Category Archives: Local News
OPPOSITION CONTINUES TO PROPOSED POWER PLANT IN ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP
Environmentalists and others are continuing to voice opposition to a proposed natural gas-fueled power plant to be located a few miles north of West Newton. The Trib reports that more than 100 people ...
Jun 29, 2023
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jun 27, 2023
