Courtesy of Laura Patterson | Exquisite Design Studio
An artist’s rendering depicts the planned Westmoreland County War On Terror Healing Garden and Memorial Plaza at Twin Lakes Park in Hempfield.
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Two grants totaling $285,000 have brought a local nonprofit closer to developing the Westmoreland County War on Terror Healing Garden and Memorial Plaza at Twin Lakes Park.
Westmoreland County Veterans of the War on Terror Inc. announced Monday it has received a $10,000 Green Gift to Celebrate Earth Day grant from Noble Environmental and a $275,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Marketing to Attract Tourists Program.
The Burleigh County Commission on Wednesday plans to address Commissioner Mark Armstrong s meeting attendance after the board s chairwoman said she has received complaints from residents about Armstrong attending meetings remotely.
Armstrong has not attended a regular commission meeting in person since March 16, 2020. He calls in to a phone in the Tom Baker Room of the City/County Building or attends via Zoom. He did not respond to emails and phone calls requesting comment that the Tribune left over a span of three days. The Tribune also left a message Tuesday with his wife.
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Commission Chairwoman Kathleen Jones said Armstrong told her he cannot attend meetings in person because of the COVID-19 policy of his employer, the state Workforce Safety & Insurance agency.
SLO County holds free pop-up testing clinic for veterans Friday morning. (Dave Alley/KEYT)
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. San Luis Obispo County veterans, along with their families, were able to take free COVID-19 tests on Friday morning.
A three-hour pop-up clinic was held at the San Luis Obispo Veterans Hall by the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department and the County Veterans Services. This is the first opportunity we ve had to really get our veterans tested through the county Public Health lab, said Morgan Boyd, San Luis Obispo County Veterans Services Officer. It s perfect timing especially due to the circumstance that we re all in,