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PASSHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS APPROVES TUITION FREEZE FOR SEVENTH STRAIGHT YEAR
Earlier today, the State System of Higher Education Board of Governors approved holding the line on tuition rates for in-state undergraduate students for the seventh consecutive year. The rate remains at $7,716 per year, which was possible due to a 6.5% increase in the state’s contribution to the system in...
MOTIONS HEARING SET FOR SUSPECT IN GAREFFA KILLING
A motions hearing is set for today for one of the people accused in the death of Hayden Gareffa. Court Documents show that the hearing for 20-year-old Summer Settlemeyer will be held today in front of Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco. The hearing is dealing with motions concerning Settlemeyer’s mental health. She was one of seven adults and one juvenile that were charged with coercing Gareffa to leave his grandmother’s home and stabbed him multiple times before leaving him for dead in a field of tall grass off Oneida Mine Road in Brush Valley Township in 2022. Settlemeyer is charged with criminal homicide, kidnapping to facilitate a felony, kidnapping to inflict injury or terror, aggravated assault, conspiracy to those four charges along with statutory sexual assault.
Pirates' Thomas Harrington: Dominant at Double-A
Harrington has thrown five-plus innings in eight straight starts for Double-A Altoona, logging a 2.80 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 47 strikeouts in 45 innings over that span. Harrington's season numbers are even better, but he wasn't pitching as deep into games early in the season. The 23-year-old righty matched a career high with 11 strikeouts in his most recent start July 10 against Bowie. He has three above-average or better offerings (fastball, changeup, slider) and also throws a cutter and a curveball. His 3.5 percent walk rate is the fourth-best mark among Double-A pitchers who have thrown at least 50 innings.
Johnstown inclined plane rehabilitation project 92% complete, CamTran says
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Johnstown inclined plane rehabilitation project is coming to a close and CamTran is currently hoping to reopen it next year. In an update on Monday from CamTran provided the following details: CamTran said that Conroy Engineering was hired to investigate broken wire strands in the safety rope. It was determined […]
Heading into her 40th season, Saint Vincent women's volleyball coach Sue Hozak remains enthusiastic
Jul. 15—A few lines of type. That's what started Sue Hozak down the road to a long and distinguished coaching career at Saint Vincent. Hozak has been at the helm of the Bearcats women's volleyball team since its inception in 1985, and this fall, she begins her 40th season on the sidelines. She has coached long enough to oppose her oldest daughter, Kristin Consuegra, who served as Chatham's ...
Tracy Coyne Resigns: Red Flash Women’s Lacrosse Coach Makes Historic Exit
Tracy Coyne, the head coach of Saint Francis University women's lacrosse team, has announced her resignation to pursue a new coaching opportunity, leaving behind a legacy of significant achievements at the university. Tracy Coyne is the 17th winningest head coach in NCAA history. She leaves with the most overall wins...
FIVE POWER LINES DOWN REPORTED ON MONDAY
First responders were busy yesterday with multiple calls related to utility lines coming down. The first such call was at 2:40 PM yesterday as a line went down along Two Lick Drive in White Township. Four other calls were reported by Indiana County 911 between 4:58 PM and 7:26 PM in locations in Rayne, Canoe, Green and Banks Townships.
WWII Author to Lecture at the Jimmy Stewart Museum
INDIANA, PA, July 15,2024 – Janie McKirgan, Executive Director, of The Jimmy Stewart Museum is excited to announce that the museum is hosting historian and author, Jared Frederick who will lecture about his new WWII book Into the Cold Blue on Saturday, July 20th at 12pm. The book is...
BLAIRSVILLE MAYOR EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER BUILDING WITHOUT PERMITS
During the Blarisville Borough Council Meeting, Mayor Ronald Evanko expressed some concern that people were not getting proper permits for home construction projects. Evanko said during the meeting that he is seeing construction projects, like roofing, going on for one day, but they do not have the proper permits for it. He said that having those permits is very important.
PA Ag Sec. kicks off annual 'Urban Agriculture Tour' at community gardens in Blair County
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — The state kicked off its 7th annual Urban Agriculture Tour in Blair County on Monday. The first stop was at the Society of Saint Vincent DePaul Community Gardens in Hollidaysburg. Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding got a firsthand look at what is grown there,...
Steelers to host joint practice with Buffalo Bills before preseason clash
The Pittsburgh Steelers will welcome the Buffalo Bills to Saint Vincent College in Latrobe for a joint practice on August 15, the NFL announced on Monday. The Steelers training camp schedule had not previously listed that date. The joint practice will not be open to the public. It will be held just two days before the Steelers play the Bills on August 17 at Acrisure Stadium for their second preseason game.
Cody Law to make ESPN debut in return to the octagon
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) – Forest Hills alum and UPJ National Champion Cody Law is gearing up for a return to the octagon on Friday, Aug. 2. Law, who hasn’t fought since Nov. 13 due to thumb surgery, will replace another fighter on short notice to face off against Zachary Hicks. “I’m really excited about the […]
HOMER CITY POST 493 PLACES THREE ON ALL-SECTION SENIOR LEGION TEAM
The District 31 Senior Legion All-Section Team was released yesterday, and several Indiana County stars made the team. Homer City Post 493 infielder Braden Dunn and outfielder Rocco Cosentino both made first team. Dunn batted .407 and had an OPS of .985, with 22 Hits, 16 RBIs, and 17 runs. Cosentino batted .378 with an OPS of 1.138, 14 hits, 3 doubles, 4 triples, 15 RBIs and 13 runs scored.
JANE COLEMAN, CO-FOUNDER OF ACCENT FUELS, DIES AT THE AGE OF 86
One of the founders of a long-standing fuel sales business has passed away. Jane Coleman of Brush Valley founded Accent Fuels with her husband in 1964. She worked there for almost 50 years before Accent’s warehouse was destroyed by a fire in 2013. The business had been sold to their sons prior to the fire on West Indiana Street. The business is still in operation today.
Monday's Westmoreland Sports Notebook
The District 31 American Legion baseball championship game is set, as Latrobe and Murrysville punched their tickets over the weekend. The Jethawks swept Hempfield East in the best-of-three semifinals, winning 1-0 on Friday and scoring a decisive 9-1 triumph on Saturday. In the first victory at Greater Latrobe High School, Haden Sierocky provided the walkoff RBI single in the bottom of the seventh, which scored Erick Batista. Jack Stynchula was stellar on the mound for the Jethawks, as he limited Hempfield East to just three hits in the shutout. On Saturday at the University of Pitt-Greensburg, Tyler Smith thrived on the hill, as he spun a three-hitter. Offensively, Smith was 3-for-3, Batista had a pair of hits and two RBIs, and Cooper Basciano also had two hits. In the other semifinals, the Eagles bested Bushy Run 4-3 on Saturday, and edged the Beavers 2-1 on Sunday. In Game 1 at Penn-Trafford High School, the Eagles threw out the potential tying run, Jonny Lovre, at the plate to end the game. Murrysville scored a pair of runs apiece in the second and third innings, as Nolan Boehm had two hits, a pair of RBIs, and scored twice, while Brody Reese notched two doubles. On Sunday at Haymaker Park, the Eagles scored twice in the opening inning, and that was enough run support for pitchers Erik Streussnig and Blake Bertucci. Streussnig and Boehm produced RBIs, while Reese and Cole Brinker each collected two hits. As a result, the top-seeded Jethawks will host No. 3 Murrysville on Wednesday at 5:30, while Bushy Run will welcome Hempfield East in the consolation game at the same time.
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