Back in the 1990s, Tona McCallister of Hempfield Township met a little girl named Vanessa that a family in her church was fostering.
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Back in the 1990s, Tona McCallister of Hempfield Township met a little girl named Vanessa that a family in her church was fostering.
May has been National Foster Care Month, and last week Adelphoi honored the men and women who have opened their homes to children who are unable to live with their own families.
After filling a vacant manager’s position last week, Ligonier Township officials will now have to search for a new zoning officer.
Adelphoi is observing National Foster Care Awareness Month with a free public event from 4:30 to 6 p.m. today on its campus at 119 Village Way in Unity Township.
The Latrobe Municipal Authority has seen increased operating costs within the past year, according to figures calculated for the first quarter of 2022.
Gabi Nastuck of Latrobe has inspired and taught art to hundreds of people since she opened her Miss Gabi’s Art Is Good Studio in Latrobe four years ago. They are children and adults, people of all abilities, students who came to her studio on Harrison Avenue, those who watched her classes online, and people of all ages who attended art events that she organized elsewhere.
A Latrobe animal clinic will build a 10,000-square-foot veterinary hospital at one of the county’s industrial parks with the impending sale of a nearly 4-acre site, announced officials Thursday.
The Latrobe Zoning Hearing Board continued a hearing that began Tuesday to determine whether to approve a request for a home bakery due to concerning language in a letter from the property owner.
In the early morning hours Tuesday, one man was shot outside of a Derry Township residence and the man accused of shooting him is now in jail, according to state police.
A mere three feet won’t prohibit a local couple from adding much-needed storage and living space at their Ligonier Township home.
LOCAL SPORTS
Latrobe Little League board voted to play in the Little League International All-Star Tournaments this year. The league will enter three teams, one for each age group, 10, 11, and 12 years old.
Nakles rolled to 15-5 Latrobe-Derry Area Teener League victory Sunday against Heat Siphon Pumpers.
Senuta handed Blue Sky Sign Company a stinging 17-2 defeat Saturday in Westmoreland County Old-Timers League play.
Madison Griffin has had quite an accomplished career on the Ligonier Valley High School softball team, to say the least. The Youngstown State University recruit has continually shined on the field for the Lady Rams, perfecting her game during each and every contest.
North Hills showed Thursday why they are the defending WPIAL champions as it held Greater Latrobe scoreless, 7-0, in the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 5A softball playoffs.
With strong pitchers on the mound, for Ligonier Valley it was Cheyenne Piper and for Bentworth it was Jaclyn Tatar, Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 2A first-round playoff game was going to come down to batting and fielding to determine the win.
The Lady Wildcats will look to extend their stay in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs today as the team will take on North Hills.
GARRETT SMITHLEY UPDATE
Ten Derry Area girls entered Slippery Rock University Wednesday with their gym bags on their shoulders and high hopes, and more than half of them left with medals around their necks and smiles on their faces.
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