Valley News Dispatch category, Page 612
Police looking for missing Verona man last seen in December
Authorities are looking for a 22-year-old Verona man who was last seen in December in Penn Hills. Allegheny County police said the Verona Police Department notified them of Christian Moore-Rouse’s disappearance on Jan. 6. The man was last seen Dec. 21 at the Dollar Tree on Rodi Road in Penn...
The Stroller, Jan. 20, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Pool tournament to aid fire victims A doubles pool tournament fundraiser to benefit Jason and Marissa Femc of Allegheny Township who lost their home Jan. 3 in a fire, will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Barefoot Bar & Grill, 614 Schenley Road, Gilpin. For details, call Kimberly Grafton at...
Allegheny Valley School Board eyes proposals for Colfax Elementary demolition
Allegheny Valley School Board has agreed to request additional detailed proposals for the demolition of Colfax Elementary School. Canzian-Johnston and Associates, a New Kensington architectural firm, previously supplied the board with a demolition plan for the school in Springdale. Actual cost of demolition totaled around $676,000 in that plan, according...
The Stroller, Jan. 20, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Youth football association collecting shoes Allegheny Valley Youth Football Association is collecting gently-used and new shoes from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays through Feb. 15 at Veterans Memorial Field, Lincoln Avenue, Springdale. Shoes will be redistributed through the Funds2Orgs network of small business partners and helps them to create, maintain...
New name can’t change the splendid view from Veltre’s in PlumVideo
It’s a slightly different spelling with the same spectacular view. An iconic venue in Plum affording stunning views of the Allegheny River and surrounding countryside has reopened. Veltre’s Wedding and Event Centre, formerly Veltri’s Restaurant, opened in 2016 after being shuttered for 12 years. Only a vowel separates the surnames...
Blaze destroys Freeport house that was being repaired after a fire 4 months ago
A Freeport home that caught fire in September and was undergoing renovations was destroyed early Sunday when another fire broke out. Firefighters were called to a home at 165 Washington St. shortly after 4 a.m. When they arrived, they found the house fully engulfed. “The fire was already through the...
Sale of ‘Hometown Hero’ banners ending in Vandergrift
This year will be the final year Vandergrift residents can purchase Hometown Hero banners for display in the town. Ashleigh Hannigan, assistant treasurer of the Vandergrift No. 1 Fire Department, facilitates the program and said 2020 will be the last year she will sell banners. Hometown Hero banners are designed...
Lower Valley’s sanitary authority on track for $50 million treatment plant expansion
The Allegheny Valley Joint Sewage Authority’s treatment plant expansion plans are not only on track, they are slightly ahead of schedule. Authority officials said initial permitting has been approved by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The electrical and structural plans are done, and a second round of permitting involving...
Highlands to lose $260K in yearly revenue after Heights Plaza assessment drops
An assessment appeal that slashed nearly $11 million from the value of the Heights Plaza shopping center will cost the Highlands School District $260,000 in revenue each year, according to district Business Manager Lori Byron. The total value of four parcels making up the plaza dropped from $17.3 million to...
The Stroller, Jan. 19, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Volunteer opportunities available HOPE Center The Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center has many opportunities for volunteers to help the organization in its quest to eliminate domestic violence. Volunteers are needed to work with children, drive to Pittsburgh to courier food to Tarentum, organize events, present programs in schools and assist in...
New Kensington, Arnold police continue to follow leads in killings
Authorities say they continue to follow leads in the cases of two killings within about 24 hours of each other in New Kensington and Arnold. New Kensington police are still searching for whoever fatally shot Anthone Williams, 31, of Arnold early Wednesday evening in a vacant part of the city’s...
Cheswick couple grateful for support after house fire
A Cheswick couple is expressing their gratitude for an outpouring of support after a Friday morning house fire destroyed almost everything they owned and killed their two dogs. Kayla Fischerkeller and Ryan Brittingham, who are engaged to be married this spring, were at work when the fire engulfed their single-story...
Volunteers work to improve Freeport Community ParkVideo
Wednesday’s sunshine encouraged volunteers to move ahead with plans to add electricity to the Freeport Area High School’s girl’s softball and fast-pitch softball field inside the expansive Freeport Community Park. David Zembrzuski, who owns DRZ Excavating in Harrison, donated know-how and operated equipment to dig a trench from the electrical...
State Sen. Lindsey Williams opening district office in Harrison
State Sen. Lindsey Williams will be opening an office in Harrison. The new district office will open sometime this spring in the Heights Plaza. “Currently, we have a signed lease, and there is some work being done to update the space,” said her spokeswoman, Becky Boyle. “Bringing a full-service office...
Agreement nearly complete on Agan Park joint recreation board
Springdale and Cheswick boroughs are forming a joint recreational board to oversee Agan Park, an underused park in need of some care and direction. The park, located along Riddle Run Road in Springdale Township, was bequeathed to Springdale and Cheswick boroughs, which took over ownership in the 1950s. The park...
Leechburg’s Lingrow Farm hosting a wedding open house
Getting married soon? Lingrow Farm is hosting an open house. Brides- and grooms-to-be are invited from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 19 in Gilpin Township where more than 20 professional wedding vendors will be available to help couples plan that special day. The event includes tours of 50 acres of...
The Stroller, Jan. 18, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Bowl-A-Thon to raise money for foundation The annual Bowl-A-Thon, sponsored by Burrell Education Foundation, will be 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 9 at Wildlife Lanes, 1000 Wildlife Lodge Road, Lower Burrell. Cost is $20 per bowler; and includes bowling and shoe rental. There will be prizes and raffles and the...
Burrell superintendent concerned about police coverage in schools
Burrell School District Superintendent Shannon Wagner said she has grown concerned about the quality of police coverage in the district since School Resource Officer John Marhefka was appointed Lower Burrell’s acting police chief earlier this month. The city’s department has been filling in for Marhefka in the school district with...
Police chief: Arnold, New Kensington homicides not connected
Two killings within about 24 hours of each other in New Kensington and neighboring Arnold do not appear to be connected, according to Arnold police Chief Eric Doutt. New Kensington police are searching for who shot and killed Anthone Williams, 31, of Arnold early Wednesday evening in a vacant part...
2 people injured in Lower Burrell crash
One person was flown and another taken by ambulance to local hospitals after being injured in a crash in Lower Burrell. Westmoreland County dispatchers said a car and a motorcycle collided along the 2700 block of Leechburg Road shortly before 5 p.m. Friday. No other injuries were reported, and the...
Trials postponed for teens accused of damaging West Deer parks
Summary trials for three 19-year-olds accused of damaging several West Deer sports fields by doing donuts on them in a pickup in November have been postponed until March. Township police charged Ethan Adamiak, Devin Andrew Colucci and Dalton James Shoop with criminal mischief in December, about a month after the...
Propane tanks explode during fire at Upper Burrell home
A house along Lincoln Boulevard in Upper Burrell was heavily damaged by fire late Friday morning. The fire at 123 Lincoln Blvd., which runs parallel to Route 366, was reported at 11:21 a.m., according to a Westmoreland County emergency dispatcher. Upper Burrell fire Chief Bryan Fitch said flames and smoke...
Fire destroys Cheswick home of couple planning spring weddingVideo
A Cheswick house fire Friday killed a family’s two dogs and destroyed almost everything owned by a couple who are planning to marry this spring. Kayla Fischerkeller and Ryan Brittingham were at work when the fire engulfed their house about 10:20 a.m. Their two children, ages 3 and 5, were...
Awarding of Burrell stadium contracts delayed by a month
Burrell School Board has delayed awarding contracts for the planned renovation of Buccaneer Stadium by a month because additional architectural design work is being done, officials said. The delay won’t put the project behind schedule, according to Burrell Superintendent Shannon Wagner. Work had not been expected to start until March...
The Stroller, Jan. 17, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Library accepting entries to its annual Quilt Show Community Library of Allegheny Valley-Harrison will host its annual Quilt Show Feb. 1 to March 7. Entries will be accepted through Monday through Jan. 31 at the Harrison library, 1522 Broadview Blvd., Natrona Heights. Quits must be handmade, but the person submitting...
