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Greensburg Salem to pay $140,000 in secret settlement with unnamed former employee
The Greensburg Salem School District will pay $140,000 to a former employee in a legal settlement that’s being kept under wraps. The school board approved the settlement and the employee’s resignation at last week’s meeting. The employee was not named, and details of the settlement were not publicized. Officials said...
North Huntingdon woman was avid golfer, beloved teacher
Carol Weiss was at a restaurant when she overheard a man bragging about having shot a hole-in-one at the golf course that day. Her name was Carol Lenhart then, and an avid golfer herself, she struck up a conversation. The man was David Weiss, and it was his lucky day...
Southmoreland considers selling school; league fears loss of baseball fields
Southmoreland School District is considering selling Ruffsdale Elementary School, which has been closed for more than a decade. That’s a problem for the Southmoreland Youth Athletic Association, which organizes youth baseball games for about 200 kids at the school’s three fields. The association might not be able to find another...
Mt. Troy Road in Reserve down to one lane after landslide
Part of Mt. Troy Road in Reserve is down to one lane Friday because of a landslide, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. The southbound lane is closed around the 2800 block, between Fornof Lane and Ampere Street. Flaggers will direct traffic until the installation of a...
Greensburg Salem business manager resigns
Greensburg Salem School District’s business manager has crafted his last budget for the district. This week, just as the district passed its 2019-20 budget, James Meyer announced he’s resigning in August to take the same position in the Yough School District. Meyer joined Greensburg Salem as assistant business manager in...
Greensburg police seek suspected counterfeiter
City of Greensburg Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspected counterfeiter. According to police, the man used a counterfeit $100 bill Thursday at Precision Care Pharmacy on East Pittsburgh Street. They released a blurry security image of the man on Facebook. Investigators believe he is driving a...
One killed in Fayette County motorcycle crash
One person died Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash in North Union Township, Fayette County, according to state police. Robert Earl Metz was driving a motorcycle which collided with another vehicle on Pittsburgh Road around 10:30 a.m., according to police. Metz was pronounced dead at the scene. His age and...
Greensburg Salem school board approves ’17th tax hike in the last 19 years’
The Greensburg Salem School Board approved a $47 million budget with a 1.5-mill real estate tax increase this week. The tax hike brings the total millage to 89.72, and will cost the average property owner an extra $25.51. The votes for the budget and the tax increase were both 6-2....
Latrobe-area dispensary opens as legal pot booms
Latrobe and Unity residents will be able to get medical marijuana a lot closer to home beginning Thursday. The Rise dispensary at 117 Beatty County Road in Unity is the third medical marijuana dispensary in Westmoreland County, joining facilities in Greensburg and New Kensington. Things have changed a lot from...
Food and Drug Administration considering CBD regulations
It seems like CBD products are available on every street corner, but the industry’s unregulated heyday may not last much longer. A federal Food and Drug Administration working group is gathering information and crafting regulations for the cannabis-derived substance. “We recognize that there is significant public interest in these products,...
Greensburg to spend $300,000 grant on street improvements
Greensburg will spend nearly $300,000 fixing up city streets using state and federal funds through the Community Development Block Grant. For the last several years, the city has regularly received yearly CDBG grants, each between $250,000 and $300,000. Council allocated the funds to street improvements and blight removal as part...
Greensburg Fire Department installs two more mini food pantries
Almost as soon as the plastic box appeared in the parklet on South Pennsylvania Avenue, donors filled it with food and toiletries for those in need. “The next day I stopped and it was three-quarters of the way full, and has maintained that level ever since,” said Rick Steele, president...
Greensburg Salem to vote on 1.5-mill tax increase
The Greensburg Salem School Board will vote this week on a budget with a 1.5-mill tax increase. A 1.5-mill tax increase would cost the average property owner an extra $25.51 in real estate taxes and bring the millage to 89.72. The district hasn’t made many major changes to its 2019-20...
Cheaper summer gas in Allegheny County continues as EPA extends fuel waiver
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has extended an emergency waiver that will keep gas costs lower in Allegheny County. State and federal regulations have long required the county to sell a low-polluting, more expensive blend of gas during the summer. However, due to damage to the Buckeye Partners Laurel Products...
Rabid cat found in Rostraver
Officials found and captured a rabid cat in Rostraver this week. The animal was found in the 4200 block of Route 51. Anyone who has been bitten or scratched by the cat should call either the Westmoreland County State Health Center at 724-832-5315, or the state Department of Health at...
Hundreds of Pennsylvania farmers getting into hemp business
The taboo is over, the ban has been lifted and the race has begun as hundreds of Pennsylvania farmers begin growing hemp. The state Department of Agriculture issued 319 hemp growing permits this year — nearly 10 times the number from last year. More than 20 of those permits are...
Greensburg cuts food truck license fees
It just got cheaper to operate a food truck in Greensburg. City council Monday unanimously voted to slash the cost of a food truck health license, and add new license categories for special events. The original ordinance, created in 2016, offered two types of annual licenses. One cost $800, the...
Smithton Volunteer Fire Department hosts camp for kids with special needs
A fire is always scary, but for some special needs children it can be even worse. The unfamiliar sight of firefighters in their gear and the sound of sirens can be frightening. “Some of this stuff we have here can be overwhelming for them,” said firefighter Lindsey Dawson, of the...
Largest-ever Diocese of Greensburg youth choir kicks off FamilyFestVideo
A choir of more than 60 young people — the largest youth choir ever assembled in the Diocese of Greensburg — sang Sunday at an outdoor Mass that kicked off the diocese’s FamilyFest. The event was held at the Christ Our Shepherd Center in Unity. The honors choir was created...
Pittsburgh man charged with attempted rape on walking trail near Station Square
Pittsburgh Police and the U.S. Marshall’s Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force have arrested a man who allegedly assaulted a woman on a Pittsburgh walking trail. Robert Lynn Williamson Jr., 62, of Pittsburgh is charged with attempted rape and related crimes. The unidentified woman told police that she’d been walking on...
3rd alligator found in PittsburghVideo
Here we go again. For the third time in a month, Pittsburgh Police recovered an alligator that was loose in the city. Officers found the gator on a porch on the 300 block of East Agnew Avenue in Carrick around 6:15 p.m. Saturday. They put it in a box and...
Greensburg YMCA talks renovation at Kinderhook Mile raceVideo
The downhill sprint was over in minutes, but Saturday’s Kinderhook Mile race marked the starting line of a much longer endeavor for the Greensburg YMCA. During an open house after the race, YMCA officials introduced the public to its renovation plans, which will cost up to $2 million. “This building...
Greensburg YMCA needs up to $2M for renovation plans to be revealed Saturday
The Greensburg YMCA will reveal plans for its next major renovation project on Saturday at the Kinderhook Mile race and block party on Maple Avenue. It will renovate locker rooms and add a new family changing room. The first floor will be rearranged, making room for a larger lobby. There...
Greensburg prepares for grand reopening of renovated Veterans’ Memorial Pool
The end of school has long meant the start of pool season in Greensburg. That tradition returns Thursday at Veterans’ Memorial Pool following a one-year hiatus at the popular Lynch Field mainstay. Thursday is the last day of school for Greensburg Salem School District, and it is city tradition to...
Greensburg Salem middle school celebrates summer with ‘chalk the walk’
The sidewalk outside Greensburg Salem Middle School on Main Street is a colorful celebration of summer. It’s tradition on the last week of school for students and teachers to “chalk the walk,” scrawling pictures and encouraging messages outside, said art teacher Brenda Tarris. Tarris organizes the event with fellow art...
