Jeff Himler stories, Page 40
Sweets to be served in downtown Greensburg tour; scarecrow contest benefits nonprofits
Visitors to downtown Greensburg can indulge their sweet tooth and scare up some donations for local nonprofits in programs organized by the Greensburg Business and Professional Association. Those who purchase a bracelet can take a tour of 17 businesses from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday sampling treats from area bakers...
Inquest set in police-involved fatal shooting in Washington County chase
Washington County Coroner S. Timothy Warco has scheduled an Oct. 24 inquest as he investigates the death of a Coraopolis man shot by police following an April 2 chase. The chase ended in the death of Eduardo L. Hoover, Jr., 38, in the 1000 block of Jefferson Avenue in the...
Greensburg police win armored vehicle; unit will be used by Westmoreland SWAT team
Greensburg’s police department is adding some heavy-duty wheels to its fleet that will beef up the mobile assets of the Westmoreland County SWAT Team. The department is poised to receive a BearCat G1 armored police vehicle it won through a national sweepstakes giveaway offer from manufacturer Lenco Industries of Pittsfield,...
Realtor team suggests courthouse-centered revitalization for downtown Greensburg
The Westmoreland County Courthouse is the focal point of downtown Greensburg, and an outside group suggested redeveloping a cluster of buildings around the courthouse to create a sense of place there. “It would be an excellent branding initiative to give the downtown an identity,” Greensburg resident Tracy Miscik said of...
Greensburg conference speakers stress need for residential development; parking mandate lifted
Greensburg resident Steve Gifford leased parking spaces for his apartment tenants in 2016 above the former LaRose women’s fashion shop at 124 S. Main St. in the city. Now, thanks to a zoning ordinance change approved last week by city council, off-street parking requirements no longer will apply for those...
New CEO brings lifelong love of museums, private-sector experience to bear at The Westmoreland
Silvia Filippini-Fantoni says a trio of happenstance instances ultimately brought her to The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. “Sometimes you have to read the signs,” said Filippini-Fantoni, a native of Italy who for the past two decades has worked with museums in Europe and the United States. She...
Tammy Felbaum, who served time in spouse’s death, found dead in Seward home
Tammy Felbaum, a transgender Seward resident who served prison time for the botched castration and 2001 overdose death of her sixth husband, was found dead this week after mail piling up at the residence prompted a welfare check by police. Felbaum apparently had been dead for several days when her...
Pumpkins, games featured during Greensburg Y Fall Fest
An evening of family fun, music and food is planned Friday during the Greensburg YMCA’s annual Fall Fest. The free event is set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Y and will feature games, a bounce house and face painting. Participants can fish for pumpkins and also decorate them....
Pitt-Greensburg invites public to join in campus walk, reading program in support of diversity
Organizers at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg are inviting the public to join the campus community in a roughly mile-long walk Saturday as an expression of unity. Beginning at 9:30 a.m., the Garden of Hope walk will allow participants to proceed at their own pace, with opportunities along the...
Nursing interest spurs Greensburg Salem senior to organize wellness workshop for school staff
Greensburg Salem senior Kaitlyn Mankins’ senior project has done more than just fulfill a high school graduation requirement. It’s also provided a boost to the well-being of the entire district staff. District teachers and staff took a break from their in-service workday Monday to attend a workshop organized by Mankins,...
Semper Fi camp teaches Greensburg Salem educators to control stress, emphasize goals
Kristin Dinkel, a first grade teacher at Greensburg Salem’s Nicely Elementary School, jumped from atop a platform 30 feet above the floor of a tall outbuilding, launched herself across a 5-foot gap and used both hands to grab hold of a bar suspended in midair. Before attempting that Leap of...
Greensburg Salem considers revised fees for use of school, athletic facilities
Some fees will be going up, at least one will be going down. All are meant to be more consistent, as the Greensburg Salem School Board considers a revamped, simplified schedule of charges for using district facilities. The board is expected to vote Wednesday on the single-page fee breakdown that...
Visitors to Pitt-Greensburg’s Lynch Hall report otherworldly encounters
In the basement of Lynch Hall, a Tudor-style mansion housing administrative offices on the Pitt-Greensburg campus, paranormal investigators may have made contact with a spirit in need of help. That was just the beginning of an otherworldly conversation on a late September evening as a group of about a dozen...
New southern gateway sign welcomes motorists to downtown Greensburg
A new gateway sign, installed in late September, greets northbound motorists as they head into downtown Greensburg on South Main Street. Located at the intersection of Euclid Avenue, next to the new GetGo convenience store, the sign conveys the message “The City Of Greensburg Welcomes You” and automatically lights up...
Single-lane traffic restriction set to begin on I-70 in Rostraver
Daytime single-lane restrictions will affect both eastbound and westbound traffic beginning Monday on Interstate 70 in Rostraver. The restrictions are expected to be in effect between the Smithton and Route 51 exits, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, through Thursday, according to PennDOT. The work schedule could be affected...
Man charged in Blairsville carjacking also accused in Derry Township burglary
A man being held on charges related to a July 12 Blairsville carjacking also is accused of burglarizing a Derry Township food trailer the same day. Michael Aaron Whitfield, 36, was extradited from Georgia, where he was picked up by troopers on July 13, spotted driving a pickup reported stolen...
Greensburg conference to highlight development opportunities in the city
Opportunities for developing properties in Greensburg will be highlighted during the city’s second development conference, set for Tuesday at the Seton Hill Performing Arts Center. Organized by the nonprofit Greensburg Community Development Corp., the conference is free and open to the public and will cover a range of programs and...
Greensburg councilman suggests 2024 budget with no tax hike, delay in capital spending decision
Greensburg Council’s accounts and finance director is recommending the city consider a bare-bones 2024 budget that would hold taxes steady, while waiting until spring to decide what capital projects to pursue. Councilman Randy Finfrock, in an early budget discussion this week, said Greensburg could be looking at a reduction next...
Changes eyed for Pittsburgh Street entrance to proposed new Greensburg Sheetz
A left-turn lane for traffic entering from the westbound lane of East Pittsburgh Street and elimination of left turns onto the street are among changes Sheetz is planning at its proposed Davis Center plaza store in Greensburg. Project representatives this week presented land development and subdivision plans for the proposed...
PennDOT to reveal updated plans for interchange upgrade along I-70 in Rostraver
PennDOT officials are finalizing plans for improvement of the Arnold City interchange on Interstate 70 in Rostraver and are ready to share project details with the public. The plans will be displayed during an open house session from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 at the Rostraver Central fire...
Mt. Pleasant Township man accused of stabbing elderly mother
A man accused of stabbing his elderly mother multiple times while she slept in their Mt. Pleasant Township home early Tuesday told authorities he thought she was a Nazi war criminal, according to court documents. Kort Noel Eckman, 45, was placed in the Westmoreland County Jail awaiting arraignment Tuesday on...
Greensburg hopes to raze shuttered parking garage by Westmoreland Hospital
Greensburg officials have a plan in place for demolishing the city’s shuttered J. Edward Hutchinson Parking Garage, but the state’s blessing is needed. The garage has been closed for about two years, since the city determined it wasn’t worth the projected cost of more than $2 million to extend the...
Greensburg Salem Education Foundation seeks $50K in donations to match alumnus’ gift
Donations to the Greensburg Salem Education Foundation will have double the impact in the coming months. Each contribution to the endowment fund will be matched by the family of Bill Lendl, a 1980 graduate and entrepreneur who was honored earlier this year as a distinguished alumnus. Up to $50,000 will...
Tarentum quilter gives Greensburg audience code to Underground Railroad patterns
Ethel Hayden grew up in West Leechburg seated around a quilting frame with her siblings. They stitched together pieces of cloth, practicing the fabric craft passed down from her mother and grandmother. “That was my mom’s babysitter,” said Hayden, 88, of Tarentum. “She kept a quilting frame up all year...
Peruvian national charged with issuing hoax bomb threats to schools, synagogues in Pa., 4 other states
A Peruvian national is charged with sending more than 150 hoax bomb threats in September to schools, synagogues and other institutions across Pennsylvania and four other states. Federal authorities allege that Eddie Manuel Nunez Santos, 33, sent the threats via email or online contact forms between Sept. 15 and 22,...
