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The Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank is looking for volunteers to help repackage donated diapers . The event, scheduled for June 19 at 5 p.m., will take place at Lynch Field in Greensburg. Volunteers will wrap 25 diapers in plastic wrap while another group will distribute them to 26 social service...

A pair of recent Greensburg Salem High School graduates and a Penn-Trafford High School graduate are headed to U.S. service academies. U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Lehigh Valley, announced their appointments Thursday. He said Penn-Trafford graduate Zachary Rocco and Greensburg Salem graduate Kiera Flanigan accepted appointments to the U.S. Military Academy...

Westmoreland County on Thursday had one new covid-19 case, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases to 474, according to Pennsylvania health officials. No new deaths from the virus were reported in Westmoreland. State officials continued to report 38 deaths, while county coroner Kenneth Bacha reports 32 deaths as of...

A Butler County man is accused by state police of giving a teenage girl alcohol in 2007 and raping her in East Huntingdon, according to court papers. Michael Anthony Bauer, 33, of Zelienople, was arrested Wednesday on charges of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault and related offenses....

Hempfield school officials want to limit the number of students utilizing school buses during the coming year to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. During Monday’s public meeting, Superintendent Tammy Wolicki presented a preliminary plan that could give high school students more leeway when driving to school, making room...

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources named a new director of the Linn Run State Park Complex in Westmoreland County. Corey J. Snyder, 40, previously worked as the manager of Tyler State Park in Bucks County. He succeeds Doug Finger, who recently retired. The complex includes the 612-acre...

Irwin Borough will no longer be under a covid-19 emergency declaration as of July. Council on Wednesday rejected a motion to extend the March 21 disaster declaration another 90 days. The current declaration runs through June 30. Mayor Bill Hawley had issued the declaration of a state of emergency for...

Fundraiser Find some treasures as Fairview Church of God holds a sale in its “rummage buildings.” Clothes will be sold in one building and assorted goods in the other. The sale is set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 20 on the church grounds located on Route 982, between...

Hunters may have a new area to harvest deer in 2021. Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County board members this week approved an update to the agency’s policy that protects its water sources, including a provision that could open up a 3,000-acre site around the Beaver Run Reservoir in Bell for...

The Greensburg YMCA is opening its doors to members this week for the first time since March 15 when it was forced to close because the governor had placed restrictions on non-life-sustaining businesses. The YMCA, on South Maple Street, had a “soft reopening” with limited hours on Wednesday and will...

Westmoreland County homeowners and business owners who are interested in going solar have until the end of June to join a local co-op. The deadline for signing on with the Westmoreland County Solar Co-op was extended to June 30 as the area emerges from restrictions related to the covid-19 pandemic....

The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Wednesday quashed the appeal of former Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held, who sought the dismissal of corruption charges against him following a mistrial in 2018. A three-judge panel said it did not have jurisdiction to rule on Held’s appeal, in which the former two-term Republican...

Two Greensburg ministers are hoping a Saturday prayer vigil in the city will become an ecumenical gathering in support of change after George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police. “Prayer is the language that stretches across denominations, and we are bringing this together for not just a show...

Norwin School District cafeteria workers agreed to a one-year extension of their current contract, which will provide members with a 40-cent-an-hour wage hike, while maintaining benefits. The school board this week approved the extension with the Service Employees International Union, which represents 54 cafeteria workers — 20 full-time employees as...

Compass Inn Museum will reopen June 20 with a new, self-guided audio tour meant to mitigate potential covid-19 related risks. Upon admission, guests at the Laughlintown historical site will be encouraged to follow the tour’s route through the historic 18th- and 19th-century stagecoach stop. To begin, hours will be 11...

Wednesday night dinner prep will be a cinch with a stop at the Lincoln Highway SupperMarket. The popular open-air food festival returns June 17 to the grounds of the Lincoln Highway Experience, Route 30 East, Unity. SupperMarket will be held 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sept. 9, weather permitting. Celebrating its...

Residents of Spring Street in Yukon are trying to solve a porcine mystery. Several people have seen a large, black pig roaming around their yards — and nobody is sure where it came from. Marsha Tomay this week first spotted the swine coming out of the woods behind her house....

Westmoreland County on Wednesday had six new covid-19 cases, bringing the total number to 473, according to Pennsylvania health officials. No new deaths from the virus were reported in Westmoreland. State officials continued to report 38 deaths, while county coroner Kenneth Bacha reports 32 deaths as of May 7. Bacha...

Delmont officials will place a gate restricting access to the borough dump site on the Shields Farm property during weekdays to prevent what police say is a mounting issue with garbage dumping. “It’s getting to be a real problem,” Chief T.J. Klobucar said. “We’ve issued some citations recently, and we...

Diapers and other baby necessities will be distributed to needy families Friday in Hempfield by a local nonprofit. Beverly’s Birthdays is supporting babies around the Pittsburgh area whose parents and caregivers are struggling with supplies because of the coronavirus pandemic. Supplies available during the distribution include diapers, wipes, formula, baby...

Work is set to begin Monday on improvements to nine intersections in downtown Latrobe. The $3.4 million PennDOT project will install updated traffic signals along Main and Depot streets where they intersect Jefferson, Ligonier and Alexandria streets, and along Ligonier at the intersections of Weldon, Spring and Chestnut streets. Contractor...

The popular ParentWISE Ice Cream Blast has been canceled. The 25th annual fundraiser was scheduled for July 18 at Kirk S. Nevin Arena at Lynch Field in Greensburg. “In the interest of keeping our friends, families and guests safe, we felt strongly that we could not host an event that...

An Allegheny County man is facing charges after a dog was found last year on a Sewickley Township road with several wounds and missing fur, according to court papers. Brian Davis, 21, of Duquesne, was charged Tuesday with animal cruelty and animal neglect. A humane officer was called Sept. 23...