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Westmoreland happenings: chili cook-off, soup sale and musical bingo
Fundraisers • Lincoln Heights Civic Association will host bingo from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, 42 Millersdale Road, Jeannette. There will be 20 regular games and five quickies. Cost: 25 cents for a three-card bingo board and $1 for quickies. Payout is 50/50. Free coffee. • Soup sale to benefit...
Pittsburgh area grads contribute to THON success, help fight pediatric cancer
Local high school alumni will be getting their groove on for a good cause later this week. Erik Frantz, Olivia Ahr and Jennifer Gustafson, each from the Highlands School District Class of 2018, along with 2020 Norwin grad Abby Bartos, are some of the local alumni who will participate in...
Westmoreland jury finds father not guilty for napping while small children roamed
A former Greensburg man was found not guilty Tuesday of three felony offenses in which he was accused of being asleep as his young children walked alone on city streets. Jurors deliberated more than four hours before it acquitted Antonio Partlow, 33, now of New Kensington, of three counts of...
Mail-in ballot applications sent to voters as questions remain ahead of May primary
About 350,000 applications for mail-in ballots were sent to voters in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties over the past two weeks as local election officials prepare for a May primary election in the midst of uncertainty over the legality of the state’s voting laws and jurisdictions of congressional and state legislative...
Answer to dog-or-coyote question doesn’t surprise Westmoreland woman who found animal
Christina Eyth wasn’t exactly surprised to learn the genetic results of an animal she found shivering and scared underneath her Fairfield porch Jan. 17. “I kind of saw it coming,” she said Tuesday. “I figured it was going to be a coyote.” The dog-or-coyote debate was laid to rest Monday...
Westmoreland sheriff resumes walk-in applications for concealed carry gun permits
After nearly two years of Westmoreland County residents having to make an appointment to acquire a permit to carry a concealed gun, Sheriff James Albert said walk-in applications once again are being accepted. Since March 30, 2020, because of social distancing recommendations connected with the coronavirus outbreak, the sheriff’s department...
Greensburg hires new police officer
A new officer is joining the Greensburg Police Department. Patrolman Shawn Miller, whose first day is Tuesday, was sworn in during Monday’s council meeting. Miller previously worked as a sheriff’s deputy for Westmoreland County, said interim police chief Shawn Denning. His salary will be $53,000 per year. Miller’s hiring comes...
Westmoreland Intermediate Unit offers free course to help bolster substitute teacher ranks
On a school day in November, Allegheny Valley School District officials had 11 teachers off work and only one substitute to call in. The district was considering using some of its American Rescue Plan funding to help bring in additional substitutes, serving as yet another example of a district struggling...
Greensburg YMCA seeks feedback on services, needs
The Greensburg YMCA will host a public meeting on Thursday and again on Feb. 24 to get feedback on what people want from the facility and how the YMCA can meet the needs of the community. “We really want to hear from the community, what they feel they need and...
Black community leaders to be celebrated at Greensburg event
Black community leaders will be honored this weekend at the Black History Month and American Health Month celebration from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the New Creation Family Worship Center at 119 Westmoreland Ave., Greensburg. The identities of the community two leaders will not be revealed until Saturday, said...
Norwin board pulls plug on CNN 10
The Norwin School Board pulled the plug Monday on daily broadcasts of CNN 10 to middle school students, and the television will be shut off in the classrooms unless students, teachers or administrators want them to watch the broadcast or videos pertaining to topics such as Veterans Day or the...
Child endangerment trial begins for father accused of leaving kids alone on cold Greensburg street
A Westmoreland County jury will begin hearing evidence Tuesday in the case against a man charged with allowing his three young children to wander the streets of Greensburg alone on a cold Valentine’s Day two years ago. Prosecutors contend Antonio Partlow, 33, and his wife, of Charleroi, were asleep shortly...
Commonwealth Court denies Murrysville Watch Committee’s appeal of fracking ordinance
Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court this week denied the Murrysville Watch Committee’s appeal of its failed challenge to Murrysville’s fracking ordinance. Initially filed as a challenge to the Murrysville Zoning Hearing Board, which upheld the ordinance on unconventional gas well drilling, appeals at the county (2020) and now state level (2021) have...
Dog or coyote? DNA test confirms species of animal that escaped from Westmoreland rehab center
One question has been answered about the animal that was undergoing tests to determine if was a coyote or a dog. DNA testing confirmed it is 100% a coyote, said Morgan Barron, wildlife rehabilitator. But another question remains: Where is it? The coyote escaped in late January from Barron’s Mt....
Hempfield man accused of jumping in and out of traffic on Route 136
A Hempfield man is free on bail after state police said he jumped in and out of traffic Friday and fought with troopers, according to court papers. Kenneth Wayne Barron II, 22, is charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, obstruction of highways and public drunkenness. Police said they were called...
New $1.7 million Greensburg public works building could be finished in March
A new public works building in Greensburg is almost complete, more than two years after the old one was destroyed in a fire. Tom Bell, director of public works, said officials could move into the building on South Urania Avenue in March, with final inspections expected in the next two...
PennDOT set to replace poor-rated Mt. Pleasant Township bridge, posts plans online
PennDOT is planning to replace a bridge in Mt. Pleasant Township that is among more than 140 state-inspected spans in Westmoreland County rated in poor condition. The project on Ankney Hill Road is slated for construction from the spring of 2023 through the following fall, according to a virtual plans...
Power of love: Couples navigate pandemic challenges to find that special someone
The covid-19 pandemic has affected so many of life’s memorable moments and even impacted everyday events, from schooling to dining out to visiting family members. One thing it hasn’t overpowered is love. “Dating and marrying during the pandemic was and has been an extremely unique experience. Looking back, it all...
Westmoreland Online Academy eyeing expansionVideo
Leaders from three area school districts want to take advantage of the success of the Westmoreland Online Academy by expanding the program to middle and high school students. The online academy — a collaboration between Hempfield Area, Franklin Regional and Norwin school districts — was created in response to the...
Westmoreland County to boost program to help jail inmates re-enter society
Westmoreland County court officials expected a program launched in early 2020 to assist jail inmates to reintegrate into society to be off and by running now. After two years of restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, officials are looking to kick-start the effort to help convicted criminals acclimate back into...
Donetta Ambrose, legal trailblazer, retires from U.S. District Court after 28 years
For a time in the mid-1970s, Donetta Ambrose was the only woman practicing law in Westmoreland County. Then in 1981, she became the first woman to be elected as a Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas judge. Later, after former President Bill Clinton appointed Ambrose to be a federal judge...
Greensburg Night Market plans expansionVideo
The Greensburg Night Market is getting bigger this year, both in size and in the number of vendors who set up shop during the event. This year, the market will stretch three city blocks, running along South Pennsylvania Avenue from West Otterman to West Third streets. The event usually takes...
Idlewild images, history to be featured at Latrobe society meeting
The history of Idlewild Park will be featured this week during the annual membership meeting of the Latrobe Area Historical Society. Local author Jennifer Sopko will share photos and information she has collected about the popular Ligonier Township amusement park during a meeting at 10 a.m. Feb. 19 at the...
Police arrest 2nd suspect in Greensburg shooting
The second of two men wanted in connection with a Jan. 30 shooting in Greensburg was arrested Friday afternoon, according to police. Stevin “Twogunz” S. German, 27, of Allison, near Uniontown, was charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment after allegedly engaging in a shootout with Evan R. Curley, 24,...
Work begins on comprehensive plan for Greensburg’s parks and recreation department
Greensburg’s parks and recreation department will soon have a comprehensive plan to help guide various aspects like programs and renovations over the next several years. Work on the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan began in December, said Lydia Kinkaid, the city’s recreation program manager. The document will be able...
