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Prospect Road Closure Scheduled for High Friction Surface Treatment
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that Prospect Road (Route 4001) in West Hempfield Township will be closed on Sunday evening for the application of a high friction surface treatment at the intersection with Fairview Drive. Weather permitting, the closure will begin at 5:00...
Monongahela Set for Annual Fireworks Extravaganza on July 4
The Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce and the Mon Valley YMCA along with the local business owners are proud to continue the Independence Day Celebration. The fireworks extravaganza will be held on Thursday, July 4, 2024 at the Monongahela Aquatorium. The fireworks display will begin at 9:30PM. A rain date of July 5 has been scheduled.
Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department becomes a signatory to the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement for the first time
The Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department has become a signatory to the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement for the first time in the department’s 56-year history. As a signatory to this agreement, the department is provided with a mechanism to aid and support during...
Pittsburgh area braces for potential of more tornadoes on Saturday
FINLEYVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) -- With the potential for more dangerous storms on Saturday, many areas are preparing. A couple weeks ago, a devastating storm hit Finleyville. It taught Washington County leaders and other emergency officials some valuable lessons. When the tornado ripped through Finleyville in May, it was a stunning and eye-opening event for Washington County officials, including county Commissioner Nick Sherman. "People need to take this very seriously. We need to make sure that we're paying attention to the warnings," Sherman said. That tornado is one of the many reasons officials are keeping an eye on the sky this weekend. "We have the ability...
For a 126-year old that’s into reading and music, Homestead venue is looking and feeling good
Andrew Carnegie’s Homestead library, music hall and athletic facility has been a community center since it opened in 1898. Now, 126 years later, its leaders, staff, board and volunteers work to ensure that important responsibility not only continues but also thrives with major building renovations and programming that aims to meet 2024 patrons’ current and future needs.
North Huntingdon Township making changes to emergency alert system
NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. (KDKA) -- North Huntingdon is moving to a new way to send alerts to residents.The township says residents will soon be able to update contact information, subscribe to different alerts, and get push notifications through an app.The transition is set for July 15, 2024, and the township says all existing alert subscribers will be shifted to the new system called Everbridge, but people will need to create an Everbridge account to use the new features.
‘Railroad Street Fair’ Returns to Monongahela July 4th
The youth division of the Monongahela Main Street Program, known as "M.y. Main St" will hold its sixth annual "Railroad - Street Fair" in the 200 block of Third Street on July 4 from 6:00 PM – 9:00PM. The Fair consists of about 25 booths, including vendors, food booths,...
Nippon Steel fight points to industry's uncertain future in Pennsylvania
Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of United States Steel has been a source of unease in Pittsburgh, where the metal once dominated the economy and still looms large in the collective psyche. The company has also vowed to keep US Steel's 1,000-worker office in downtown Pittsburgh.
Penn State and Teamsters reach deal on new contract; vote by union members to follow
Penn State and the Teamsters Local 8 have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, just days after the unionized employees had voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, if needed, and just two days before the old contract expired on Sunday. The Local 8 represents about 2,500 technical service...
2 more Hempfield fire companies start process to move under township management
Dave Ciarkowski, captain and president at Grapeville Fire Department, is looking forward to focusing on the work of responding to emergency calls again. His station is one of two that have recently sent in their letters of interest toward becoming “nonchartered” under Hempfield Township’s fire department. Once...
Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey Gets a Heritage Center in its Historic Home
While Kentucky dominates American whiskey today, there was once another bastion of whiskey production in the U.S.: Pennsylvania. Hundreds of distilleries were scattered across the state in the 19th century and there was a healthy mix of producers large and small, with many farmers-turned-distillers as well. Rye was the state’s reigning style, especially in the southwestern Monongahela River valley region. To honor this rich history, Suntory Global Spirits has opened the James B. Beam Pennsylvania Whiskey Heritage Center in partnership with the nonprofit historic site West Overton Village & Museum in Scottdale, Pennsylvania.
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