Valley News Dispatch category, Page 518
Leechburg mayor raises nearly $1,900 for boat launch in Riverfront Park
A fundraiser for a gravel boat launch in Riverfront Park in Leechburg raised nearly $1,900, Mayor Wayne Dobos said, putting the borough even closer to constructing the park’s newest asset this summer. “Everything is in the planning stage right now,” Dobos said. The boat launch will allow canoeists and kayakers...
Casino Theatre group hopes for revival after pandemic devastated revenues
The historic Casino Theatre in Vandergrift remains closed because of the pandemic and has lost significant revenue as a result. Janice Oberdorf, treasurer of Casino Theatre Restoration and Management, said the theater is down about $70,000 in bookings and shows since the shutdown in 2020. “We couldn’t get any federal...
Keeping the Kiski River clean: Volunteers sample abandoned mine drainage
Volunteers are conducting water quality sampling in the Kiski River and its tributaries, paying special attention to the passive water treatment systems that clean up polluted coal mine water. The Kiski Watershed Association monitors two passive abandoned mine drainage systems along the lower Kiski River: The Booker site in Kiskimere,...
Rain forces Lernerville Speedway to cancel event celebrating 1,000th sprint car race
At event at Lernerville Speedway meant to celebrate the track’s 1,000th sprint car race on Friday was canceled due to inclement weather. With an event dubbed Lernerville Grand, the speedway was set to host its 1,000th sprint car race. The event was planning to feature the All Star Circuit of...
The Stroller, April 30, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Concordia fishing derby open to kids Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Jefferson will have its free Fishing Derby for kids 14 and younger from 8...
Leechburg Area’s $1.1M sports complex project to begin next month
A project to improve Leechburg Area School District’s Veterans Field Sports Complex will begin in early May and be completed before the Blue Devils’ football and soccer teams begin their seasons, said Superintendent Tiffany Nix. The school board voted Wednesday to hire FieldTurf to install a synthetic turf field and...
Valley High School teacher accused of sending sexual texts to student
A Valley High School teacher is accused of sending inappropriate sexual text messages to an underage student. Police charged Sean Timothy O’Neil, 34, of North Apollo with felony counts of disseminating explicit sexual materials to a minor, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors and criminal use of a...
ATI announces $7.9M 1st quarter loss as Steelworkers strike continues
Allegheny Technologies Inc. reported a $7.9 million loss in the first quarter of 2021, but the company said it anticipates demand for its jet engine products will increase as air travel recovers from the covid pandemic. “Our first-quarter financial results exceeded expectations, benefiting from the ongoing modest recovery in jet...
On tap for Apollo May Daze: Yard sale crawl, historical sites, flea market, food trucks
After ballooning costs and lack of attendance killed Apollo’s Moon Landing festival some years ago, residents have rallied to present the first Apollo May Daze featuring a yard sale crawl, self-guided history tours, kids activities, food trucks, flea market and more this weekend. Events and sights will be spread out...
The Stroller, April 29, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Food truck rally planned Saturday in Lower Burrell Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3, 3255 Leechburg Road, will host a Food Truck Rally...
Pittsburgh Mills to be 1st site of 6 hard-to-recycle collections
A hard-to-recycle event next month at the Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer will kick off a series of six such events around the region this summer and fall. The events, part of the Pennsylvania Resources Council’s Hard-to-Recycle Collection Campaign, allow residents to get rid of items not typically collected by trash...
Plum Cleanup Week helps seniors, environment
Donna Kane knew she and her husband, Dan, needed help. The Plum senior couple was still recovering from the July 2019 storms that flooded many parts of Allegheny County. “My husband has a bad back, and because of that flood almost two years ago, my yard was kind of messed...
New Kensington water authority among those statewide getting money to replace lead pipes
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority has awarded a $1.7 million grant to the New Kensington water authority to replace lead lines in the city and Arnold. The award is among $117 million in funding — grants and low-interest loans — for water projects recently announced by Gov. Tom Wolf. Many...
Kiski Township parents arrested after children found in roach, flea-infested residence
Kiski Township police arrested a couple after discovering their two children “were living in squalor.” Arrested were Edward Reed Jr., 24, and Kayla Vojtilla, 22, of Brownstown Road. Police said they went to their home Tuesday, April 27 for an “unrelated” matter. They discovered Reed and Vojtilla’s children, a 3-year-old...
Harrison awards annual road project to Tresco Paving, 15 streets to be repaved
The lowest bid for Harrison’s 2021 road paving project came in about 12% less than township officials expected the project to cost. With a price of a little more than $377,000, Tresco Paving was the lowest of 11 bidders for the work to mill and resurface 15 roads in the...
Arnold traffic stop leads to 3 arrests, seizure of fentanyl, heroin
A traffic stop in Arnold resulted in three arrests and a large amount of fentanyl and heroin being found in the vehicle and in rooms at a New Kensington hotel, according to Arnold police. Police filed drug charges against Bryce Keron Lee Jr., 34, of Pittsburgh’s West Wood neighborhood; Didiel...
Allegheny Valley, Cheswick fire departments working toward merger
The Allegheny Valley and Cheswick volunteer fire departments hope to officially merge this year. In the meantime, the two departments have been informally working together, pooling their resources and manpower. The two stations are five blocks apart, and both departments have been working out of the Allegheny Valley station. Allegheny...
Westmoreland County Recorder of Deeds office to close Friday for computer upgrades
The Westmoreland County Recorder of Deeds office at the courthouse in Greensburg will be closed Friday as technical staff work to complete a $90,000 computer system upgrade officials say will improve public access to property records. The closure means the filing of deeds, mortgages and all other documents will be...
Tractor-trailer, train collide at Colfax Street crossing in Springdale
For the second time in less than a month, a freight train and a tractor-trailer collided Wednesday morning at the Colfax Street crossing in Springdale. The incident was reported at 8:43 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. No injuries were reported. The flatbed, belonging to a third-party hauler, was...
The Stroller, April 28, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Apollo May Daze celebration planned The Apollo May Daze festival will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the borough. There...
Allegheny Township family offers reward for safe return of pet Clydesdale
An Allegheny Township family is offering a $2,000 reward for their pet horse that went missing Sunday. Jessie, a 10-year-old Clydesdale mare, was last seen on video surveillance about midnight Saturday in the pasture on the family farm and business on Lardintown Road in Clinton Township. Owner JeNeen Fleishner said...
PennDOT announces traffic stoppages on Tarentum Bridge
Traffic stoppages lasting up to 15 minutes are planned Wednesday on the Tarentum Bridge, according to PennDOT. The stoppages will occur as needed in each direction between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., PennDOT said. PennDOT said crews will be performing jacking operations on the bridge while traffic is stopped between...
State Attorney General Josh Shapiro condemns Vandergrift police officer’s conduct
Pennsylvania’s top law enforcement official condemned Vandergrift police Officer William Moore’s conduct during a police call this month, saying the officer “should not be trusted” to carry out the duties of his job. Footage of the April 17 incident that started inside G&G Restaurant was taken by a Black patron...
ATI changes contract proposal following expiration of offer to United Steelworkers
As promised, Allegheny Technologies Inc. has changed its contract offer to the United Steelworkers after the striking union did not accept the company’s proposal by a Monday deadline. ATI had given the union until 5 p.m. Monday to accept the four-year offer made April 20 or else it would replace...
The Stroller, April 27, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Peoples Library seeks new board members Peoples Library, with locations in New Kensington and Lower Burrell, is seeking engaged, committed individuals to serve on...
