Ligonier News Archives

There's something about this time of year that makes you want to pick pumpkins, go on a hay ride and wander around lost in a corn maze.

The Ligonier Township Municipal Authority has received a $4.8 million loan to construct nearly 11 miles of sanitary sewers and a pump station.

Loyalhanna Watershed Association announced Monday its popular recycling program will close Nov.

Hollywood and Halloween will descend upon Ligonier Saturday when the retro monster movie "House of the Wolf Man" makes its Midwest premiere at the Ligonier Theatre.

It's taken more than 100 years to prove, but Nikola Tesla - " the famed and often maligned Serbian American inventor - " was right.

Bring your lunch to eat along the trail. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at the McDonald's along Route 30 near Latrobe.

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The Ligonier Valley School District has a decision to make and it's a big one. District officials are considering reconfiguring the district by closing the Laurel Valley Middle/High School in New Florence and moving students into the Ligonier Valley middle and high schools beginning with the 2010-11 school year.

Something to Crow About, the 18th annual scarecrow contest sponsored by the Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce, will be held Wednesday through Nov.

Playwright Mark Hofmann is hoping to lure individuals away from the haunted houses and cornstalk mazes and into the theaters for two different performances of his ghost story "The Mystic's Mistake" this Halloween season.

Tellman Knudson's feet tell a story. They are swollen in spots, especially on the balls, and blackened by dirt and grime.

Mickey's Trick-or-Treat Party at Disneyland is a frightfully fun evening that includes meeting with Disney characters at treat stations, doing arts and crafts, going on rides, and enjoying live entertainment.

Its parade, craft vendors, food booths and lineup of entertainment around the diamond could make Fort Ligonier Days seem like any other community festival.

Committee members for the Fort Ligonier Days festival have rescheduled the fireworks display to Saturday evening, postponing the display for a day because of the rainy conditions.

Authorities said Wednesday they have arrested 33 people in breaking up a crime ring in the U.S. and Egypt in which an elaborate "phishing" scam bilked bank customers out of at least $1 million.

Even in times of economic crisis, local festival organizers worry more about the weather forecast than the stock market.

The former South Carolina sheriff who investigated the Susan Smith case is one of several public figures named in federal indictments unsealed Monday on charges ranging from witness tampering to drug distribution.

Irv Tantlinger recalled Sunday how his late father, Leroy Tantlinger, mortgaged the family home as a means of founding the Fairfield fire department.

When: Thursday through Oct. 17, with performances at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. this Sunday Admission: $16; $14 for senior citizens and students.

In this Jan. 4, 2006 file photo, Russian-Israeli billionaire Arkady Gaydamak speaks during a press conference in the city of Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, Israel.