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Merged district magistrate's office plans ready for review
Final plans have been drawn up for a new district magistrate's office in northern Westmoreland County.
Vandergrift opens season with light-up night, parade
Braving the first breath of winter, throngs of area residents spilled into Vandergrift for its holiday light-up night Friday evening.
Olmsteda s 1895 Pa. steel town seeks green rebirth
VANDERGRIFT, Pa. - Imagine: It's 1895. A steel baron hires New York's Central Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted to build a town in western Pennsylvania where mill workers can live, work and play.
Hometown Christmas offers music and miracles
'Once Upon a Miracle': 14th annual Hometown Christmas includes 'Once Upon a Miracle' and holiday vignettes, music and dance When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday Where: Casino Theatre, Lincoln and Washington avenues, Vandergrift Admission: $10 and $15 Details: 724-567-5049; tickets available online at: www.casinotheatre.org ; or at ...
St. Joseph tracks 'killer' in Pitt's mobile lab
The Pitt Mobile Science Lab is funded through an award to the university's Department of Biological Sciences from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Undergraduate Science Education Program.
Sgt. Glenn Hall Veterans' Memorial Hall opens in Vandergrift
The Vandergrift Museum and Historical Society has opened a museum to honor the community's veterans.
Alle-Kiski Valley pediatrician Lace had impact on young patients
Pediatrician Richard Lace had such an impact on his young patients that even after they grew up, they remembered the better aspects of visiting his office, such as receiving a piece of Juicy Fruit gum before walking out the door.
The following reports were issued by the Kittanning Borough Police Department: * Bryant Yeaples, 18, of 403 N. McKean St., was cited for criminal trespass and criminal mischief after he damaged a door at 907 Johnston Ave.
Armstrong jail commitment list
The following people were committed to the Armstrong County Jail on Saturday and Sunday, according to jail records: * Eric Tyrone Whiting, 27, of 1153 Laurel Drive, Vandergrift, by the probation office on a probation violation for failure to abstain from alcohol.
Cheswick Theatre to roll closing credits
Sometime around 10 tonight, an escape hatch from the stress and problems of the real world will close for good in the Allegheny Valley.
Two more deaths on track, still no solution in Derry Borough
A memorial marks the short-cut where Sheila Singer and her son, John, died Friday.
Fade to black: Final credits roll on 61-year-old Cheswick Theatre
The Cheswick Theatre has been a mainstay in entertaining Alle-Kiski Valley residents through six decades.
Contingency fee considered for Vandergrift sewerage project
Boosting Vandergrift's LaBelle Vue Road sewage project costs by adding a 5 percent contingency fee will not happen until borough officials confer with Allegheny Township officials.
Armstrong County Jail commitments
The following people were committed to the Armstrong County Jail on Monday and Tuesday, according to jail records: * Richard Lee Little, 27, of 304 Northern Ave., Kittanning, by District Judge James Owen, on charges of simple assault and harassment.
Ark. Woman Gets Prison Time For Involvement In Steroid Ring
Two men have been sentenced for their role in a ring that distributed steroids in western Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
Lawrence Christopher Clemons Jr., 38, of 1108 Fifth Ave., Ford City, was charged this week in connection with an armed robbery at the Famous Footwear store in the Hilltop Plaza just before 8 p.m. Sept.
Ground to be broken Friday for Vandergrift outpatient facility
Kiski Valley residents used to traveling to Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison for services such as X-rays and blood work will soon have a shorter trip.
East Vandergrift tangles with ornery iguana
In an unrelated police call, Allegheny Township police were called to investigate a possibly rabid raccoon.
NAACP's Alle-Kiski chapter puts focus on future
Charlie Ban is a freelance writer for the Valley News Dispatch. While the NAACP prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday, the Alle-Kiski branch of the storied organization is focusing on youth.
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