Valley News Dispatch category, Page 435

Before a Murrysville property owner can connect to nearby Washington Township sewage lines, officials at the facility where that sewage will end up would like a little more information. As part of a yearslong process, a group of 39 properties near Pucketa Creek in northern Murrysville along Route 366 were...

The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Information should be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Oktoberfest planned Saturday at Concordia Lutheran Ministries Concordia Lutheran Ministries’ annual Oktoberfest celebration will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Haven I, 112 Marwood...

An Arnold fire department’s food truck and fireworks “extravaganza” will formally become an annual event when it’s held for a second time this Saturday. Arnold No. 1 will host the second annual event beginning at 4 p.m. at the 18th Street Ballfield. Food will be served until the lights are...

Water main issues that shut down Linden Street in Vandergrift continue, but help is on the way. The street, next to Davis Field, is scheduled to undergo repairs next week, Vandergrift Councilwoman Christine Wilson said. A large portion of the street has remained closed for about five weeks. Wilson said...

Those traveling along Route 28 will see a new addition to the East Deer brewery being developed as the new home of Iron City Beer. Company spokeswoman Anna Angotti said signage displaying “Pittsburgh Brewing Co.” was installed on the sprawling, 140,000-square-foot facility over the weekend. “We are making small progress...

A section of Route 908 in Fawn that was blocked off Wednesday night when a car went off the road and sheared off a utility pole has been reopened, according to an Allegheny County 911 supervisor. The crash occurred around 8:10 p.m. along the 400 block of Route 908, according...

Kiski Township police are looking for two Indiana County men who they said stole a Wildcat side-by-side, all-terrain vehicle from a township home. The theft of the lime green Wildcat ATV was reported to police on Sept. 16. Police said they are asking the public for information about the whereabouts...

Major structural repairs are being eyed for the Cross on the Hill, an Alle-Kiski Valley icon that shines from the bluff over the Allegheny River in Lower Burrell. A crumbling foundation will require up to $10,000 to fix, said Karen Snair, executive director of the Allegheny Valley Association of Churches...

The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Information should be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Manos Gallery exhibits to benefit breast cancer charities The Manos Gallery will sponsor an art exhibit from 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday to benefit Magee-Womens Hospital...

A Westmoreland County judge on Tuesday said he can’t decide whether to send a New Kensington man to jail for neglecting to report to authorities that his mother died and left her sealed up alone in her home for two months. Robert Hawk, 49, through his defense lawyer asked to...

While fans will have to wait another nine months to be taken “Back to Chicago,” the Mountain View Amphitheater in Harmar is set to open in October with a show featuring three local bands. The venue was originally scheduled to be christened Sept. 18 with a concert featuring drummer Danny...

A Butler County man who was added to the state’s Megan’s Law registry for sexual offenders in the spring after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting an Allegheny County teen is now accused of assaulting a teenage girl in Westmoreland County. Kyler T. Chute, 22, of Evans City, has been in...

A Harrison man who has worked as a police officer for multiple Alle-­Kiski Valley departments is accused of using police-tracking software to monitor the whereabouts of a woman who had broken off a relationship with him, court paperwork shows. Michael A. McSherry, 29, also is accused of secretly placing a...

The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send an email to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Fashion show to benefit Concordia Good Samaritan Fund Concordia Lutheran Ministries will hold its annual fashion show and luncheon Oct. 23 at Butler Country Club, 310 Country...

Students at Burrell’s Huston Middle School have co-authored proposed state legislation that would make recess a protected right for young students like them. What started as a persuasive writing exercise turned into the students crafting the would-be legislation with state Rep. Bob Brooks, R-Murrysville. Brooks is looking for co-sponsors before...

New Kensington police on Monday arrested a man being thrown out of a recovery home who they said oinked at officers and growled at a police dog. Police charged Ronald Dominic Festa III, 29, with felony counts of taunting a police animal and contraband, and misdemeanor counts of trespass and...

The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send an email to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Information sought for veterans tribute booklet The Genealogy Group at Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society is collecting information about veterans to be published in a booklet....

Hundreds turned out Sunday for the second day of the annual powwow held by the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center. “We’re getting together to greet, meet and have fun and respect each other’s way of life,” said Russell Simms, founder and executive director of the center. It is...

As a line of public officials spoke at the groundbreaking of the new Butler County Community College (BC3) in Ford City on Friday, most of them uttered the same name: Jeff Pyle. Pyle is a former Republican state representative, former Ford City mayor and a former teacher at Ford City...

Once-thriving small towns along the Allegheny River have been disinvested for decades, and their residents are thirsty for renewal, according to Gerald Driggs and David Rankin. Driggs and Rankin are organizers of a community development corporation meant to thrust portions of the Alle-Kiski Valley back into the limelight. “Most people...

A developer will be able to pursue building a car wash at the site of a former Kmart on Tarentum Bridge Road in New Kensington. By a 2-to-1 vote, the city’s three-member zoning hearing board Thursday approved 100 Riverview’s request for a variance for the car wash, which otherwise is...

The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send an email to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Collection to benefit Veterans Leadership Program Women of Alle-Kiski Engaging (WAKE) is collecting non-perishable food and personal products to be donated to Veterans Leadership Program. Items needed...

Arnold Council is mulling over a couple of ideas that could boost economic development and community involvement in the city. The first is an idea by Mayor Joseph Bia that could leverage Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s expected 2022 opening of the Iron City brewery across the Allegheny River in East Deer...