Jeff Himler stories, Page 36
Greensburg Salem plans session to review, get feedback on school facilities
The state of Greensburg Salem School District’s facilities will be the topic of a public meeting set for Jan. 17 in the high school auditorium. “It’s really an informational meeting, to talk about the current state of the facilities,” said district Superintendent Ken Bissell, “so we can start to collect...
Code Blue shelter plan set for Allegheny County with frigid weather forecast
Frigid temperatures are forecast in Allegheny County beginning Thursday night, prompting a Code Blue Action to provide shelter for the homeless. County and Pittsburgh officials said the Code Blue will go into effect throughout the county at 7 p.m. Thursday and is expected to continue through Friday night, depending on...
Man struck by vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Arlington neighborhood
A man was in stable condition after being struck by a hit-and-run vehicle Saturday night in Pittsburgh’s Arlington neighborhood. City police found the man was alert and conscious, but complaining of leg and abdominal pain, after he was struck at about 10:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of Arlington Avenue....
Suspect, officer injured as Pittsburgh police answer gun call in Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood
A suspect and a responding Pittsburgh police officer were injured Saturday evening when police responded to a report of two men with a firearm inside a vehicle in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood. At about 6:45 p.m., officers approached the vehicle in the 7200 block of Everton Street and found a...
Man found fatally shot in Pittsburgh’s Arlington neighborhood
Pittsburgh police found a fatally shot man inside a home in the 2200 block of Arlington Avenue Saturday night. Officers responded shortly before 8:30 p.m. to a 911 call for shots fired inside the residence in the city’s Arlington neighborhood. The man was identified as Grant Maynard Gibeault, 25, of...
Police: 3 men arrested after killing Murrysville man over $400K debt
Authorities have arrested three men in the death of a Murrysville businessman whose body was discovered Friday in Clarion County. George Dayieb, 57, of Murrysville, had been reported missing and endangered to Murrysville police. He was found by investigators inside a trailer with a single gunshot wound to the back...
Westmoreland 250: Area natives have made their mark
Westmoreland County has played an important part in the development of Pennsylvania and the nation, so it seems natural that many of its sons and daughters have made major contributions of their own. As 2023 comes to a close — and with it, the 250th anniversary of the founding of...
3 injured in Uniontown stabbing
Three people were injured in a stabbing incident reported Saturday morning in Uniontown. One person was taken to a hospital while two others were treated in the 60 block of Butler Street, according to a Fayette County 911 supervisor. The injury to the person who was hospitalized was not life-threatening...
Peoples Gas seeks state approval of rate hikes in 2024
Peoples Gas is proposing base rate increases for customers that could take effect in September if approved by Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission. If the entire increase is approved, residential customers who annually use 80,000 cubic feet of gas and are served by the company’s Peoples Natural Gas division will see...
Fayette County native Rachel Duda takes over reins of PennDOT District 12
A 1984 fire that destroyed Rachel Duda’s childhood home in Fayette County had a major impact on her life in more ways than one. For two years, Duda lived with relatives in California. That’s where she set her mind on a career in civil engineering, one that has led her...
Westmoreland natives killed in Christmas Eve 1944 U-boat attack have lives preserved digitally
Christmas Day 1944 never came for four Westmoreland County natives and 759 fellow servicemen who were passengers on a World War II troop transport ship headed for Cherbourg, France. On Christmas Eve, about 5 miles from its destination, the SS Leopoldville was torpedoed by a German submarine and sank, taking...
Greensburg Salem High School show-and-tell introduces fourth graders to exotic species
Jayceona Smith had something to prove when she gingerly touched her finger to the back of Arthur, a curly-haired tarantula. “I want to see the alligator, the snake and the tarantula,” said Smith, one of the fourth-grade students at Greensburg’s Nicely Elementary who had a chance to see and learn...
Holiday tree house: Ligonier Township home decked out with dozens of themed Tannenbaums
Jane Mattern decks out more than 40 Christmas trees, at least one for every day of the holiday season and for every room of her family’s expansive Ligonier Township home. The variously themed trees range from an 18-foot live Fraser fir that stretches toward the living room’s cathedral ceiling to...
Pennsylvania Turnpike preps for 5.2M holiday drivers, up from 2022
Regional highway travel during the extended holiday week is expected to see an uptick of about 2% compared to the same time the previous year, while air travel should see a slightly higher gain. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is preparing for the increase in holiday travel on the state toll...
Beams placed for new Route 51 bridge over I-70 in Rostraver
The area’s first significant snowfall of the season Tuesday didn’t stop progress on reconstruction of the Route 51 interchange on Interstate 70. On Tuesday night, crews from contractors Golden Triangle and JC Lee set in place beams for a new bridge that will carry Route 51 over the interstate in...
Pennsylvania senators, congressman urge federal committee to block foreign sale of U.S. Steel
Three Democratic U.S. lawmakers from Pennsylvania are calling for a federal committee to block the proposed sale of U.S. Steel to Japan-based Nippon Steel, citing national security concerns. In a letter Tuesday to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Sens. Bob Casey and John Fetterman and U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio said...
Allegheny County adds 32 emergency shelter overflow beds; low temps in 20s to continue
Allegheny County has added 32 overflow beds to its emergency shelter system as several nights of below-freezing temperatures are expected in the Pittsburgh area. The additional capacity, as of Monday evening, included 20 beds for single women at the Salvation Army Family Caring Center. A dozen overflow beds for any...
Tree-cycling of holiday evergreens offered at 15 Westmoreland sites
Christmas trees can become part of landscaping instead of a landfill when they’re disposed of through the annual tree-cycling program in Westmoreland County. Cosponsored by the nonprofit Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling, 15 locations will be available to accept drop-offs of discarded holiday trees. The drop-off sites remain unchanged from the...
Mt. Pleasant Area school police ready to roll with donated patrol vehicle
Mt. Pleasant Area School District’s four-man police force is shifting into a higher gear with the addition of its first vehicle. The district police force has placed into service a Ford Interceptor SUV that was donated by Mt. Pleasant Borough after it finished its use as a patrol car for...
Greensburg merchants’ Holiday Open House includes ‘stocking exchange’ benefiting shelters
Visitors who shop in downtown Greensburg this Sunday will have the opportunity to get a treat in return for providing a practical holiday gift for neighbors who are in need. Fifteen businesses will welcome shoppers and diners noon to 5 p.m. Sunday during the town’s 55th annual Holiday Open House....
State police seek suspect in Indiana County bank robberyVideo
State police are looking for a suspect who robbed a bank Wednesday afternoon in Indiana County. No one was injured in the 12:20 p.m. robbery at the Homer City S&T Bank branch, according to Trooper First Class Cliff Greenfield, public information officer for the state police. He said a male...
Deadline nears for Greensburg holiday contest, letters; music classes planned for spring
Greensburg Parks and Recreation is celebrating the season with the return of its holiday decorating contest. Friday is the deadline for contest entries and for kids to correspond with Mr. Claus in the Letters From Santa program. City residents can take part in the contest by submitting a photo of...
Greensburg keeps property taxes steady, OKs cost increase for new fire truck
Greensburg property owners won’t see higher taxes next year, but the city is going to pay more for a new fire truck it originally ordered about 18 months ago. City council Monday approved a balanced 2024 budget of about $12.9 million while holding the total property tax rate at 27.05...
Veteran GOP lawmaker from Penn Township says he won’t run again for state House
George Dunbar’s upcoming 14th year representing residents of Westmoreland County’s 56th District in the state House will be his last. A Penn Township resident who has served as the Republican caucus chair since 2021, Dunbar announced Monday he doesn’t intend to seek an eighth two-year term in the House. “It’s...
‘Hospice is more about living better,’ transitional care director says of misunderstood program
A few days remain before Robert Patterson will mark his 97th birthday, on the day after Christmas. No one can be sure how many more candles he’ll add to his cake. He and his wife, Joyce, who is 90, have experienced declining physical health, including taxing respiratory conditions. It got...
