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Hempfield Area gauging interest in cyber program for next school year
Hempfield Area School District officials are trying to gauge how many students will choose the district’s full-time cyber program next school year. District leaders on Tuesday posted a survey that will determine how many parents would like to have their students attend the Hempfield Area Cyber Academy during the 2021-22...
Westmoreland news includes soup fundraiser and meetings
Fundraiser • The Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its 11th annual Soup’s On Walk from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 20 in downtown Ligonier. Soups will be available for tasting around the Diamond Park area. Ticket are $20 and will go on sale Feb. 25. No tickets...
Westmoreland Conservation District video of Unity farm receives state award
The Westmoreland Conservation District’s recent video recognizing its 2020 Conservation Farmer of the Year award winner has, in turn, won an award. The local conservation district created the video, saluting the Ralph Frye family of Pleasant Lane Farms in Unity, because covid-19 pandemic precautions prevented it from holding its annual...
Grab a gown: Bridal shop donates dresses to St. Vincent De Paul in Monessen for a sale
Brides, here’s an opportunity to find the wedding dress of your dreams at a price you won’t believe. The St. Vincent De Paul Society Thrift Store in Monessen, located at 1701 Grand Blvd., is having a Say “Yes” to the Dress Sale from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday....
Jeannette man to serve 20-year prison sentence for rape of a child
A Jeannette man will serve up to 20 years in prison for raping a child. Ronald Lee Rice, 61, pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony charges of rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse in connection with claims made by a teenage girl who told police she was repeatedly sexually assaulted for...
Wendel Post Office closes; residents told to get mail 5 miles away in Manor
The U.S. Post Office in the Hempfield village of Wendel closed 10 days ago, forcing 100 customers who got their mail at that site to travel 5 miles to the post office in Manor. The Postal Service closed the office on Feb. 13 because it lost its lease on the...
Historic arms show pushed to April due to pandemic
A historic firearms show typically held in Penn Township in late January has been pushed to April due to the covid-19 pandemic. “With this covid, it’s been pretty difficult,” said Bill Vance, manager of the Bushy Run Historic Arms Show. “We usually have the show in late January but, because...
Missing elderly man last seen in Latrobe found safe
A missing elderly man from Latrobe has been found safe, according to state police. Authorities said Anthony Mileca, 84, was located just about 1 a.m. Missing Endangered Person Advisory UPDATE: Mileca was located and is safe. The MEPA is canceled. Thank you for the RTs.— PA State Police (@PAStatePolice) February...
Temps fall, but Western Pa. power plants, gas lines built to operate during big chills
As some Western Pennsylvanians awoke Sunday morning with temperatures close to zero, they got the heat and power they needed from their natural gas service and electric power plants to keep warm. Meanwhile, millions of Texans were freezing in flooded homes. That catastrophe did not happen in the Northeast and...
Party at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg adds ‘pie in the face’ finale
Six community members are stepping up to the (pie) plate in support of The Palace Theatre and Westmoreland Cultural Trust. They’re willing to take a “Pie for The Palace” during the Trust’s Party at The Palace virtual fundraising event Saturday, beginning with a VIP party at 7 p.m. and main...
North Huntingdon police seize drugs, guns, arrest Mt. Lebanon man following traffic stop
A Mt. Lebanon man was jailed Tuesday after North Huntingdon police said they found drugs and guns inside the car he was driving, according to court papers. Christian Alexander Lowe, 29, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, drug offenses, driving with a suspended license and summary vehicle code...
Western Pennsylvania gospel group New Journey lands Dollywood gigVideo
Members of a Western Pennsylvania gospel trio reluctantly turned down their first chance to sing at Dollywood. When a second chance came around, they took it. New Journey, with two members from Westmoreland County, is booked for a day’s worth of shows on May 22 at the Tennessee amusement park...
Westmoreland County covid averages continue decline, lowest since October
Covid case averages continue to decline in Westmoreland County, according to new data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. As of Tuesday, the seven-day average of cases was 62 and seven-day case count was 436 in the county. Those numbers are the lowest since October, when the seven-day average was...
Westmoreland jail inmate charged after detectives say she swallowed drugs in cell
A Westmoreland County Prison inmate is accused by county detectives of swallowing four stamp bags of suspected heroin she had in her cell after being committed there earlier this month, according to court papers. Elizabeth June Cramer, 35, of Greensburg, is charged with contraband and tampering with evidence. A fifth...
2 Adelphoi residents in Unity group home arrested after being stabbed in altercation
Two wards at Adelphoi Village’s Saxman House were arrested on assault charges after both were stabbed with scissors during an altercation in the non-profit’s group home for adjudicated males in Unity, according to state police. Timothy S. Rice, 20, was ordered held in the county prison on $5,000 bond Monday...
Delmont police to move into borough building’s former library spaceVideo
Delmont’s police officers expected to get their feet wet in terms of law enforcement experience when they joined the borough’s police department. They probably didn’t expect to literally get their feet wet, though. “That’s a problem we’ve been dealing with for probably the last five years,” police Chief T.J. Klobucar...
Hempfield seeks demo of homes on property for possible future park
Two homes on land owned by Hempfield Township might be demolished to make way for possible future development. Supervisors on Monday unanimously voted to apply to the Westmoreland County Demolition Program to clear the homes along Route 136 near Hempfield Area High School. The parcel was previously designated as a...
Pa. troopers say Unity assault victim put ‘Call 911’ note in window as plea for help
The hand-scrawled sign hanging in the window of a Unity home over the weekend read, “Call 911.” After seeing it, someone did just that. State police arrived Saturday at the Pearl Lane home for a reported domestic assault. Inside, troopers reported finding a woman “visibly distraught” and “still bleeding from...
Latrobe hires new code officer, plans to share service with Derry Borough
Latrobe officials didn’t have to look beyond the city municipal building to find a new code enforcement and zoning officer. City council on Monday hired Shannon Cypher Hart for the job, at a salary of $46,000 plus benefits. She was a legislative aide in former state Rep. Joseph Petrarca’s Latrobe...
Hempfield leaders approve rezoning of former Valley Green Golf & Country Club
Hempfield supervisors approved a zoning change that could pave the way for future development at the former Valley Green Golf & Country Club site. Supervisors on Monday unanimously approved a zoning shift from agricultural to suburban residential on 144 acres of the closed 18-hole golf course in the township. The...
Woman testifies in Hempfield robbery case
Sophia King told a Westmoreland County jury Tuesday she had no problem identifying the Black man she claims robbed her at gunpoint in a Hempfield shopping center parking lot more than four years ago. “I see his eyes,” King said as she pointed out a mask-wearing Norman Jack in a...
Greensburg Salem weighs back-to-school options as some seniors return
Greensburg Salem High School seniors now have the option to return to school four days a week, and the rest of the district’s students will likely follow suit April 1. About 260 people participated in a virtual town hall meeting Tuesday at which teachers, administrators and board members shared information...
Westmoreland vaccine registry on hold
Westmoreland County commissioners’ plan to create a covid-19 vaccine registry is on hold as county leaders search out a potential third party to help craft a waiting list for inoculations. Commissioners said Monday Excela Health will not participate in the creation of a registry and that it is unlikely the...
Greensburg train station sold again, along with 2 other downtown buildings
A Ligonier company has spent more than $3 million buying three commercial buildings in downtown Greensburg — including the city’s historic train station, which last changed hands in 2016. Chelsted Limited Family Partnership bought the train station on Ehalt Street from StoneKim Properties LLC for about $1.1 million, according to...
Defense claims Hempfield robbery suspect wrongly identified because of race
Police say Norman Jack confessed to the armed robbery of a Blairsville woman more than four years ago in a Hempfield shopping center parking lot. But Jack maintains his innocence and his defense attorney claimed in court Monday that his client was identified by his accuser only because he is...
