A Leechburg pastor is prepping for double ministerial duty at Protestant churches that cross denominational lines. With Sue Washburn preparing to leave her post as interim pastor of Leechburg’s Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church in mid-February, church leaders on Sunday approved naming the Rev. James Arter as part-time minister of
A new scholastic-themed street party is coming to Leechburg. The inaugural Back 2 School Block Party will welcome students from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday along Main Street, between First and Second streets, for free food, refreshments, games and more. Music will be provided by DJ Jonathan. The event
Merle Sober of Allegheny Township knows how to “seas” the day. Actually, 111 of them. Sober, 94, recently completed an unaccompanied cruise around the world that took him to every continent except Antarctica. “I had to go all the way — go big,” Sober said during an interview at the
The faithful flocked together Friday for a walk with a monumental message in Leechburg. The Good Friday Community Cross Walk, hosted by the Leechburg Ministerial Association, began at 2 p.m. on Main Street. It proceeded down Third Street and circled back through the business district on Market Street. About 30
There was egg-stra excitement in the air Wednesday afternoon along Main Street in downtown Leechburg. Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church on Main Street welcomed youths of all ages to a free, Easter-themed Egg-Stravaganza event on the church grounds. The event began last year as a way to invite children in