Leechburg’s Memorial Day Parade will happen after all.
The borough had announced it was canceling the annual parade for the second year in a row because of the covid-19 pandemic.
But following Tuesday’s announcement that Gov. Tom Wolf plans to ease gathering restrictions in time for the federal holiday, borough officials reversed course.
“I’m actually ecstatic that we can have a parade,” said Mayor Wayne Dobos. “I am a Vietnam veteran, and Memorial Day is quite special.”
The governor said that capacity limits on restaurants, theaters, indoor and outdoor spaces, and other businesses will be dropped on Memorial Day, while the state’s masking order will remain in place. Wolf said masks would be required until 70% of Pennsylvania adults are fully vaccinated.
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“My God, Thompson, I have discovered an empire!”
From his perch at the peak of McBride’s Gap on Mount Nittany, Captain James Potter marveled at the pristine valley that stretched before his company. The company had been traveling for days searching for suitable locations for a British fort. As their leader, Potter seemed never to be satisfied … until now.
Our story of Captain Potter’s famed expedition begins years earlier in 1756. The British Colony of Pennsylvania was center stage in a massive conflict, the French and Indian War. Having been sparked by events near Pittsburgh, the war brought much conflict to Pennsylvania. The Appalachian Mountains, the frontier of our vast country in the mid-1700s, were embroiled in a complex web of alliances between Native American tribes and European nations, leading to horrific tales of violence in the backcountry.
Temperatures in the 30s as Monday gets off to a chilly start in Pittsburgh
Temperatures to warm up throughout the day Share Updated: 5:34 AM EDT Apr 26, 2021 Nick Matoney
Temperatures to warm up throughout the day Share Updated: 5:34 AM EDT Apr 26, 2021
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Show Transcript WE WILL SEE HOW THIS GOES. 5:17 IS THE TIME. WE ARE GETTING A NICE WARM UP HEADED OUR WAY TODAY. BRIAN: WE ARE. A LITTLE WARMER THAN YESTERDAY. TOMORROW IS EVEN BETTER. HOLD ON. IT WILL FEEL NICE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. NOT THIS MORNING. IT IS A CHILLY START, NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT. 27 FOR KITTANNING AND BUTLER. NEW CASTLE AT 26. NORTH OF THE CITY, PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY IS BELOW FREEZING. SOUTH OF THE CITY IS CLOSE TO OR JUST ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK. SKIES ARE CLEAR. WE WILL BE APPROACHING SUNRISE IN ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO. IT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS ARE LIGHT. NO WIND CHILL CONCERNS FOR US THIS MORNING. DEW POINTS DOWN TO ABO
Photo courtesy of Ryan Sprankle
A screenshot from the Campout for Community livestream, a fundraiser event hosted by Sprankle’s Neighborhood Markets. Pictured: Ryan, Doug and Randy Sprankle speak with State Rep. Jason Silvis, State Sen. Joe Pittman and Abby Major, a Republican candidate for the state House of Representatives.
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A 16-hour fundraiser hosted by Sprankle’s Neighborhood Markets last week raised $17,700 for Salvation Army Food Pantries of Leechburg, Kittanning and Saxonburg.
“It was unbelievable,” said Ryan Sprankle, owner of the Kittanning store and one of the event’s organizers and hosts.