Category Archives: Local News

JEANNETTE CITY COUNCIL CHANGES PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULE
Jeannette City Council is changing the schedule for its public meetings. The Trib reports that starting in August, the council will resume the schedule of having the work sessions on Tuesday before th...
John Smathers Jun 29, 2023

CODE RED AIR QUALITY ACTION ALERT EXTENDED
Once again, the wildfires in Canada are affecting the air quality in Western Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has once again put a Code Red Air Quality Action aler...
John Smathers Jun 29, 2023

ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP STORE HOLDS CHECK PRESENTATION CEREMONY FOR LOTTERY WINNER
The Giant Eagle in Allegheny Township hosted a special check presentation from the PA lottery celebrating the recent win of $1000 a week for life. The Trib reports that Lottery officials presented the...
John Smathers Jun 28, 2023

WESTMORELAND COMMISSIONER THRASHER APPOINTED TO STATE APPEALS BOARD
Westmoreland Commissioner Gina Cerilli Thrasher was confirmed on Tuesday to fill a vacancy on the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. The Trib reports that the appointment was made by Go...
John Smathers Jun 28, 2023
HEMPFIELD BOARD ADOPTS BUDGET WITH 2.3 MILL TAX HIKE
Hempfield School Board approved the 2023-24 budget at a recent meeting, and that budget includes a tax increase. The Trib reports that the vote went 6-2 for a $106.9 million budget that included a 2.3...
John Smathers Jun 28, 2023

DERRY TOWNSHIP HAY STORAGE HUT SAVED FROM FIRE
Some quick thinking and action from a Derry Township farmer saved a hay storage hut on Tuesday morning. The Trib reports that the fire was reported at 5:30 AM at the Eaglehouse family farm on McCullou...
John Smathers Jun 28, 2023

CODE RED AIR QUALITY ALERT ISSUED FOR WESTMORELAND COUNTY
The National Weather Service has issued a Code Red Air Quality Action Alert for Westmoreland County and some of the surrounding areas until midnight tonight. A code RED air quality alert means that ai...
John Smathers Jun 28, 2023

ARNOLD PRINCIPAL TO RETIRE FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Principal at H.D. Berkey Elementary School in Arnold is getting ready to retire from the school district, but not from education. The Trib reports that 54-year-old Nicole Roberts of New Kensington...
John Smathers Jun 27, 2023

HEMPFIELD TO PURCHASE FORMER STATE PRISON SITE, DEMOLISH BUILDINGS
Hempfield supervisors on Monday approved buying the former SCI-Greensburg property and plans to work with the county Industrial Development Corporation to demolish the complex. The Trib reports that t...
John Smathers Jun 27, 2023

GIRLFRIEND OF GREENSBURG-AREA DENTIST CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS WIFE ON SAFARI SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS
The girlfriend of a former Greensburg-area dentist charged in connection with the death of Bianca Rudolph was sentenced on Friday in a federal court. The Trib reports that Lori Milliorn was ordered to...
John Smathers Jun 27, 2023