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Irwin Council decided Wednesday to no longer require anyone attending their meetings to wear a mask in spite of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation to do so in order the slow the spread of covid-19.
Meeting online through Irwin’s Facebook page, council decided 6-1 to return to the public works building for meetings starting in March until further notice.
Masks will be optional and there will not be a limit on the number of people allowed in the room.
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania crews have started to replace more than 11,600 feet of gas pipelines serving about 90 customers on six streets in North Huntingdon, the company said. Customers along Main Street and Iris, Saralyn, Tulip, Hazel and Mica drives will be affected, Columbia Gas officials said. The gas
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The spread of covid cases in the North Huntingdon-Irwin area slowed to a trickle over the past week, with only 43 additional confirmed cases being reported from Feb. 1 to Feb. 8, according to state Department of Health data.
The state reported Monday there was only a 1.6% increase in covid cases in the North Huntingdon-Irwin, Larimer, Ardara and Westmoreland City ZIP codes. Confirmed covid cases in the area rose from 2,533 to 2,576 as of Feb. 8, another indication that the post-holiday spike in cases has not occurred in an area with a population of 35,000. There had been only a 1.8% increase in confirmed cases from Jan. 25 to Feb. 2.
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“The Gift of Lineage #3” (2018) by Stephen Towns
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The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has received an $8,000 grant to help support an exhibition opening next January that explores American history and the experiences of Black Americans over the past 300 years.
The Homestead-based Rivers of Steel grant will help the Greensburg museum present Stephen Towns’ solo exhibition, “Stephen Towns: Declaration and Resistance.”
The exhibition and related programs will help increase awareness about American history and the lived experiences of Black Americans from the 18th century to today, said Anne Kraybill, chief executive officer of The Westmoreland. Those related programs include artists’ talks, hands-on workshops, and programs geared towards students, Kraybill added.
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All in the family of Scouting: Eagle Scout Matthew Yothers and his sisters, Hannah Yothers (middle) and Eizabeth Yothers, all of whom are 18, at Fort Ligonier. The girls become Eagle Scouts on Feb. 8.
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Hannah (left) and Elizabeth Yothers, both 18, and members of Boy Scout Troop 1372 of Ligonier, officially become Eagle Scouts on Feb. 8.
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Two members of a Ligonier-based Boy Scout troop have just become Eagle Scouts, continuing a family tradition that started with their brother, who achieved the honor in 2018.