State officials on Friday declared a drought watch in Westmoreland County as a voluntary water conservation order remains in effect for some customers of the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County. The state Department of Environmental Protection said moving Westmoreland County to drought watch status will support the efforts there to
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County may soon ask customers to conserve water as a prolonged lack of precipitation in the area leaves Beaver Run Reservoir in Bell Township at low levels.
A convenience store in Loyalhanna Township sustained significant damage in a fire Friday night. Saltsburg, Bell Township and New Alexandria volunteer fire departments responded to a fire at Marshall’s Market, located along Route 981, around 10:15 p.m. Friday, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. None of the fire departments
UPDATE: Fire crews from Indiana and Westmoreland County were on the scene of a fire at a market in Loyalhanna Township last night. Indiana County 911 .