Valley News Dispatch category, Page 540
The Stroller, Nov. 17, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a community holiday event? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Christmas shop open at Freeport Area Library Freeport Area Library is hosting a Christmas shop during regular operating hours at the...
Plum students who attended a parent-sponsored homecoming party Saturday should not come to school
Plum School District officials are asking students who participated in a non-district homecoming dance to stay home from school Tuesday after it was learned one of the students at the dance tested positive for coronavirus. A high school student with the virus attended a Class of 2021 Senior Parent Committee’s...
Fox Chapel votes to remove Squaw name from borough streets, trail
Fox Chapel council voted to eliminate the word Squaw from two borough roads and a trail, bringing an end to a divisive months-long debate and following a national trend to remove the slur from place names. Council voted 6-0, with member Jay Troutman abstaining, to change the name of Squaw...
Penn State students leave campus on Friday; some decline free coronavirus tests
Penn State University will close all of its schools to in-person instruction after Friday, and students at its Upper Burrell campus are rolling with those changes. Penn State has been offering in-person and virtual classes since the beginning of the fall semester. However, the rising number of coronavirus cases caused...
Police: Arnold man assaulted unborn child by punching pregnant woman in stomach
An Arnold man is accused of assaulting an unborn child this month. Arnold police said in a criminal complaint that Aaron Michael McFadden, 28, knew a woman was five months’ pregnant with his child when he punched her three times in the stomach Nov. 3. Police said McFadden went to...
Arnold man appeals 20-year prison sentence connected to drug overdose death
An Arnold man claims his 20-year prison sentence for the sale of drugs connected to the 2014 fatal overdose of a Lower Burrell woman is excessive. In an appeal filed Monday, the lawyer for Demetrius Houser claims prosecutors agreed to more disproportionate and lenient sentences against two co-defendants who served...
The Stroller, Nov. 16, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a community holiday event? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Toys for Tots sign-ups scheduled Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots served by the Allegheny Valley Detachment will have sign-ups from...
Staff member at Hunt Elementary tests positive for covid-19
A staff member at Roy A. Hunt Elementary School in Arnold has tested positive for covid-19, New Kensington-Arnold acting Superintendent Jon Banko said Sunday. Four people who were in close contact with the unidentified employee are quarantined, Banko said. “Everyone that is considered a close contact of this staff member...
Sam the cowboy stands tall outside The Cadet Restaurant waiting pandemic’s end
An iconic roadside eatery remains closed since March, due to covid-19 restrictions. The Cadet Restaurant, located along Route 422 in Manor Township, near Kittanning, has welcomed diners since opening in 1952. But owner George Morda, 90, said current coronavirus conditions are too dangerous to risk opening. Morda said customers have...
Luminate Leechburg, Small Business Saturday to kick off holiday season on Nov. 28
Kick off your holiday shopping when Leechburg presents its ninth annual “Luminate Leechburg” event, coinciding with Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28. Sponsored by the Leechburg Area Community Association, Luminate Leechburg is a “go” this year, despite covid-19 restrictions, but the popular parade is canceled. Normally the float-filled parade draws...
Covid-19 cases among students, staff prompt Highlands to close middle school
Highlands School District announced Sunday that its middle school will move to full remote learning beginning Monday and lasting through the Thanksgiving break because of cases of covid-19 among students and staff. The temporary closure and full remote learning plan affects the middle school only. All other buildings will operate...
Formal wear consignment shop for women moves to larger digs in Leechburg
Formalwear and bling at bargain prices have arrived in Leechburg. Get Dressed Formals, a formalwear consignment shop for ladies, relocated from Vandergrift to 153 Market St. in Leechburg this month. Washington Township resident Michele Wehrle said she originally opened her store last year in response to customers seeking affordable formalwear....
West Deer man recognized by community for exemplary service at Family Dollar
A West Deer woman wanted to give a shout-out to a Family Dollar employee for being friendly and having a knack for customer service. Sonya Dembowski took to Facebook to offer the praise to Collin Slack, manager at the Family Dollar store in West Deer’s Russellton section. “Big shout out...
The Hungry Cupcake coffee and tea shop in West Deer serves up a variety of fun, fandom flavorsVideo
A West Deer woman has converted her former art studio into a coffee and tea shop that pays homage to popular culture with its unique variety of flavors. Visitors to The Hungry Cupcake at 7 Mckrell Road in West Deer’s Russellton neighborhood will find coffees and teas based on popular...
‘Be A Santa To A Senior’ program goes on, albeit virtual due to coronavirus pandemicVideo
For the last 10 years, an Alle-Kiski Valley home health care company has teamed with local nursing and personal care homes, nonprofits, community organizations and residents to buy Christmas gifts for seniors who might otherwise not get them. They’re not stopping because of a global pandemic. But the format is...
The Stroller, Nov. 15, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a community holiday event? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free online science, technology program for middle school students offered Penn State New Kensington will offer the COMETS program, a free...
Kiski Township police: Leechburg woman arrested after giving meth to officer during traffic stop
A Leechburg woman unintentionally gave a Kiski Township police officer a bag of methamphetamine during a traffic stop Friday night, township police said. It was one of two drug arrests police made that night. Kiski police said an officer stopped Bobbie Bernat, 42, for driving erratically about 11:40 p.m. on...
Verona officials add new vehicle, 3 officers to its police department, cameras to come
Verona officials recently hired three part-time officers and added a new vehicle to the police department. The additions bring the borough force to three full-timers, including Chief Ron McLemore, and six part-time officers. “They’re good assets to this department,” McLemore said. “We’re excited to have them.” The new hires include...
The Stroller, Nov. 14, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a community holiday event? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Applications being accepted from veterans for free Christmas groceries Westmoreland County Marines will provide Christmas groceries to local veterans’ families in...
Leechburg Area to go forward with last spring’s musical next month; virtual learning Wednesdays continues
The show will go on after all. Leechburg Area High School students will perform their postponed spring musical “Godspell” after the school board unanimously gave their blessing Wednesday night. The musical was canceled hours before opening night in March just as covid-19 pandemic restrictions and statewide school closures were imposed....
Washington Township nursing home reports at least 112 cases of covid-19 among residents and staff
The number of covid-19 cases among residents of a Washington Township nursing home has more than doubled since Monday, climbing from 30 cases to at least 75, facility officials said. There are also at least 37 cases among the staff at Quality Life Services, for a total of 112 cases....
Leechburg Area trio volunteers to bring sports broadcasts to fans near and far
It’s lights, camera, action for three Leechburg Area High School students. Video Club members Eli and Nick Sherbondy and Tucker Spiering have been volunteering their time, broadcasting games on the district’s YouTube sports channel, in response to there being limited or no spectators allowed due to covid-19 restrictions. “We are...
Kiski Area High School to close next week over covid concerns
Kiski Area High School will move to fully remote learning next week, following reports of seven cases of covid-19 among students and staff. The district said the school would follow a remote learning schedule from Monday through next Friday. Career Center Students will still report on days they’re scheduled to...
New boutique shop opens in Freeport, featuring other local vendors
A Freeport woman said she wasn’t going to let the covid-19 pandemic stand in the way of her dream to open her own store. Nicole Saville plans to open the Emma + Jane Shoppe, a boutique on South Pike Road in Buffalo Township, on Saturday. “I had always wanted to...
GOP state Senate challenger Ziccarelli seeks to have ballots tossed
The Republican candidate for state Senate running against incumbent Sen. Jim Brewster has filed a petition in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court to set aside 2,349 undated mail-in ballots. Unofficial vote totals Friday morning from Allegheny and Westmoreland counties showed Brewster, D-McKeesport, leading by 44 votes. Attorney Matthew Haverstick, who...
