter market from 10 a.m. to...
