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Truby Street namesake donated land for Westmoreland’s 1st county courthouse
When David Truby was 9 years old in the mid-1940s, his family took a trip to Cook Forest State Park to visit the set of a 1947 film in progress, “Unconquered.” At the time, David was mostly excited at the chance to meet movie stars Gary Cooper and Boris Karloff....
Proposed solar-powered Wi-Fi proposal for Irwin park goes dark
Irwin council this week essentially nixed a proposal to seek funding for picnic tables with solar panels that could power Wi-Fi and charging stations at the borough’s park off Pennsylvania Avenue. Councilman Tyler Baum’s proposal from Aug. 9 to have the borough’s engineer research possible grant funding for the project...
Jeannette man jailed since June 2018 for fatal fire sentenced to probation
A case manager will help a Jeannette man navigate life outside of jail after he was sentenced to two years of probation Friday in connection with a fatal 2018 house fire in Jeannette. Brian Rendon, 38, was set to be released from the Westmoreland County Prison where he has been...
Westmoreland courthouse plaza to reopen Monday
After months of construction delays, the main entrance and plaza in front of the Westmoreland County Courthouse will reopen Monday. Workers have spent the last several days adding the finishing cosmetic touches and landscaping to finish a 16-month project to rebuild a two-story underground parking garage and refurbish the front...
Jury convicts Lower Burrell man of sexual assault, gun counts
A Westmoreland County jury convicted a Lower Burrell man of sexual assault and weapons offenses in connection with allegations raised in 2020 by a preteen. Jurors found Edgar Lee Williams, 42, guilty of all eight charges following two days of testimony and more than three hours of deliberations Thursday. Williams...
Hempfield releases comprehensive plan draft ahead of August vote
Hempfield supervisors will vote this month on a comprehensive plan that maps out the priorities of the township over the next 10 to 15 years. The plan’s goals include improving township signage, expanding sidewalks and trails, removing blighted property, developing available property on Route 30, preserving greenspace and evaluating the...
Vets Appreciation Picnic set for White Oak Park
A Veterans Appreciation Picnic is planned for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 17 at the White Oak Park Magnolia Pavilion, 2752 McClintock Road. The picnic will feature boxed meals from Mission BBQ in Robinson, sponsored by the Wounded Warrior Project, said Dorey McCarron, veterans outreach program specialist at the...
Greensburg Hose Company No. 1 hosts 3rd car cruise
Wheels and deals will be featured Saturday at the third annual car cruise and vendor show hosted by Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Hose Company No. 1. Up to 160 cars will be on display during the event at the Hose Company grounds at 6 McLaughlin Drive in Greensburg. The show...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: Aug. 11-13
’50s fun The fabulous ’50s will live again at The Stroll, set for 5 to 9 p.m. Friday around Diamond Park and surrounding streets in downtown Ligonier. The annual event includes a classic car cruise, oldies music by DJ Pete, sock hop and merchant sidewalk sales. Information is available from...
Westmoreland happenings: Chicken barbecue, turkey dinner, historic reenactment, more
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Greensburg Salem OKs salary hike for superintendent
Greensburg Salem School Board approved a salary increase for district Superintendent Ken Bissell Wednesday. The board registered its approval of Bissell’s work with a pay hike to $154,000, exceeding the minimum annual raise of $2,000 set forth when his contract and starting salary of $144,000 were approved in April 2022....
Hempfield high school project plan is millions of dollars over budget, must be revised
Contract bids for the first phase of the Hempfield Area Senior High School renovation project are millions of dollars over budget, and the project must be revised before construction can begin. That’s what architects from SitelogIQ told the Hempfield Area School Board at a public meeting Wednesday afternoon. The architects...
License plate replacement events planned in Westmoreland
Two free events being held by state Rep. George Dunbar this month will help Pennsylvania motorists who have peeling or hard to read license plates get a replacement. The representative is working with Penn Township police from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday in the green parking lot at Penn...
Derry Township man held for court in 16-year-old murder case
During one of their daily meetings to use drugs, Timothy Smartnick said Charles E. Ream told him a secret. They were at a hotel in Monroeville sometime in 2009 or 2010 when Ream said he went to Samantha Lang’s Derry Township home in 2007. Smartnick testified during Ream’s preliminary hearing...
Rankin man jailed in 2 Westmoreland drug cases
An Allegheny County man was arrested Monday because, authorities say, he sold 1,500 stamp bags of drugs to an undercover police officer in North Huntingdon, according to court papers. Damar D. Pearson, 21, of Rankin is being held at the Westmoreland County jail. Investigators with the Westmoreland County Drug Task...
Norwin board member sues superintendent, district over criticism of social media post
A Norwin School Board member is suing the district and its superintendent, claiming his First Amendment right to free speech was violated. Alex Detschelt of North Huntingdon claims Superintendent Jeffrey Taylor violated his rights Oct. 28, according to the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. Taylor criticized Detschelt’s...
Hardware, electrical stores adapt to federal light bulb legislation
Jim Zink is not sure what to do with his remaining stock of incandescent light bulbs. Federal rules that took effect Aug. 1 prohibit the sale of most bulbs patented over a century ago by Thomas Edison. Now, Zink — owner of Hummell Brothers lighting store in Jeannette — is...
Westmoreland 250: 10 unique things in Latrobe
(Editor’s note: To mark Westmoreland County’s 250th birthday this year, we’ve come up with a list of 250 things — 10 things in 25 communities — that we consider to be important to the makeup of our area. This series will appear each week through December. If you have a...
Memorial ride/run/walk will benefit Westmoreland Heritage Trail
The third annual Ted Hayes Memorial Bike Ride/Run/Walk to benefit the Westmoreland Heritage Trail will be Aug. 26 at the Slickville Firefighters Pavilion. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the event kickoff at 10 a.m. Along with Bill O’Hara, Hayes oversaw development of the first section of trail, from Slickville...
Lower Burrell man denies sex assault, gun charges
A Lower Burrell man denied to a Westmoreland County jury on Wednesday that he had sexual contact with a preteen girl who claimed she was molested. “I did nothing close to anything like that,” Edgar Lee Williams testified during the second day of his trial in which a now teen-age...
Two Indiana area men to face drug charges
Tips from the public helped police in investigations that led to the arrest of two men for allegedly selling drugs in Indiana County, the Indiana County district attorney said. Richard Shaffer, 38, and Sterling Friel, 25, both of Indiana, are accused of selling drugs to informants, said District Attorney Robert...
Body cam footage shows Ligonier Township man was shot with handgun, stun gun nearly simultaneouslyVideo
Ligonier Valley police officers who responded to a domestic call fired a stun gun and a handgun nearly simultaneously when confronted last month by a man wielding a machete, body camera footage obtained by the Tribune-Review shows. The man, Robbie Thomas Saunders, 59, died later July 2 at Conemaugh Memorial...
Third state probe of Westmoreland juvenile center finds potential riot averted despite inadequate staff training
A state agency Tuesday disclosed findings from a third investigation of operations at Westmoreland County’s temporarily closed juvenile detention center. The investigation resulted in an additional violation related to a physical altercation this year between a staff member and a teen that officials feared created a potential for a riot...
New Aldi store to open next month in Hempfield
The new Aldi store in Hempfield Plaza is expected to open in September. The store is taking over a former Staples location at 6207 Route 30 in Hempfield. The office supply retailer closed March 10. “We are excited to provide local shoppers a revamped and refreshed Aldi store designed to...
Overgrown plants a concern for traffic in Greensburg alleys; summer paving continues
Property owners in Greensburg are responsible for keeping vegetation from spreading beyond their yards and interfering with traffic, and city officials are underlining that fact in black and white. Public works director Tom Bell said the city has begun issuing letters to those who need to trim back growth that...
