Stephen Huba stories, Page 5
Greensburg man taking his battle against rare cancer to AustraliaVideo
Back in 2011, while Matt Burnsworth was undergoing what he calls the “mother of all surgeries,” a doctor left the operating room to tell his mother that the cancer was worse than anyone had thought. Each time the doctor came out, he said another organ would have to be removed....
S&T Bank branches will open in Philadelphia’s western suburbs in 2020
The S&T Bank purchase of DNB First, which closed last week, will result in 14 new S&T branch offices opening in southeastern Pennsylvania early in 2020, according to the state Department of Banking and Securities. Indiana-based S&T Bancorp Inc., the holding company for S&T Bank, received the necessary regulatory approval...
Report: U.S. coal mining industry continues to lose jobs
U.S. coal mining employment has fallen 42% since 2011, most dramatically in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the Appalachian region, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The agency’s 2018 Annual Coal Report, released Wednesday, said U.S. coal production peaked in 2008 but that mining employment peaked in 2011. Since then,...
Former Palace Theatre owner still loves Greensburg’s grand dameVideo
Judy Marinelli couldn’t help getting a little emotional at Thursday night’s show at The Palace Theatre in downtown Greensburg. Nostalgia was already in the air, as Cornell Gunter’s Coasters, the Drifters and the Platters performed favorites from the 1950s and ’60s. Marinelli’s thoughts invariably turned to her late husband, Carl....
Pittsburgh woman to lead new nursing school at Grove City College
Janey A. Roach, a Pittsburgh native and former UPMC nursing director, has been named the first director of the new Charles Jr. and Betty Johnson School of Nursing at Grove City College. Roach, who has extensive experience as a nurse, educator and administrator, will oversee the college’s newest academic school...
Indiana County whooping cough cases prompt vaccination clinic
A whooping cough outbreak in Indiana County prompted the state Department of Health to host a walk-in vaccination clinic. The clinic will be open from 2-6 p.m. Thursday at the Indiana County State Health Center, 75 N. Main St., Indiana. It is in response to an ongoing outbreak in which...
State grants available to Pa. businesses looking for skilled workers
The state is making $4.6 million in grants available to Pennsylvania businesses that want to form partnerships to improve the quality of worker education and workforce development. The PAsmart Next Generation Industry Partnership Grant program is designed to address the state’s deficit in adequately trained workers in industries such as...
Survey: Pa. greenhouse gas emissions dropped 19% from 2005 to ’16
Pennsylvania’s net greenhouse gas emissions dropped nearly 19% from 2005 to 2016, according to a new inventory prepared by the state Department of Environmental Protection. Pennsylvania was responsible for 235 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2016, which represented an 18.8% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions from the...
Fred Rogers Productions CEO to speak at Saint Vincent College commencement
Paul Siefken, president and CEO of Fred Rogers Productions, will deliver the address for the December commencement at Saint Vincent College in Unity, the college announced. The 15th annual December commencement will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 14 at the Robert S. Carey Student Center. Siefken joined Fred Rogers...
Monday still popular with hunters, even with early start to deer rifle season
Even with the new Saturday start to deer rifle season, Monday still felt like opening day to a lot of area hunters. Old traditions die hard. Glen Stott of Latrobe went out Saturday, but he also went out Monday because he had previously asked for the day off. By 9...
Focus on chronic wasting disease grows as rifle deer hunting season startsVideo
The specter of chronic wasting disease is beginning to cast a shadow over Pennsylvania’s deer hunting season. While CWD poses a threat to the deer herd that hunters rely on, hunters themselves are becoming an integral part of the state’s strategy to stop the spread of the fatal disease. Deer...
Top dog from Ligonier Township just a ‘goofy golden retriever’ outside the ring
One word — “golden” — from the judge, and the dog world knew that Daniel, a golden retriever from Ligonier Township, had won the best sporting dog title at the 2019 National Dog Show. Daniel’s breeder, Tammy Tomlinson of Hillock Golden Retrievers, said Friday that Daniel is the winningest golden...
Greensburg Kiwanis Club small but mighty after 100 years
Members of the Greensburg Kiwanis Club like to say they’ve given to charities and organizations covering every letter of the alphabet except V and X. Over the past century, beneficiaries of the club’s good works have included the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library, Clelian Heights School, Salvation Army, Blackburn Center, Adopt-a-Highway,...
‘Christmas Tree Capital’ means historic pride for Indiana County
Indiana County used to be the Christmas tree capital of the world. In fact, it’s still the Christmas tree capital of the world — if the signs at the county line are to be believed. “Other places have claimed to be, but we’re still the capital regardless because we’re the...
With Wolf’s signature, Sunday hunting coming to Pa. in 2020
Pennsylvania hunters who clamored for a Saturday start to firearms deer season now have another reason to celebrate — Sunday hunting in 2020. Gov. Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 147, lifting the ban on Sunday hunting, on Wednesday. The law allows hunting on three Sundays: one during rifle deer season,...
Scottdale man survived 90 combat bombing missions in two wars
John Kalish flew so many combat missions in World War II that he reached the maximum number allowed. Still in flight school on D-Day, Mr. Kalish was a navigator on 35 missions in the Mediterranean theater in 1944 and 1945. He got called back to active duty during the Korean...
Scottdale, Smithton on radar for improved transportation plan
A Westmoreland County group has money to explore new ways of connecting Smithton and Scottdale. Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County will use a $25,000 grant to develop a transportation plan that envisions new or improved pedestrian, bicycle and public transit systems between and within the two communities. Known as...
Report: Carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. energy sources up in 2018
U.S. carbon dioxide emissions related to energy generation and energy use rose in 2018 for the first time since 2014, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Although CO2 emissions have been on a downward trend since 2010, they rose to 5.27 billion metric tons in 2018 — 2.7%...
Slickville woman was dedicated to community, church
Pretty much everybody in Slickville knew Mary Maruca. “She loved her town. … She definitely loved her church,” her son Joseph Maruca said. She served as president of the Slickville Civic Center for more than 40 years, making sure it was ready for Slickville Lions Club meetings, senior citizen luncheons,...
Pa., all 67 counties declared ‘storm ready’ by National Weather Service
Pennsylvania is the latest state to receive StormReady status from the National Weather Service. All 67 counties in the state have been designated StormReady, making Pennsylvania one of only six states to receive the title. The others are Rhode Island, Delaware, South Carolina, Hawaii and Florida. StormReady means each county...
Allegheny County farmer honored for ‘distinguished service’ to agriculture
One of a diminishing number of farmers in Allegheny County has won the 2019 Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award from the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. John Scott, a seventh-generation farmer in North Fayette Township west of Pittsburgh, received the award this week during the state bureau’s 69th annual meeting in Hershey....
Latrobe woman lived long enough to see her Christmas sleigh wish fulfilled
Rita Ruffner was all about Christmas, so much so that she wanted her son, a former Hollywood set designer, to make a Santa’s sleigh for her front yard. Jeffrey Michaels, 51, of Las Vegas started work on the sleigh this summer. He finished days before his mother’s 80th birthday Oct....
Southwestern Pa. projects get DEP funding for clean energy vehicles
The state Department of Environmental Protection awarded $510,000 in grants for three clean energy vehicle projects in Southwestern Pennsylvania, the agency announced Wednesday. The money comes from the state’s Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants program and will be used to help replace older shuttles, school buses, waste-hauling trucks and other vehicles...
Salvation Army hopes to overcome ‘lost’ week of Red Kettle fundraising
The Salvation Army says it is losing a week of Red Kettle fundraising as a result of the late Thanksgiving holiday. “That one week will affect our fundraising abilities since most of our locations don’t start until (Nov.) 29th,” said Lt. Cheyenne Martinez, assistant corps officer of the Greensburg Salvation...
Western Pa. lawmakers fight Gov. Wolf on Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
A group of lawmakers from Western Pennsylvania is challenging Gov. Tom Wolf’s effort to make Pennsylvania a member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), saying the resulting carbon tax will hurt the state’s energy sector and consumers. The legislators said Tuesday that Wolf does not have the authority to...
