Blawnox residents should expect to see their garbage bills increase by at least 14% next year as a result of a new contract with Waste Management. Council voted 6-0 on Sept. 13 to approve a new three-year contract with a two-year option with the trash hauler. Councilwoman Meghan Kennedy was
Two Leechburg men have been charged with multiple felonies after telling police they got drunk, broke into a neighbor’s house and took two dogs because they thought they were being abused, according to their arrest papers. Michael Paul Keim, 39, and Kevin Karl Trefelner, 55, of Evergreen Road each were
Leechburg Council approved a new two-year contract with Delmont-based Hoffman Kennels for animal control services. The vote was 4-0-1 Tuesday night, with Councilman Chuck Pascal abstaining. Councilwomen Ruth Bender and Megan Goedicke were absent. Pascal said he was uncomfortable voting for the contract because Hoffman occasionally euthanizes dogs, but he