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Don’t rustle around in your wallet just yet — the coins on display at the Greensburg Coin Club show Sunday were a little more unusual than your average pocket change. Around 16 coin dealers and a whole host of coin-collecting enthusiasts gathered at the Circleville Volunteer Fire Department to show...

North Huntingdon anticipates spending about $148,000 for the township’s celebration of its 250th anniversary, which begins with a time capsule reveal and concludes with two days of festivities in mid-September. While the 2023 budget did not include money specifically for the semiquincentennial celebration, township Manager Harry Faulk said that money...

Murrysville attorney Bob Klingensmith has declared his candidacy for district judge in Export. Klingensmith, 59, is a Republican and Franklin Regional graduate, and attended both Penn State University and Duquesne University’s School of Law. “Throughout my career, I have personally dealt with nearly every legal issue that a district magistrate...

Shawn Knepper of Ligonier has announced his candidacy for district judge in Ligonier. Knepper is a graduate of both Greensburg Central Catholic and Saint Vincent College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in theology. He graduated summa cum laude from the Westmoreland County Police Academy, where he was also elected...

Only the most stunning fashion pieces graced a makeshift red carpet during a fashion show at the Westmoreland County Community College. Among them? Grinch sweatpants, a plastic tiara, and overalls that the show’s emcee elegantly described as “Tractor Supply-core.” The college hosted the comedic fashion show Thursday to spread the...

A third candidate has entered the race for a soon-to-be vacant district judge’s seat in Rostraver. Karen Patterson, 56, announced her candidacy to replace Judge Charles Christner, who will retire later this year. Patterson is a registered Republican and said she will cross file and intends to appear on both...

A new four-year labor deal was approved this week by Westmoreland commissioners with the union that represents counselors who work at the county jail. The deal with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 205 includes annual raises of about 3%, according to Westmoreland County Human Resources Director Alexis Bevan. The...

Latrobe Art Center took on the look and feel of a cozy bistro for A Taste of Romance, a Valentine-themed dinner held Feb. 10. Tables were laid with white linens with red accents, including napkins and candles, and strewn with chocolate hearts. Soft jazz played in the background. Adding to...

The Rev. Vincent de Paul Crosby said he was surprised and pleased at the large turnout for the opening of his career retrospective exhibit, “Clothed in Glory,” in the Verostko Center for the Arts at Saint Vincent College. “I didn’t know if only a few people would come,” he said....

Lee and Wendy Matchett of Hempfield were among guests at a Feb. 11 reception at the You Are Here gallery in Jeannette. The couple are former owners of the building that houses the gallery. “To see this as a place for making art makes us so happy,” Wendy Matchett said....

Winners in the Westmoreland Symphony’s Young Artist Competition hosted a Feb. 12 recital at the Seton Hill University’s Performing Arts Center in Greensburg. On Feb. 5, finalists from across the region competed for cash prizes and a chance to perform at the recital. Performers included: • Level I: A.J. Schmidt,...

Heal Animal Rescue has a long history of sold-out cash bashes, going back to the days when the organization was known as Animal Friends of Westmoreland. The latest fundraiser drew about 300 attendees to Ferrante’s Lakeview in Hempfield on Feb. 11. They were vying for a share of $8,100 in...

An 11-year-old Norwin student who loves animals collected some 520 items — pet food, toys, blankets and cleaning supplies — through a drive he organized at his school and in the Norwin community. Gauge Kloock, a sixth grade student at Hillcrest Intermediate School, partnered with the no-kill animal shelter Pet...

In the past three years, Karen Peltier and her Hempfield neighbors have raised approximately $7,500 for the Westmoreland Food Bank by holding an unconventional fundraiser. Prior to 2020, the South Meadow at Lindwood Condominium Association regularly hosted a holiday social for residents with a donation box dedicated to the county...

Latrobe Art Center co-founder Elaine “Laney” Rogers Crozier was not just a patron of the arts, she was an artist herself. An untitled and undated watercolor by Rogers, thought to be an image of an area farm, hangs near the entrance of the center. The work depicts a barn, painted...

Staff and volunteers with the Westmoreland Conservancy gave some apple trees a seasonal pruning on Saturday at the Morosini Reserve in Murrysville. Conservancy President Shelly Tichy said the trees at the reserve, off Morosini Farm Court near Delmont, are left over from an old orchard on the property. “Some of...

Jobs, economic development, affordable child care and infrastructure enhancements were touted by Westmoreland commissioners Friday during the annual “State of the County” luncheon. More than 200 business and community leaders attended the event at Stratigos Banquet Center in North Huntingdon. It was sponsored by the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce....

Two businesses that have been mainstays along the Great Allegheny Passage in West Newton — a bed and breakfast and a restaurant — are for sale by owners who have been serving patrons from Western Pennsylvania and around the globe for two decades. The owners of the Bright Morning Bed...

Four Westmoreland County Park Police officers saved a man’s life Thursday after he was found in a Hempfield cemetery experiencing a drug overdose. The officers were starting their shifts and leaving in their cars from the county garage on Donohoe Road when someone flagged one of them down outside Greensburg...

North Huntingdon commissioners should be prepared to lose several of the township’s public works employees, the leader of the department said this week. “There could be a mass exodus out of here,” said Richard Albert, director of the department. The commissioners accepted the resignation of Adam Hardy, effective March 3....

Redstone Presbyterian Senior Care officials are hoping to have property near their Murrysville facility rezoned in order to offer more than 100 apartment units for senior independent living. Redstone CEO John Dixon said the company purchased about 36 acres adjacent to its Murrysville location on Cline Hollow Road, with the...

Philip Ferry has been one with the woods since he was a young boy. Growing up in Youngstown, Pa., surrounded by forest and wildlife, his affinity for hunting and being an outdoorsman is what led him to become Westmoreland County’s new game warden. “Most people …. they find out early,...

A chain of lane restrictions on two heavily-traveled Westmoreland County highways will begin Monday morning. All of the work is related to overhead signs that warn motorists of upcoming red lights. PennDOT officials said the work will be either to retrofit existing signals or install new ones. One lane will...

The final curtain has fallen on Westmoreland Night of the Stars — unless someone steps up to take over running the annual two-night showcase of area school musicals. In 2019, founder John Noble announced his intention to turn the production over to his daughter, Elly Carr of Irwin, a theater...