Valley News Dispatch category, Page 516
Kiski Area graduate who lost cousin in fire recognized with Firefighter AwardVideo
Jade Bothell used to be afraid of fires. Now, the East Vandergrift woman fights them. Bothell, 20, joined the Oklahoma Volunteer Fire Company at 17 after a fire claimed the life of her 16-year-old cousin in 2017. “When I was little, I was terrified of fires — house fires, everything...
The Stroller, March 21, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Apollo Cemetery to sponsor cleanup day Saturday The Apollo Historic Cemetery, under the perpetual care of the Apollo Area Lions Club, will host a...
Upper Burrell supervisors consider proposed Marcellus shale well
The Upper Burrell supervisors will consider a request for a Marcellus natural gas well to be drilled on Alcoa property off White Cloud Road. So-called unconventional wells are used in a controversial natural gas extraction process known as fracking. This would be the second Marcellus shale fracking site in the...
PennDOT to close 86-mile stretch of Turnpike overnight Saturday
An 86-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed in both directions late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, because of construction. Between 11 p.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. Sunday, construction crews will be working to remove the Country Ridge Road bridge, which carries traffic over the turnpike in...
Women of Alle Kiski Engaging collecting items for Allegheny Valley Association of Churches
Many families come to Karen Snair with nothing. As executive director of Allegheny Valley Association of Churches in Harrison, Snair helps them with everything from food to furniture to dishes and other basic household items. “If you and I need those products, we just stop at the grocery store and...
Riverview defeats Springdale in Souper Bowl, but food banks are real winners
An inaugural food drive competition called the Souper Bowl saw Riverview Jr.-Sr. High School eke out a victory over Springdale Jr.-Sr. High School. The event kicked off Feb. 16. Riverview and Springdale each collected more than 4,000 food items for their local food banks, with Riverview pulling in just a...
The Stroller, March 20, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Egg hunt planned today in Kiski Township Kiski Township Fire Department will host an egg hunt for children 12 and younger at noon today...
Burrell School District working on plan to help struggling students
Editor’s note: The original version of this story attributed school board President Pam Key’s remarks to a different school director. Burrell School District is working on a plan to help students in academic trouble, including those having problems with virtual learning. Superintendent Shannon Wagner told the school board Tuesday about...
Springdale father and son safe, sheltered after fire damages home
Kendall Collier was at work when he received an emergency call from his father Friday afternoon. “ ’Our house is on fire. Come home quick’ were his exact words,” Collier said, standing outside their three-story Springdale home. Firefighters from multiple departments responded to the two-alarm blaze around 2:30 p.m. along...
Gilpin Supervisor Susan Brown was ‘able to turn any situation to good’
Gilpin Supervisor Susan Brown died unexpectedly at home Wednesday morning at age 61. Family members and friends remembered her for her steadfast dedication to the community, her church and her career. “I’m overwhelmed with how many people truly cared for Sue,” said her mother, Shirley Camp. “I never realized how...
12 Westmoreland polling places moving, including longtime one in Wyano home
Editor’s note: This story was amended March 20, 2021 to reflect the correct municipality where the one remaining residential polling place is located. Twelve polling places are being moved to new locations in Westmoreland County for the May primary, including one that has been in a Wyano home since the...
Kiski Area assistant principal wins statewide awardVideo
Kiski Area Upper Elementary Assistant Principal Dan Smith has been named Pennsylvania’s 2021 Outstanding Assistant Principal. Smith, a Kiski Area High School alumnus, said the award from the Pennsylvania Principals Association has special meaning given his hometown ties to the district. “It’s wonderful to continue working in the same place...
Fawn supervisor not eligible for reelection because he lives in Florida, objection claims
A Fawn supervisor seeking reelection should be removed from the Democratic primary ballot in May because he does not live in the township, an objection to his nominating petition claims. The objection filed by resident Tracy Volk, a registered Democrat, claims Supervisor David A. Norris, 79, has lived in DeLand,...
Community cleanup planned in New Kensington
It’s been nearly a year since a tornado tore through New Kensington, and Kim Louis is still finding bits of roofing insulation stuck in weeds when she goes out for walks. “It’s just gross,” she said. So when Louis, director of Sonward Youth Programs, saw a Girl Scout troop looking...
Route 28 traffic stoppages scheduled in O’Hara this weekend
PennDOT announced traffic stoppages on Route 28 in O’Hara scheduled for Sunday, weather permitting. Drivers on Route 28 can expect stoppages of 15 minutes or less in both directions between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. between the Route 910 off-ramp in Harmar and the Gamma Drive (RIDC Park) on-ramp. Crews...
PennDOT announces upcoming traffic restrictions on Tarentum Bridge
Traffic will be restricted on the Tarentum Bridge next week, PennDOT announced. The right lane carrying westbound traffic from the bridge to Freeport Road on the northern end of the span over East 4th Avenue in Tarentum will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. One...
The Stroller, March 19, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Lane to be restricted on Tarentum Bridge beginning Monday As part of a bridge rehabilitation project, PennDOT will close the right lane on the...
Duquesne public address announcer dies of covid complications
Duquesne basketball public address announcer Dom Errico died Thursday afternoon after a long battle with covid-19, the school confirmed Thursday night. He was 42. Errico, who attended Deer Lakes High School, was hospitalized since Jan. 25. He is survived by his wife, Libbie, and sons Nicholas, 10, and Anthony, 5....
Harrison man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of child porn
A Harrison man who already was a registered sex offender has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for child porn possession. U.S. District Judge Marilyn J. Hornan imposed the sentence Thursday against Jack Ulrich Jr. Ulrich, 43, had pleaded guilty last June to one count of possession of...
Another Dollar General coming to Washington Township
Washington Township is getting another Dollar General discount store. Construction is nearing completion at Hancock Avenue and Route 66. In an email, Dollar General spokeswoman Angela Petkovic said the store is tentatively scheduled to open within the next two weeks but didn’t provide a date. Supervisor Rich Gardner said exterior...
Free trees to be offered to Tarentum residents to combat canopy loss
Free trees will be available to Tarentum residents at a distribution in April. Borough residents can begin signing up at 10 a.m. Monday for the trees offered by Tree Pittsburgh and the borough’s recreation board. Advance registration is required. The trees are scheduled to be distributed between 10 a.m. and...
PennDOT announces drilling work in Aspinwall set to begin Monday
Two roads in Aspinwall near the Highland Park Bridge will be reduced to single-lane alternating traffic starting Monday and continuing most weekdays through late August. The effected roads are: • Delafield Avenue, between Fourth Street and Rutledge Drive; • Lexington Avenue, between Fourth Street and Virginia Avenue Extension. Construction is...
Fox Chapel cheerleader Sloane Simon to perform on ‘American Idol’
Fox Chapel Area High School cheerleader Sloane Simon is going to Hollywood. The 16-year-old sophomore from O’Hara is a contestant on “American Idol.” She announced the news Tuesday on her Twitter account. So my audition didn’t air, but I got THREE YESes and I’M GOING TO HOLLYWOOD!! Make sure you...
The Stroller, March 18, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. New Kensington Cleanup event seeks volunteers The annual Clean Up New Kensington event is planned for noon to 4 p.m. April 11 in the...
State police investigating vehicle crash in Fawn, 1 person hurt
A Tarentum man was hurt in a one-car crash in Fawn Wednesday night, according to state police. The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on Route 908 near Ridge Road, an Allegheny County dispatcher said. State police said Michael Henderson, 29, was heading west on Route 908 when his car hit...
