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Westmoreland County reports 1 new coronavirus case, no new deaths
One new covid-19 case was reported in Westmoreland County on Thursday, bringing the countywide total to 443. No new deaths were reported. The countywide total was unchanged at 38. The number of confirmed and probable cases of the coronavirus in Allegheny County increased by 23 to 1,851. No new deaths...
Hempfield revenues behind about $400,000 for year because of pandemic
Hempfield is behind in revenues by more than $400,000 compared with this time last year, township officials said. The coronavirus pandemic has hit global and local economies, forcing businesses to temporarily shutter to help curb the spread of the virus and leaving people out of work. In Hempfield, the revenue...
Hempfield man dies of injuries suffered in apartment fire
A Hempfield man died this week from burns suffered in a fire inside his apartment, state police said. Michael J. Serafin, 66, died Tuesday in UPMC Mercy Hospital, where he was flown after the blaze around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, said fire marshal Trooper Keith J. Sobecki. Serafin lived alone in...
Pennsylvania pools are allowed to open, but some may choose to stay closed
The water is being filled. Come next week, splashing and fun — socially distanced, of course — should return to Youngwood Park N Pool. “Once the chemicals are balanced, we’ll be ready to open,” said Ed Christofano, president of the Westmoreland County pool. “We’re excited.” The Youngwood pool will be...
Police say Latrobe man fled after car chase without clothes on
State police are seeking a Latrobe man they say led them on a chase and then fled the scene without his clothes on. State policein at Greensburg are seeking John Mekic, 34, of Latrobe in connection with a report of a man undressing in his car on Andrew Lane in...
Proposed Greensburg Salem budget cuts staff instead of raising taxes
The Greensburg Salem School District would lose two teachers and eliminate several positions through attrition if a proposed budget is adopted to hold the line on taxes while making up for projected revenue losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The school board held a virtual special meeting this week to...
9 Westmoreland locations will provide free meals through summer food program
Nine sites in Westmoreland County will serve free meals to children this summer through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program. Administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Pennsylvania children received more than 4.5 million meals in 2019 from approximately 2,400 food program sites, with $13.5 million in...
Cal U student from Greensburg sues over online learning
A California University of Pennsylvania student from Greensburg has sued the university for failing to refund pro-rated tuition for the online instruction she and thousands of other students received for the last part of the spring semester because covid-19 restrictions forced colleges to close. Ashleigh Coffman claimed that the online...
Penn Township hiring agency holding drive-by resume dropoffs
A Penn Township employment agency is giving job seekers the chance to drop off their resumes Thursday without ever leaving their car, thus maintaining safe social distancing while enhancing their chances for a new job. The drive-through job fair at Express Employment Professionals will give those who are laid off...
North Huntingdon historian seeks volunteers to help digitize WWI burial records
Andrew Capets’ initial interest in World War I was finding out more about his grandfather’s unit, the 313th Machine Gun Battalion. That research led the North Huntingdon resident and amateur historian to write “Good War, Great Men,” which focused on his grandfather’s battalion and its exploits, including fighting in the...
Mt. Pleasant Fire Department looks for other fundraising efforts after canceling street fair
Mt. Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department has canceled its week-long June street fair out of concern about holding large gatherings during the covid-19 pandemic. It’s just the second time the annual tradition has been sidelined. The first time was in 1972, with the arrival of Hurricane Agnes. “It was a big...
Westmoreland County recalling furloughed workers
Nearly half of the 475 Westmoreland County government employees furloughed in early April will be recalled to work by mid-June, officials said while making plans to increase courthouse office staff while meeting social distancing guidelines. “We hope everybody is back sometime in June,” Commissioner Sean Kertes said Wednesday. Furloughs came...
Court approves Robert Levin’s bid to revive Levin furniture brand
A federal judge Wednesday signed an order green-lighting Mt. Pleasant native Robert Levin’s plan to begin reviving the century-old family furniture chain he sold three years ago. Judge Christopher Sontchi’s order filed in U.S. District Bankruptcy Court in Delaware approved Levin’s $25.7 million bid to buy back the Levin brand...
‘Americans helping Americans’: U.S. Ag Sec. says at Westmoreland Farmers to Families food distribution
A thousand motorists left the Westmoreland Fairgrounds on Wednesday each with more than 20 pounds of fresh produce and a box of dairy products. It was the first of planned twice-monthly distributions of perishable food bought by the federal government. Joy Bryson of Irwin, who hasn’t worked at her job...
Lower Burrell man identified as motorcyclist who died in Murrysville crash
A motorcyclist died Wednesday when his vehicle collided with a car along Route 380, about one-quarter mile west of the Route 366 intersection in northern Murrysville, police said. The Westmoreland County coroner’s office identified the motorcyclist as Gregg A. Leipertz Jr., 24, of Lower Burrell. Leipertz was pronounced dead at...
No new covid-19 cases or deaths reported in Westmoreland County
No new covid-19 cases or deaths were reported Wednesday in Westmoreland County. That leaves the countywide total at 442 and deaths at 38, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The number of confirmed and probable cases of the coronavirus in Allegheny County increased by 12 to 1,828. One new...
The Kiski School announces residential, online options for 2020
A Westmoreland County boarding school says it will open its campus this fall with a hybrid program that will provide for simultaneous in-person and online learning. The Kiski School, a 132-year-old boarding school with 187 boys in grades 9-12 last year, was forced to shutter its campus and go to...
Mail-in ballots expected to drive high turnout in Allegheny, Westmoreland
Allegheny County is on track to see high voter turnout as mail-in and absentee ballot applications for the June 2 primary exceeded expectations. The county has processed more than 280,000 ballot applications, with a little fewer than 5,000 applications coming in just before the deadline Tuesday, said Elections Division Manager...
Coroner IDs 15-year-old McKeesport boy found in South Huntingdon creek
A 15-year-old McKeesport boy drowned in Jacobs Creek, a Pennsylvania State Police spokesman confirmed Wednesday. The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office identified the boy as NaDarrius W. Lundy, a resident of Mc-Keesport’s Crawford Village apartment complex. Lundy’s body was recovered in the Creek Falls section of South Huntingdon shortly after 10...
Teenager struck by car in New Stanton
A 15-year-old girl was struck by a car in New Stanton Tuesday night, according to the New Stanton Volunteer Fire Department. The girl was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital in stable condition. The crash happened just before 9 p.m. on South Center Avenue, near New Stanton Church, according to Westmoreland...
Latrobe eyes summer start for rehab of 3 railroad underpasses
Latrobe hopes to move forward this summer with improvement of its three railroad underpasses. City Council on June 8 will consider authorizing consultant Gibson-Thomas Engineering to prepare bid specifications for proposed upgrades where Jefferson, Ligonier and Alexandria streets pass underneath the Norfolk Southern Railway tracks. The project calls for repairing...
Westmoreland tire recycling event meant to help control mosquito numbers
Recycling of old tires is more important than ever now that warm weather has arrived. The rubber rings could become filled with water and serve as a breeding area for disease-carrying mosquitoes. That’s why the Westmoreland Conservation District, which monitors mosquitoes for West Nile Virus infection, is co-sponsoring a tire...
Greensburg pool to remain closed for season
Veterans’ Memorial Pool in Greensburg will not open this season. The city announced the decision on Facebook Tuesday. There are several reasons for the closure, all of them related to the coronavirus pandemic. CDC guidelines suggest swimmers should maintain 6 feet of social distancing even when in the water, which...
Hempfield supervisors ask Gov. Wolf to end phased plan and reopen economy
Hempfield supervisors are asking Gov. Tom Wolf to allow the township to reopen without mandated restrictions put into place because of the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, supervisors voted unanimously to send a letter asking Wolf to lift restrictions put in place in March. Supervisor Tom Logan was not present at...
Westmoreland County man found stabbed to death in Virginia
A Westmoreland County man was found over the weekend stabbed to death on the side of a road in Virginia, authorities said. Bruce M. Ritchie, 57, of Herminie, was found near his car Saturday afternoon in Bland County, Virginia, near the exit of I-77, according to Virginia State Police. A...
