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Westmoreland courthouse to host vaccine clinic on Tuesday
The Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg will host a covid-19 vaccine clinic on Tuesday. County officials announced that county employees, their families and the general public are eligible to participate in the clinic, which will be conducted in the commissioners’ public meeting room off the main lobby of the courthouse....
North Huntingdon police locate missing 11-year-old boy
North Huntingdon police located a missing 11-year-old shortly before 10 p.m. Friday night, after a roughly four-hour search of the Penns Woods area east of White Oak Park. Police said neighbors assisted with the search, and thanked the community for its help in a Nixle alert message sent shortly after...
Rotary Club of Latrobe celebrates century of community service
Covid-19 pandemic restrictions prevented the Rotary Club of Latrobe from holding its annual projects fundraising dinner this year at Saint Vincent College’s Fred Rogers Center. But that’s not going to keep the organization from continuing the mission it has carried out for the past century: serving the needs of the...
Hempfield woman wins Marine volunteer award
A Hempfield woman who volunteers in a leadership role with the Westmoreland County Young Marines won a national award for her efforts, a year after her daughter won a Young Marines award for her exemplary service. Sheila Myers, who has logged more than 1,000 community service hours in the past...
Teen charged as adult in Jeannette shooting; 2nd shooter acted in defense, DA says
A 16-year-old boy is charged as an adult with attempted homicide for an incident in which, police say, he shot a 17-year-old boy in Jeannette during an argument earlier this month. Desean Ingram of Jeannette also was shot during the April 7 altercation, but District Attorney John Peck said Ingram...
Hempfield to revisit possible Valley Green project next weekVideo
Some of the first plans for residential development on the former Valley Green Golf & Country Club in Hempfield will be put in front of township supervisors Monday. If passed, the plans would grant conditional approval for the Valley Green subdivision for the purpose of a residential plan consisting of...
Ligonier teen installs shelter on Loyalhanna Nature Trail in Eagle Scout projectVideo
Hikers or anglers who get caught in a rainstorm on the Loyalhanna Nature Trail can thank Tristan Glenn and fellow members of Boy Scout Troop 372 for a place to dry off. Glenn, 18, of Ligonier Borough, joined local Scouting officials and the Loyalhanna Watershed Association this week in unveiling...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: April 23-25, 2021
Fresh and local Saturday is the season opener for the Greensburg Farmers Market at Lynch Field, 520 New Alexandria Road. From 9 a.m.-noon, shop for locally grown fruits and vegetables, along with a variety of baked goods, prepared foods, jellies, honey, sauces, meats, wine and spirits and other seasonal items....
1945 warplanes included in Westmoreland airshow, county flyover
Westmoreland County residents who look skyward over Memorial Day weekend may see a “Korean War Hero” passing overhead. That’s what Wexford native Jim Tobul dubbed his restored 1945 F4U Corsair fighter plane. It’s one of four aircraft to be featured in the 2021 Shop ’n Save Westmoreland Airshow that also...
Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild raise pay for employees
Kennywood, Sandcastle Waterpark and Idlewild & SoakZone announced Friday the three parks will be raising the hourly rate for most workers from $9 to $13. Hourly pay rates at Kennywood and Sandcastle for employees at least 18 years old, or graduating high school seniors —will be $13 an hour. For...
Fire engulfs Monessen house
Firefighters from several Mon Valley departments were battling a blaze that had engulfed a house in Monessen late Thursday night, according to dispatches from Westmoreland County 911. Monessen units that reached the scene of the fire at a three-story wooden-frame house on McKee Avenue said there was heavy smoke coming...
Lawsuit filed in death of Penn-Trafford baseball star
The parents of a Penn Township teen who died after a crash last year on Route 130 near Jeannette filed a wrongful death lawsuit against four energy companies and PennDOT, claiming installation of a natural gas pipeline created dangerous road conditions that caused the fatal collision. The estate of Maclean...
Artists paint in great outdoors for Latrobe Art Center showVideo
Latrobe Art Center had a Paint-Out this week, with about a dozen artists scheduled to work “en plein air” around the community. Their paintings will be shown and sold at the center from Monday through May 1. With snow forecast on Wednesday and cold temperatures lingering through the rest of...
Former Avonmore secretary charged with stealing $54K from borough
An Avonmore woman is accused by police of stealing $54,000 from the borough’s general fund to pay personal bills when she worked as secretary for the municipality, according to Westmoreland County detectives. Rebecca E. Steele, 45, was arrested Thursday on felony charges of theft, receiving stolen property and tampering with...
Draft of Hempfield Area’s budget shows $1.2 million deficit, but numbers expected to improve
Hempfield Area School District is facing a $1.2 million deficit in one of the first drafts of the 2021-22 budget, but that number is expected to shrink before a final budget is adopted. Business Manager Wayne Wismar cautioned this week that many unknown factors will impact the budget in the...
Westmoreland Land Trust to spotlight nature, art at new Hempfield park
Outdoor art and the beauty of Mother Nature soon could share a scenic hilltop in Hempfield. The Westmoreland Land Trust proposes to establish a nature and art park on a 96-acre farm it acquired along Beech Hills Road, off Old Route 66, just 3 miles from downtown Greensburg. “The property...
New Jersey company to expand its presence at Westmoreland business park
Directors for the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. have approved an option agreement for a lot at the Westmoreland Business & Research Park that will add a new manufacturing facility and office building, along with potentially 50 new jobs. The agreement gives WAB Associates six months to finalize the $218,050...
Greensburg’s Caffe Barista Marketplace opens farmers market sectionVideo
Danielle Bowman came from Murrysville to check out the newly renovated and rebranded Caffe Barista Marketplace in downtown Greensburg. Caffe Barista tacked “Marketplace” onto its name with the addition of a fresh-and-local farmers market section, which officially opened Thursday. “I saw their signs on Facebook, and I think it’s great,”...
More than 1,000 items donated to Greensburg shelter by tech school students
A Greensburg emergency shelter this month received more than 1,000 items donated by students at the Central Westmoreland Career and Technical Center. The donations to the Welcome Home shelter were part of a community service project started by senior Lexi Puskar. “I said, ‘I think that would be good’ …...
Covid case numbers continue to decline in Pennsylvania
For the fourth straight day, Pennsylvania’s new covid-19 case report reduces the seven-day case average — something that hasn’t happened since early March. It’s a hopeful sign, considering that from March 9, when the most recent covid-case surge began, through April 18, the state managed to lower its seven-day case...
Fayette County man gets 3 years in prison for dealing heroin via ‘Hustlas Don’t Sleep’ drug ring
A Fayette County man will spend three years behind bars for dealing heroin and fentanyl in Western Pennsylvania for more than two years, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Andrew Welty, 29, of Everson was sentenced based on drug convictions from two separate cases covering illegal drug sales that happened between September...
Westmoreland municipal authority opens new garage, office building in New StantonVideo
Just months before it is required to vacate office space in Hempfield, the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County moved into a nearly $10 million building on its New Stanton campus that will be home to its water distribution system. The new 41,000 square-foot building, officially opened Wednesday, will replace the...
Borrowing OK’d for renovation of Eastern Westmoreland technology center
Greater Latrobe School District agreed to pay its share for renovations at Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center, clearing the way for a bond issue of up to $6 million. The school board this week agreed to incur debt for the project up to $2.96 million as one of three...
Westmoreland County launches e-filing system for civil and family court documents
A long awaited system that allows civil and family court documents to be filed electronically launched Wednesday in Westmoreland County. Prothonotary Christina O’Brien said the system, which took four years to complete, is expected to add about $200,000 in new revenue to the county budget through filing fees assessed to...
Tip, receipts, phone records lead to arrest of Ohio men in Unity equipment theft
State troopers used hotel receipts, cell phone records and a tip from police in Ohio during a 15-month investigation to arrest two demolition workers from Youngstown, Ohio, on Wednesday in connection with the theft of a piece of heavy equipment from a dump site in Unity. Nicholas S. Kaczmark, 44,...
