After a decade of duty, Rex, Westmoreland County’s explosive detection dog, is calling it quits. The 11-year-old Belgian Malinois that served as the first K9 officer with the county’s Park Police Department, was retired from service in February. The canine and his handler, Officer Bill Meyers of Hempfield, was honored
The article “Hempfield is latest district to face book ban challenge” leads the reader to a conclusion that book challenges are wrong. The article states that 330 challenges were made in the last three months of 2021 compared with 156 in 2020, according to the American Library Association. What does
Plans for a four-story, 50-unit senior living apartment building next to the Norwin Public Library will be publicly unveiled next week. The Westmoreland County Housing Authority is scheduled to present plans for Grand View Senior Residences to the Irwin Planning Commission at 6 p.m. March 30. The panel offers recommendations
According to the lawsuit, former board president Brian Carlton asked Robert Wayman to resign back in 2020 over Facebook posts on a private conservative chat group.
Facing challenges in hiring summer workers, both North Huntingdon Township and the Norwin School District are considering raising the pay rates for essentially the same pool of prospective employees. If North Huntingdon commissioners approve the acting manager’s recommendations, the township would pay summer help $15 an hour, while the school