Valley News Dispatch category, Page 604
Carving out new purposes for golf courses, country clubsVideo
Mike Smetak recalls learning to play golf at Timber Ridge Golf Club in East Huntingdon, before it closed in 2016. In years prior, the site off Route 31 was known as the Mulberry Hill Golf Course. Smetak says he finds it “a little surreal” that he and his wife, Lindsay,...
3 Alle-Kiski Valley districts on 2-hour delay so staff can prep for possible closings due to coronavirus
Students in the Leechburg Area, Allegheny Valley and Riverview will be on a two-hour delay Friday so staff can develop plans to continue educating students if a decision is made to shut down school buildings to curb the spread of the coronavirus, district officials announced. The delay is for students...
The Stroller, March 13, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Volunteers sought...
Opera singer Marianne Cornetti, a Winfield native, returns to Saxonburg for benefit performance
Editor’s note: Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Saxonburg Memorial Presbyterian Church announced that this concert has been rescheduled to May 17. Renowned mezzo-soprano and Pittsburgh Festival Opera artistic director Marianne Cornetti will bring her talents to Saxonburg to help a local Christian charity. Cornetti is a native of nearby Winfield....
Longtime Highlands Solicitor Ira Weiss withdrawing from the school district
Highlands School District is looking for a new law firm after the one that has represented the district for about 15 years decided to withdraw. “The firm made a decision, for a lot of different reasons, it was time to give the district the opportunity to find other counsel,” Ira...
24-year-old man shot at Plum apartment complex
A 24-year-old man was shot Thursday morning at an apartment complex in Plum. Police responded to Plum Park Apartments on Deborah Jane Drive near Universal Road in Plum’s Regency Park neighborhood around 7:30 a.m. The man was shot as he came out of his apartment to get into his car,...
The Stroller, March 12, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Music concert...
Washington Township man accused of raping teen girl turns himself in to police
A Washington Township man accused of raping an unconscious 13-year-old girl last summer was arrested Wednesday. Jarod David Altman, 18, turned himself in to authorities around 6 p.m., according to Allegheny Township police Sgt. Dan Uncapher. He faces charges of raping an unconscious victim, statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, indecent...
Kiski Area color guard performs locally after international contest in Ohio canceled
The Kiski Area High School color guard performed at Kiski Upper Elementary School on Wednesday night after an intercontinental contest was canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. School district parents and friends showed their support of the youths, who were scheduled to compete in the WGI Sport of...
Burrell administration recommends artificial turf for Buccaneers Stadium
The Burrell School District administration has recommended artificial turf rather than natural grass for the Buccaneers Stadium renovations. The board will cast a final vote to award the project, choosing from three contract bids, at their March 17 meeting. The administration and the project’s architects, HHSDR Architects/Engineers of Sharon, reviewed...
Fired Tarentum laborer pleads guilty to harassment in alleged attack on teen worker
A former Tarentum public works laborer charged with attacking and threatening a teenage summer worker in 2019 has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Borough police charged Tim Dzugan, 56, on July 30 with strangulation, simple assault and harassment in connection with the alleged incident last July. According to court...
Police: New Kensington man beat up woman who is 5 months pregnant
A New Kensington man is accused of beating up a pregnant woman so severely she had to be taken to a Pittsburgh hospital, police said. Arnold police said the woman came to the door of the police department shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday, crying with multiple bruises on both sides...
Police: New Ken man says he attempted to cook meth in his basement ‘in the past’
New Kensington police on Tuesday arrested a man who they say had a methamphetamine lab in his basement. Sean Christopher Smith, 34, remained in the Westmoreland County Prison on Wednesday after failing to post $100,000 bond. He is charged with operating a methamphetamine lab, reckless endangerment, and additional drug offenses,...
Caboose at Cooper Station Restaurant moving to Butler-Freeport Community Trail
The board of the Butler-Freeport Community Trail is buying the Cooper Station Restaurant’s distinctive old-style, red caboose along Route 356 in Winfield to relocate at a trailhead off Winfield Road in the township . The purchase honors the history of the 21-mile trail, which was forged by the Western Pennsylvania...
Officials: Man found dead near Fox Chapel murder suspect’s home died of gunshot to head
A Verona man whose body was found last week in a wooded area in Fox Chapel died of a gunshot to the head, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday. The Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death of Christian Moore-Rouse, 22, a homicide. Moore-Rouse had been missing since December....
Italy’s coronavirus lockdown keeps Freeport native from sister’s funeral
A Freeport native living in Italy missed his sister’s funeral Wednesday because of the country’s lockdown to contain the coronavirus. The Italian government imposed a national quarantine Monday, restricting travel across the country’s borders and movement within. Ron Canterna, 73, said he is trapped in Venice for the foreseeable future....
Highlands student to stand trial in school bus crowbar attack in Fawn
A Highlands School District student crossed a line between self-defense and attempted homicide when he didn’t stop after disarming a younger aggressor of a crowbar, but instead used it to beat his assailant, a prosecutor argued at the student’s preliminary hearing Wednesday. Assistant District Attorney Hillary Weaver said that’s why...
Missing Hempfield woman found safe
A Hempfield woman reported missing on Wednesday morning was found safe later in the day, according to state police. Troopers issued the alert for Kathleen Savasta, 33. Her mother Barbara Savasta had last seen her nearly two months ago after Kathleen borrowed her pickup truck on Jan. 19, saying she...
Part of Route 910 in Harmar shut down after truck ruptures gas line
A section of Route 910 in Harmar was shut down early Wednesday morning after a vehicle struck a gas line, according to authorities. The incident occurred at about 2:15 a.m. near the intersection of Locust Hill and Rich roads, according to emergency dispatchers. The line ruptured when a PennDOT truck...
Oklahoma Borough girl with leukemia to be honored at West Leechburg fundraiser
Nora Caporali was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia before she’d even turned 2. Her parents noticed some broken blood vessels and took their toddler to the doctor. They didn’t suspect anything serious. She was an active, enthusiastic child, after all. But the Oklahoma Borough family was sent to UPMC Children’s...
The Stroller, March 11, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. St. Patty’s...
Police: Washington Township man wanted for raping unconscious 13-year-old
A Washington Township man is accused of raping an unconscious 13-year-old girl last summer, according to police. Police said Jarod David Altman, 18, gave the girl vodka and sexually assaulted her after she lost consciousness, according to a criminal complaint filed in the case. Police filed charges against Altman on...
Washington Township considers bids for paving work
Washington Township received eight bids from companies interested in paving sections of six roads, with the two lowest prices coming in under $240,000. Township officials opened the bids for this year’s planned paving work on Monday. Supervisor Joseph Olszewski said supervisors could award a contract Thursday. Tresco Paving Corp. of...
Former Best Buy in Frazer to be divided into multiple stores
The former Best Buy store at the Village At Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer could be divided to accommodate three or four new businesses, township officials said. Supervisor Lori Ziencik identified one of the potential tenants as America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses. The township received a building permit application from Columbus,...
New Ken-Arnold looking at borrowing $4M amid $2M deficit
New Kensington-Arnold School Board is talking about fixing roofs, updating computers and replacing textbooks at the same time it is confronting a budget with a nearly $2 million deficit. The board is considering refinancing the district’s existing $4 million debt and borrowing $4 million. With the new money, the district...
