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Irwin church to serve as warming shelter
Irwin area residents whose power goes out during the winter can use a warming shelter at the First United Methodist Church of Irwin at 310 Oak St. Those whose power goes out can contact Pastor Ron Slavin at 724-691-7113 or Pastor Bruce Judy at 724-747-6098. Tea, hot chocolate and soup...
Police respond to crash on Route 30 in Hempfield
Two vehicles were involved in a collision on Route 30 at the intersection of South Greengate Road in Hempfield Thursday night. Several Hempfield fire departments and the state police at Greensburg responded to the crash, which was reported at 8:30 p.m., a Westmoreland County Public Safety department supervisor said. There...
Norwin area GOP dominates general election
The Norwin area Republican party exerted its dominance in the municipal and Norwin School Board races in Tuesday’s election as every candidate who only appeared on the Democratic ticket lost, according to unofficial results. “It all went along party lines. We are not voting for the candidates. We are voting...
Irwin police get new pact; 3%-4% raises
Irwin’s three full-time officers will get a 3% raise next year under a new contract that creates a chain of command by establishing the ranks of lieutenant, sergeant and corporal. The three-year contract that Irwin Council unanimously approved on Wednesday gives the full-time officers a 4% raise in both the...
Winghart’s owners seek former Rivertowne spot in North Huntingdon
A shuttered tavern along Route 30 in North Huntingdon could gain new life next year with a liquor license transfer from Hempfield. North Huntingdon commissioners will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday on a request by Smithfield Holdings Inc. of Mt. Lebanon to transfer the liquor license held...
Westmoreland County Airshow won’t fly in 2020
The Westmoreland County Airshow will be on hiatus next year. The Navy Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds are unavailable for booking because their schedules are full, according to the county airport authority. It will be the first time since 2012 that there won’t be a show at the...
Norwin board expected to OK $1 million in pool repairs
Faced with the need to update the 50-year-old Norwin High School swimming pool to bring it up to standards, the Norwin School Board is poised to authorize spending between $1 million and $1.2 million on the project. The school board on Monday revealed during its workshop meeting that a committee...
Veterans honored for their service, sacrifice in North HuntingdonVideo
Three men from the Greatest Generation sat at a table Monday during Veterans Day ceremonies in North Huntingdon, taking in the applause of more than 200 veterans and their families gathered inside the J. Howard Snyder Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 781. Almost 75 years removed from their service in...
Norwin school recognizes veteransVideo
Earl Mills of North Huntingdon stood up from the seat of his rolling walker Thursday morning at Sheridan Terrace Elementary School in the Norwin School District to be recognized for his military service, which took him halfway across the world more than 65 years ago. Mills, who served in the...
Jesus, Porky Pig collect votes for North Irwin council
Although he died some two millennia ago and there is no evidence he ever visited Westmoreland County, Jesus Christ garnered support Tuesday to serve on North Irwin council. The 33 write-in ballots cast included single votes for Porky Pig, “My Left Foot” (the name of a 1989 film starring Daniel...
Female Marine Corps pioneer to speak at Seton Hill veterans program
Retired Marine Corps Col. Nancy Anderson, who wrote a book on Marine Corps women, will be the keynote speaker at a noon luncheon on Saturday at Seton Hill University in Greensburg to honor Seton Hill alumni, students, faculty and staff who are veterans or active duty military, along with their...
Wanted: Somebody to run for North Irwin council
Does anyone in tiny North Irwin want to run for a seat on borough council in the Nov. 5 election? If they want to mount a write-in campaign, a seat is there for the taking. In fact, three of the seven seats on council are open, according to the election...
CBD store opens in Hempfield
A store selling oils, creams, edibles, capsules and skin care products that contain cannabidoil, an essential component of medical marijuana, is open along Route 30 near Jeannette. The outlet, Your CBD Store Greensburg, opened in the Lincoln Hills Plaza in Hempfield, said Angelo Stelluto of Wilkins Township, owner of the...
Longtime Rolling Rock bartender friend of many
Butch Hammill loved people, an important trait for a man who worked 30 years as a bartender at the prestigious Rolling Rock Club in Ligonier Township and operated his own restaurant, the Meadows in Ligonier. “He was an old-school bartender. No matter where he worked, the clientele followed him. People...
Greensburg workshop to discuss medical marijuana in the workplace
How employers should deal with medical marijuana in the workplace will be explored during a workshop from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Nov. 7 at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg. VonZell Wade, clinical director of SpiritLife, an inpatient treatment center in Indiana County;...
Kennametal quarterly profits plunge
Hurt by softening end markets for its general engineering, energy and transportation business, Kennametal Inc. said Monday its quarterly net income plunged $51 million compared to a year ago, and its earnings per share dropped 61 cents. Kennametal’s net income for the quarter ending Sept. 30 fell to $7.4 million,...
Veterans Day deals for vets, active-duty military around Western Pa.
The region’s longstanding support of veterans and active-duty military personnel will be on display again this Veterans Day as businesses, restaurants and fraternal groups offer discounted meals and services. Veterans Day is Nov. 11, in recognition of the day the armistice was reached to end the fighting in World War...
Education professionals dominate Norwin school board field of 7 candidates
The next Norwin School Board could be filled mostly with education professionals because two current teachers, two retired teachers and an educational consultant are among the seven candidates seeking five positions. Voters in Irwin, North Huntingdon and North Irwin, and about 30 votes in White Oak and South Versailles, will...
North Huntingdon VFW post plans Veterans Day ceremony
Retired Army Col. Kenneth Gongaware, a Norwin High School graduate, is scheduled to be the guest speaker at the Veterans Day ceremonies hosted by the J. Howard Snyder Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 781 in North Huntingdon at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at the post. The post’s new commander, Navy...
2 incumbents seek to retain seats on Irwin Council
The contest among four candidates seeking three seats on Irwin Council is proof of the importance of write-in votes. Three of the four candidates running for four-year terms on council won a spot on the Nov. 5 ballot as a result of write-in votes in the May primary, including the...
North Huntingdon commissioners’ 7th ward race contested
At least three new commissioners will take office in North Huntingdon starting in December, and maybe fourth, depending upon whether the 7th Ward incumbent can beat his challenger. Commissioner Duane Kucera, 68, a Democrat representing the 7th Ward, is seeking his second term against Republican Eric Gass, 54, who lost...
Humane agents pull 150 cats, dogs, chickens from Monessen, Donora homes
About 150 cats, kittens, dogs — even chickens — were rescued from homes in Monessen and Donora on Wednesday morning in what the humane society is calling “a large-scale alleged neglect situation.” The animals were living in filthy conditions typically seen in severe neglect situations and appeared to lack veterinary...
Trafford taxpayers could be on the hook for cost of razing former Mellon Bank buildingVideo
Trafford taxpayers may have to pay for demolition of the dilapidated and condemned former Mellon Bank building, which could cost between $135,000 to $165,000, officials said. The borough is hoping to come to an agreement with the building’s owner, Lanalex Cloyd Inc. of Export, to share the costs of razing...
Pittsburgh area jobless rate up slightly but still better than a year ago
The Pittsburgh region’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.0 % in September, the first time it’s been that high since February, the state said Tuesday. With 600 fewer people employed in the seven-county region in September, the jobless rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.0% in September,...
WVU prof to speak at Saint Vincent College on stadium subsidies
The controversy over whether taxpayers in the region should provide funding for the arenas, stadiums and ballparks for Pittsburgh’s professional teams was played out in the 1990s, but a West Virginia University professor is revisiting the controversial topic in a speech at Saint Vincent College near Latrobe. WVU economics professor...
