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Out & About: Heal Animal Rescue hosts sold-out cash bash
Heal Animal Rescue has a long history of sold-out cash bashes, going back to the days when the organization was known as Animal Friends of Westmoreland. The latest fundraiser drew about 300 attendees to Ferrante’s Lakeview in Hempfield on Feb. 11. They were vying for a share of $8,100 in...
Norwin student collects supplies for New Stanton animal shelter
An 11-year-old Norwin student who loves animals collected some 520 items — pet food, toys, blankets and cleaning supplies — through a drive he organized at his school and in the Norwin community. Gauge Kloock, a sixth grade student at Hillcrest Intermediate School, partnered with the no-kill animal shelter Pet...
Hempfield community hosts raffle fundraiser for Westmoreland Food Bank
In the past three years, Karen Peltier and her Hempfield neighbors have raised approximately $7,500 for the Westmoreland Food Bank by holding an unconventional fundraiser. Prior to 2020, the South Meadow at Lindwood Condominium Association regularly hosted a holiday social for residents with a donation box dedicated to the county...
Behind the Art: Latrobe Art Center proudly displays founder’s painting
Latrobe Art Center co-founder Elaine “Laney” Rogers Crozier was not just a patron of the arts, she was an artist herself. An untitled and undated watercolor by Rogers, thought to be an image of an area farm, hangs near the entrance of the center. The work depicts a barn, painted...
Volunteers prune apple trees at Murrysville reserve
Staff and volunteers with the Westmoreland Conservancy gave some apple trees a seasonal pruning on Saturday at the Morosini Reserve in Murrysville. Conservancy President Shelly Tichy said the trees at the reserve, off Morosini Farm Court near Delmont, are left over from an old orchard on the property. “Some of...
Westmoreland commissioners tout accomplishments, look to the future in State of the County addresses
Jobs, economic development, affordable child care and infrastructure enhancements were touted by Westmoreland commissioners Friday during the annual “State of the County” luncheon. More than 200 business and community leaders attended the event at Stratigos Banquet Center in North Huntingdon. It was sponsored by the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce....
Two West Newton trailside businesses for sale
Two businesses that have been mainstays along the Great Allegheny Passage in West Newton — a bed and breakfast and a restaurant — are for sale by owners who have been serving patrons from Western Pennsylvania and around the globe for two decades. The owners of the Bright Morning Bed...
Park police save man who overdosed in Greensburg Catholic Cemetery
Four Westmoreland County Park Police officers saved a man’s life Thursday after he was found in a Hempfield cemetery experiencing a drug overdose. The officers were starting their shifts and leaving in their cars from the county garage on Donohoe Road when someone flagged one of them down outside Greensburg...
North Huntingdon public works director raises concerns about staffing
North Huntingdon commissioners should be prepared to lose several of the township’s public works employees, the leader of the department said this week. “There could be a mass exodus out of here,” said Richard Albert, director of the department. The commissioners accepted the resignation of Adam Hardy, effective March 3....
Redstone seeks to expand Murrysville campus with senior apartments
Redstone Presbyterian Senior Care officials are hoping to have property near their Murrysville facility rezoned in order to offer more than 100 apartment units for senior independent living. Redstone CEO John Dixon said the company purchased about 36 acres adjacent to its Murrysville location on Cline Hollow Road, with the...
Meet Philip Ferry, Westmoreland County’s new game warden
Philip Ferry has been one with the woods since he was a young boy. Growing up in Youngstown, Pa., surrounded by forest and wildlife, his affinity for hunting and being an outdoorsman is what led him to become Westmoreland County’s new game warden. “Most people …. they find out early,...
Lane restrictions planned on Route 30 and Center Highway in North Huntingdon and Unity
A chain of lane restrictions on two heavily-traveled Westmoreland County highways will begin Monday morning. All of the work is related to overhead signs that warn motorists of upcoming red lights. PennDOT officials said the work will be either to retrofit existing signals or install new ones. One lane will...
Final curtain falls on Westmoreland Night of the Stars musical showcase
The final curtain has fallen on Westmoreland Night of the Stars — unless someone steps up to take over running the annual two-night showcase of area school musicals. In 2019, founder John Noble announced his intention to turn the production over to his daughter, Elly Carr of Irwin, a theater...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: Feb. 17-19
Student artists Artists of the 21st Century, the annual exhibit of work by students in Westmoreland and Fayette counties, opens Friday at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, Route 711 and Boucher Lane, Ligonier Township. Held in conjunction with National Youth Art Month, the exhibit is open...
Morning Roundup: 3 arrested after police find drugs in Homewood convenience store
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023: 3 arrested after police say drugs, firearms found at Homewood store Pittsburgh police said they recovered drugs and firearms Thursday night in a convenience store in the city’s Homewood neighborhood. Narcotics and Vice detectives executed...
Local entrepreneurs profit from advice offered through free programs
Bryan Krazel and Mark Williamson have taken control of their destinies. They both started new businesses last year — joining about 5 million other U.S. entrepreneurs who did the same thing, according to the Commerce Institute, a website that curates small-business statistics. Krazel had worked as a veterinarian for 25...
Westmoreland commissioners asked to oppose mine, landfill expansion projects
More than a dozen opponents to proposed coal mine and landfill expansions in Westmoreland County pleaded with leaders Thursday to help their cause. Speaking during the commissioners’ meeting, members of the Mountain Watershed Association and others spoke out against the projects. They asked county leaders to lobby on their behalf...
Kertes launches campaign for 2nd term as Westmoreland commissioner
Westmoreland County Commissioner Sean Kertes said his job isn’t done. Kertes, a Republican from Greensburg, has announced his intentions to run for a second term as one of three board members who run county government. “It’s about moving Westmoreland County in a new and better direction,” Kertes said. Kertes, 36,...
Greater Latrobe Senior High School to host national quiz competition
Elementary and middle school students from around the region will test their knowledge this weekend during a unique competition at Greater Latrobe Senior High School. The International Academic Competition will host its Pennsylvania Winter Regional Final competition Saturday in a 10-hour event. This is the first time the group has...
Learn about apple tree pruning at free Westmoreland Conservancy event in Murrysville
Westmoreland Conservancy staff are seeking volunteers to help prune apple trees at their Morosini Reserve in Murrysville on Saturday. Conservancy President Shelly Tichy said the trees at the reserve, off Morosini Farm Court near Delmont, are left over from an old orchard on the property. “Some of them are a...
Greensburg police look to fill 2 vacancies after patrolman’s resignation, former chief’s arrest
Not even a month since the police chief resigned after being arrested on drug-related charges, the city of Greensburg has another vacancy on the force. Council this week accepted Officer Shawn Miller’s resignation, effective Feb. 21. Miller is leaving to accept another position, according to interim police Chief Donald Sarsfield....
Jeannette police search for 5 people charged after baby ingested cocaine last summer
Jeannette police are searching for five people after a 1-year-old girl reportedly ingested cocaine at a home in July and was hospitalized, according to court papers. Arrest warrants were issued this week for the suspects: Shelly Ann Kemerer, 53; Latasha Cotrell, 35; Michael A. Dewberry, 35; Samantha Linn Stanford, 26;...
Presidents Day trivia, crafts await kids in Derry Township
Children are invited to celebrate Presidents Day a few days early at the historic Fulton House in Derry Township. The Derry Area Historical Society is hosting the free event from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday in its headquarters at 357 Pittsburgh St., just off Route 982 in New Derry. Crafts,...
Route 22 east cleared in Derry Township after head-on crash
Traffic on Route 22 east in Derry Township was affected for a time Thursday morning after a head on collision, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatch supervisor. The crash was reported around 10 a.m. in front of Jonnet Flea Market, not far from the Indiana County border. Entrapment was reported...
Hempfield man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
A Hempfield man was ordered to serve up to 23 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to possessing hundreds of videos containing child pornography. Scott J. Lynch, 60, was originally charged in September 2021 with more than 711 counts of possession of child pornography . According to court records,...
