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Greensburg leaders during Monday’s council meeting voted to increase funding offered through the city’s Housing Assistance Program to further help those impacted by the pandemic. The vote raises the maximum amount received through the program from $1,500 — or three months of rent or mortgage payments — to $7,500, or...

Pennsylvania will distribute about $46 million less in natural gas impact fees this year to the state’s counties and municipalities because of the drop in natural gas prices in 2020. That’s bad news, especially for rural townships in Marcellus shale-rich regions of Southwestern Pennsylvania already coping with pandemic-related income losses....

At least one patient was transported by medical helicopter from the scene of a single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Hempfield. Emergency officials responded to the intersection of Baltzer Meyer Pike and Hurst Road just before 4 p.m. for a report of a car that had gone off the roadway with...

Ligonier officials joined more than 362 municipalities and 24 counties across the state, signing onto resolutions asking the General Assembly to pass a bill outlawing gerrymandering. The small borough in Eastern Westmoreland County last week joined only two other Westmoreland municipalities—North Huntingdon and Trafford— that have gone on record in...

Several bands and singers will perform live on the streets and in taverns in Irwin Thursday during the Music in the Streets event. Judi Figel & Dave Crisci will perform from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lamp Theatre Courtyard, 222 Main St. Kevin McManus & The Bone Forum...

A new grant will help preserve historical aspects of downtown Greensburg. Awarded to the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Westmoreland, the $23,375 Keystone Historic Preservation Grant will be used to reevaluate the Greensburg Historic District, redefine the districtwide facade design guidelines and conduct an individual building condition assessment at...

Penn Township commissioners will vote this week on drafting an agreement with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission as the Harvison Road bridge will be demolished in preparation for a $30 million widening project of the toll road. Township secretary, manager and director of finance Mary Perez said the commission determined it...

You’re never too young to start making music with Stage Right School for the Performing Arts in Greensburg. Among five summer camp offerings is a harmonica camp for families with children ages 6 months to 4 years. The camp is part of Stage Right’s Music Together Program, an immersive music...

The Giant Slide at Mammoth Park is set to reopen Tuesday with additional safety measures. The Mt. Pleasant Township complex featuring two 100-foot slides was temporarily closed in August after a few users reported injuries. It was shut down to allow time for safety inspections and county officials to investigate...

A man arrested in Jeannette last month after police seized 40 stamp bags of heroin stuffed in his underwear is facing additional charges after police say they found two more bricks of heroin in the car he was riding in, according to court papers. Nicholas J. Travis, 36, of Indiana,...

As school leaders across the region debated the best way to keep students safe during the covid-19 pandemic, budgets for food and transportation services largely went bust as both districts and outside companies were left with fewer bodies queuing through cafeteria lines or riding buses. With schools bringing students back...

Westmoreland County commissioners have created a program that officials said will help private businesses and industrial building owners borrow money to pay for energy conservation programs. The Countywide Property Assessed Clean Energy Program, launched by the state in 2018, allows the county to act as a middle man for private...

As restrictions in place during the coronavirus pandemic have lifted and life for many begins to phase into something that resembles normalcy, others remain in need. It will take 12 to 18 months for people to fully recover from the set-backs presented during the pandemic, estimated Charlese Hayden McKinney, director...

As the summer growing season gets underway, the agricultural industry continues its perennial mission of looking for a new crop of young people to enter the workforce. “Pennsylvania has long faced a looming agricultural workforce shortage, at one point estimating a deficit of 75,000 workers as farmers retire and new,...

South Pennsylvania Avenue in Greensburg continues to be the site of a lot of investment. A beautification project in the heart of the center city business community is planned to get underway and could serve as a catalyst for similar efforts around town, said Ashley Kertes, executive director of the...

It may not be a federal holiday yet, but a coalition of Westmoreland County organizations will mark Juneteenth with a celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation with a rally next week. The event, dubbed “Unity in the Community,” will be held from 2-5 p.m. Friday at St. Clair Park in Greensburg....

The national Mountain Rescue Association spring conference, in its 61st year, is making its first appearance in Pennsylvania this weekend — only its third venture east of the Mississippi River. Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Somerset County welcomed about 200 guests from across the country and world for the three-day...

It’s last call for the The Midway-St. Clair Social Club in Hempfield, which has been serving members for about 77 years. The club’s last night of operation is Saturday, said Barry Elder, president of the Midway-St. Clair Volunteer Fire Department. Owned by the department, the shuttering of the club on...