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Delmont councilman plans to resign after accepting active-duty assignment
Before Delmont Councilman Bill Marx found a calling in government service, he found one in military duty. Marx, a 17-year veteran of the Marine Corps and U.S. Army Reserve CID Agent, announced his intention to resign from council. He has accepted active-duty orders to serve on staff in a military...
Stahlstown Flax Scutching Festival relies on homemade foods, personal touches
In the United States, there’s a festival for everything from bugs to bologna, pickles to peanut butter. So why not a festival for flax? The people of Stahlstown have been celebrating the humble plant since 1907 with the annual Flax Scutching Festival. In fact, some residents grow flax — the...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Donegal Township crash, troopers say
A Youngwood man was airlifted to a Pittsburgh hospital after being seriously injured Monday in a motorcycle crash along Route 381 in Donegal Township, state police reported. Dennis M. Shoff, 68, injured his hip after he lost control of his 2020 Indian Scout motorcycle about 11:05 a.m., according to a...
‘Faces’ exhibit of Ligonier Valley Korean War veterans opens
The Ligonier Valley Library on Tuesday opened its 2021 Historic Photography Show. The theme this year is “Faces of Ligonier Valley: Veterans of the Korean War Era.” The exhibit features photos of local heroes who served during the war as well as memorabilia related to the war and to the...
Penn Township man pleads guilty to stalking and role in failed jail drug smuggling plot
Tracey Boyle made it perfectly clear she no longer wanted anything to do with her former boyfriend after enduring months of fear and concern over the safety for herself and her children. “No one would logically sign up for you. Your behavior came to be of a child who didn’t...
Arnold Palmer airport offers PreCheck appointments, saw fewer passengers in August
Passengers who want to sign up for the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck program can make an appointment to enroll through Friday at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, said Gabe Monzo, executive director of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority. Those enrolled in the program can bypass some of the time-consuming steps at...
Greensburg man guilty in rape of unconscious woman
A Greensburg man was convicted of the rape of an unconscious woman and the indecent assault of another in a city apartment three years ago. Westmoreland County Judge Christopher Feliciani on Tuesday found Levi Evans, 24, guilty of four charges in connection with the Jan. 18, 2018, incident. Two women...
Monessen man sentenced to 7 years on drugs, weapons charges
A Monessen man was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison on drug and weapons charges, according to acting U.S. Attorney Stephen Kaufman. Eric T. Emerson, 32, was sentenced after pleading guilty to possession of narcotics and possession of firearms in connection with a March 2019 search warrant served at...
Laurel Highlands ranks 8th in USA Today’s top-10 fall foliage spots
Once again, USA Today readers have confirmed what Western Pennsylvanians have always known — the Laurel Highlands is one of the country’s best places for viewing fall foliage. For the second year in a row, the Laurel Highlands is a Readers’ Choice Winner in the Best Destination for Fall Foliage...
Va. couple wanted for questioning in disappearance of 3-year-old girl arrested in South Greensburg
A couple wanted by Virginia authorities for questioning in connection with the disappearance of a 3-year-old girl was arrested in a South Greensburg motel Sunday for having “two large rocks of methamphetamine” and multiple checks investigators say were stolen in Virginia, according to court documents. However, when state troopers and...
Rate increase expected under proposed North Huntingdon trash hauling contract
North Huntingdon residents could see a jump of about $25 per quarter in their trash bills next year under a new four-year contract expected to be approved by commissioners, and the rates would increase each year through 2025. A change in how garbage is collected is part of the reason...
Public’s help sought in finding Ligonier burglars
Ligonier Valley police are asking the public’s help after a pair of businesses along Route 30 in Ligonier were burglarized early Saturday. Chief John E. Berger said officers responding to an alarm at Rick’s Tobacco Outlet at 2:28 a.m. found the drive-thru window had been forced open and broken. Once...
Hempfield parents ask school board members to join their fight against mask mandate
Parents of Hempfield Area students want school board members to help them fight a state-issued mask mandate. More than 60 parents and students attended Monday’s board meeting in the high school auditorium, where they spoke against the mandate, which went into effect last week and requires students and staff to...
Norwin halts school board meeting over mask issue
The Norwin School Board halted its meeting shortly after it started Monday because some people in the audience refused to wear masks as required by the state. District solicitor Russell Lucas gave those without masks the opportunity to put one on, and, after announcing “one last chance,” declared that no...
Latrobe Council postpones meeting following covid outbreak at municipal building
A covid-19 outbreak among workers at the Latrobe municipal building prompted city council to postpone its voting meeting that was scheduled on Sept. 13. Deputy Mayor Eric Bartels said the meeting was postponed as a precautionary measure and will be conducted on Sept. 27, with the regularly scheduled agenda preparation...
Westmoreland tax delinquent property sale nets $1.5 million
Bryaunt Williams came to bid. Williams, a contractor from Tarentum, was one of the more than 160 potential buyers who came to the Westmoreland County Courthouse on Monday to find a deal during the annual sale of tax delinquent properties. “I was doing remodeling work on a home last year,...
Longtime owner of Harry’s Bar in Greensburg dies of covid-19
Regulars at Harry’s Bar could be sure of one thing: they were welcome, and Mike Emanuel would remember their names. Harry’s, on North Maple Street, was Greensburg’s answer to Cheers, the bar of TV fame, Emily Owczykowski said. The longtime employee at Harry’s and close friend of Mr. Emanuel and...
Franklin Regional school board meeting postponed to Sept. 20
Franklin Regional school board officials announced the postponement of their monthly committee-of-the-whole meeting scheduled for Monday evening. It will be held prior to the board’s monthly voting meeting, set for 7:30 p.m., Sept. 20 at the Murrysville municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access...
Westmoreland Commissioner Chew pledges to cover lost drug court grant for weekend testing
Westmoreland Commissioner Doug Chew said he will pay for weekend drug tests of participants in the county’s drug court program until a permanent funding source is secured. In an email sent to county judges over the weekend, the first-term Republican from Hempfield pledged to help identify future funding sources for...
County land trust seeks volunteers to help clean Hempfield farmhouseVideo
The Schwarz farmstead is already a stately sight on a scenic Hempfield hilltop. Now the group that purchased it is seeking volunteers to help do the same for the inside of the farmhouse. As part of the United Way Day of Caring, Westmoreland Land Trust officials will welcome volunteers to...
4th man pleads guilty to Sutersville shooting, agrees to cooperate with possible murder probe
An Allegheny County man pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated assault, burglary and robbery charges and agreed to cooperate with a police investigation into the disappearance of a woman who has not been seen since two people were shot in Sutersville during a drug-related robbery three years ago. Dylan John Vasko,...
Sittay’s Mediterranean Kitchen opens in Greensburg
For years, North Huntingdon resident Radah Ghasah dreamed of opening a restaurant. On Monday, that dream became a reality when she oversaw the soft opening of her downtown Greensburg restaurant, Sittay’s Mediterranean Kitchen. “Opening my own business, it was a long-life dream,” said Ghasah, who immigrated from Syria in 2000....
Latrobe Art Center’s Fred Rogers juried exhibition draws 200 submissions
Artworks chosen for Latrobe Art Center’s annual Mister Fred Rogers Juried Fine Arts Exhibition have a chance to earn another distinction: They’ll also be considered for inclusion in Greater Latrobe School District’s special art collection. The exhibition opened with a Sept. 9 reception in the center at 819 Ligonier St....
Scottish clans to gather for 1-day Ligonier Highland Games
The clans will gather once again for the Ligonier Highland Games. Returning after a pandemic-year break, the celebration of Scottish heritage is planned Saturday at Idlewild & SoakZone, off Route 30 in Ligonier Township. Gates open at 8 a.m., with the last event beginning at 5:30 p.m. Usually spanning a...
Match 6 Lotto jackpot ticket worth $3.74M sold in North Huntingdon
A jackpot Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $3.74 million was sold Sunday at a Sheetz store in North Huntingdon, state lottery officials announced. Lottery officials said the ticket was bought at the convenience store location on Ronda Court, near the Walmart along Route 30. The ticket matched all six winning...
