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Stage Right! clinches world record for fastest production
Greensburg’s Stage Right! theater company set a new Guinness World Record for fastest theatrical production. The company, which also operates a school for the performing arts, received an email Friday confirming that it successfully set a new world record by staging a production of “Children of Eden” — from auditions...
Ligonier chamber 2020 photo calendar on sale
The Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce’s 2020 photo calendar is on sale beginning this week. “This year’s calendar showcases unique images of the Ligonier Valley as captured by some of our area’s most talented photographers,” said Scott Haines, executive director of the chamber. The calendar photos were selected through contest...
Latrobe football alumni dinner will honor ’59, ’60 champion squads
Varsity gridiron champions from six decades ago will be honored anew Oct. 5 at the Latrobe Wildcat Football Alumni Association’s Kick-Off Dinner in Unity. The second annual buffet dinner, set for 6:30 p.m. at Giannilli’s II Restaurant on Route 30, will recognize the 1959 and 1960 Latrobe Wildcats football squads....
Ligonier golf outing will benefit Derry Township humane society
Golfers on Friday will have an opportunity to help local pets in need of homes by trying their luck on the greens at the Ligonier Country Club. The club will play host that day to a golf outing benefiting Derry Township-based Action For Animals Humane Society. The cost of $125...
In-town fields part of high school football tradition across Western PennsylvaniaVideo
Greensburg’s Offutt Field was thrust into the spotlight on Nov. 2, 1962, and on Sept. 9, 1988 — though for opposite reasons. Nestled in a dip between hills on the city’s eastern end, the field originally known as Athletic Park has played host to a variety of community events and...
$11M federal grant approved for Arnold Palmer runway widening
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved an $11.1 million grant that will allow Arnold Palmer Regional Airport to proceed with widening of its runway. The Westmoreland County Airport Authority, which operates the Unity airport, learned of the anticipated funding this week. The federal grant will cover the majority of the...
Bradenville fire chief: Fund drive phone calls are bogus
Phone solicitations Derry Township residents have received from callers claiming to represent the local volunteer fire department are bogus, according to Bradenville Fire Chief Mark Piantine. “Some people have been getting phone calls soliciting for the fire department for a fund drive, and we do not solicit on the phone,”...
Ghost Town Trail marks 25th year with bike ride in Cambria County
The Ghost Town Trail, spanning Indiana and Cambria counties, has grown from 12 miles to 46 miles over the past 25 years and annually attracts 80,000 bicyclists and hikers. Organizations that develop, maintain and support the trail will celebrate that quarter-century of growth Friday with a bike ride and program...
Latrobe veteran helped those in need, on and off the job
When she was growing up in Latrobe, Dana Coyne made her mother stop the car because she’d spotted an elderly woman carrying a bag of groceries along the street. “She said, ‘I want to carry that lady’s groceries home,’ ” her mother, Marlene Carns, recalled. “Dana liked elderly people when she...
Latrobe 4th of July committee among annual chamber honorees
Latrobe’s 4th of July Celebration has provided patriotic fun for residents and visitors for half a century. This year, as the festival goes through a behind-the-scenes transition, its 30-member organizing committee is being recognized as Nonprofit of the Year by the Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Latrobe...
Unity zoning panel rejects parking plan for proposed SheetzVideo
Developers planning a new Sheetz convenience store along Route 30 in Unity received township approval of most exterior signs proposed for the store but were denied a variance needed to place 10 parking spaces near the highway. The store and six gasoline pumps are being eyed for the northeast corner...
Latrobe eyes addition of stormwater management fee
Latrobe property owners can expect next year to begin paying a proposed stormwater management fee, but city officials have yet to pinpoint how much they will be charged. Council is expected in November to act on the proposed fee, which would be added to existing quarterly billing for other city...
State study: Arnold Palmer Regional Airport boosts economy by $226M
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport boosts the local economy by $226 million annually, according to a state study. The 2019 state Bureau of Aviation update of its similar 2011 report shows the Unity airport’s impact has more than doubled since 2010 — when it pumped $97.5 million into the area, a...
Jeannette native to speak at veterans dinner about life lessons learned as POW in Vietnam
Vietnam veteran Dave Carey endured 51⁄2 years as a prisoner of war by talking. Under the stress of torture, the Jeannette High School and Naval Academy graduate talked to his captors in Hanoi, feeding them invented information to end their interrogation and the physical punishment that accompanied it. “At times,...
Arnold Palmer Regional site for airport security fast-track enrollment
Prospective airline passengers who want to fast-track their trip through airport security checkpoints will have the opportunity to sign up for the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck program Sept. 23-27 at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. The program allows pre-approved, low-risk travelers to skip some of the normal checkpoint requirements. Participants don’t...
Historical program focuses on Latrobe’s Sixth Ward
Latrobe Area Historical Society will present a new program, “Sixth Ward Revisited,” at 9:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Designed by Pam Ferrero, this slide show of historic images has been a year in the making. Those attending will learn about the history of the “land over the bridge,” referring to...
Greater Latrobe foundation awards $106K for educational equipment, programs
A sensory wall for special needs students, elementary cultural assemblies and updated computers are among equipment and programs at Latrobe schools that are receiving a collective $106,000 boost through grants from the Greater Latrobe Partners in Education Foundation. The school board this week accepted foundation (GLPIEF) funding for the current...
Unity museum offers look at PA Turnpike’s impact on Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway Experience museum will mark the 79th anniversary of the opening of the Pennsylvania Turnpike with the Oct. 1 presentation, “The Impact of the PA Turnpike – the Lincoln Highway meets the Superhighway.” The 7 p.m. program will include a panel discussion and viewing of historic images at...
Steelers ‘Friday Night Lights’ practice raises $21.5K for Latrobe school, community programsVideo
The annual “Friday Night Lights” Steelers practice held Aug. 2 at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium raised $21,510 for Greater Latrobe School District sports and student activities as well as several community programs. Athletic Director Mark Mears, who coordinates the event, noted the take — from gate receipts, concessions and about 200...
UPS to hire nearly 800 holiday season workers in New Stanton
UPS plans to hire 770 seasonal workers at its New Stanton facility for this year’s holiday shipments, matching last year’s hiring level. An increased volume of packages is expected to stretch from November through January — prompting hiring of about 100,000 seasonal UPS workers nationwide, mirroring the 2018 holiday ramp-up....
Parenting expert ‘Dr. G’ to speak at Greater Latrobe Senior HighVideo
Squirrel Hill family physician and nationally recognized parenting expert Dr. Deborah Gilboa will speak to parents and other members of the Greater Latrobe and Derry Area school communities on Oct. 10 at Greater Latrobe Senior High School. Gilboa’s presentation is set for 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. The mother...
Westmoreland Land Trust eyes Hempfield farm for park, nature reserve
Hempfield could get a new scenic park and conservation area if the Westmoreland Land Trust buys a hilltop farm in the northern part of the township. After several years of negotiations, the trust has reached an agreement to purchase the 96-acre property, pending completion of due diligence and raising the...
Former Oklahoma woman pleads guilty to coercing minor into Pa. for prostitution
A former Tulsa, Okla., woman has pleaded guilty to coercing a minor to travel from Ohio to Pennsylvania to engage in prostitution. Shelby Summer Brown, 28, entered a guilty plea to a count of coercion and a count of conspiracy in the case before U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon in...
Artists display works, raise awareness of addiction struggle at Greensburg festVideo
Cassidy Roach, 22, of Greensburg was thankful to sell nearly all the six paintings she brought to display at the Greensburg Music Fest on Friday evening. She’s even more thankful to be closing in this month on her one-year anniversary of being clean from use of heroin and other controlled...
Drug arrest ends former Belle Vernon man’s prison release, adds 2 years to sentence
A former Belle Vernon man was sentenced to two additional years behind bars after Pittsburgh police arrested him on drug-related charges — the same day he began a supervised release from prison. U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon imposed the sentence Thursday on Eric Seighman, 36, in Pittsburgh. Seighman previously was...
