Quincey Reese stories, Page 17

Westmoreland farm turns into a country music party venue as Luke Bryan brings in his Farm Tour

Thousands of vehicles carrying cowboy boot-clad country music fans descended upon a normally quiet family farm in South Huntingdon on Saturday afternoon. The 90-acre Cunningham family farm, tucked into a maze of rural roads not far from Interstate 70, welcomed country music star Luke Bryan’s annual Farm Tour. Hayrides, tractors,...
Hempfield Area votes to spend $100K to double its weapons detector devices

After purchasing six weapons detectors for its schools in advance of the academic year, the Hempfield Area School District will double up on its security measures. The district purchased six OpenGate weapons detectors for more than $111,000 in July. The devices — two parallel poles that create a gate for...
N.J. residents accused over $10K in fake checks supposedly issued by Greensburg Salem

Two New Jersey residents are accused of cashing bogus checks worth more than $10,000 made out to a cyber school that falsely stated they were sent on behalf of the Greensburg Salem School District, according to court documents. Bryce C. Sanders, 24, of Franklinville and Alyssa Wright, 27, of Cape...
Labor board rules against Post-Gazette in nearly 2-year employee strike

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette refused to bargain in good faith with the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and unilaterally changed workers’ employment conditions, the National Labor Relations Board said in a decision announced Friday. A petition for an injunction was filed in August to force the Post-Gazette to take back workers who...
Jeannette youth football coach suspended, league rules out opposing players using racial slurs

A Jeannette youth football coach was suspended Friday afternoon after the local league ruled out allegations of the team’s players being called racial slurs by some opposing players from Penn-Trafford during a game Sunday. The Big East Youth Football League issued a statement to parents Friday, detailing the results of...
North Huntingdon athletes bring home hardware from international kickboxing competition

Two North Huntingdon athletes ranked internationally at the Junior World Kickboxing Championship in Budapest, Hungary, recently. Xander Eddy, 15, and Gabby Viola, 14, are the first athletes in the state to receive medals at the tournament, according to Bill Viola Jr. — coach and Gabby Viola’s father. “To have two...
Greensburg approves plan to improve infrastructure for walking, cycling

Greensburg City Council last week approved a blueprint to help the city improve infrastructure and safety for walking and cycling. The city’s Active Transportation Plan, drafted by Gibson-Thomas Engineering, is supported by a $20,000 WalkWorks grant Greensburg received from the state Department of Health at the end of last year....
‘Fun, heartwarming’: Greensburg Salem to start bocce team for general, special education students

Bocce will be added to Greensburg Salem High School’s winter sports lineup this year. The school board voted unanimously this week to start a bocce team pairing students who have intellectual disabilities with ones who don’t. The team is part of the Special Olympics’ 13-year-old Unified Champion Schools program, which...
1st class of female students in 136 years set to make their mark on private Kiski School

Lilian Turpen doesn’t feel like she is part of a historic moment. But, as Turpen walked the 350-acre grounds of Kiski School in Saltsburg this month, she became one of the first girls to enroll as a student in the private boarding school’s 136-year history. Turpen, 14, of Clarksburg is...
Pittsburgh man charged with felony aggravated assault, his 4-month-old child in ‘grave condition’

A Pittsburgh man was arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple felony counts of aggravated assault a day after his 4-month-old child was hospitalized in grave condition, according to court papers. Seth F. Williams, 28, of Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood, was arrested Wednesday and charged with five felony counts of aggravated assault...
18-year-old dies after car collides with box truck in North Versailles

An 18-year-old man died after his car collided with a box truck in North Versailles early Wednesday evening, according to Allegheny County Police. Emergency officials were dispatched to the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Isaac Street just after 5:30 p.m. for a two-vehicle collision, police said. According to county detectives,...
Drug case will proceed against Murrysville vape shop owners

Owners of a Murrysville vape shop whom authorities said were selling illegal substances out of the business will have criminal charges proceed in Westmoreland County court, a district judge found Tuesday. Jeffrey R. Higgins, 41, of Murrysville and Eric J. Parco, 46, of Plum — owners of PA Vapor &...
As drug overdose rates rise, Saint Vincent organization talks prevention and awareness with Westmoreland families

Good kids can sometimes make stupid choices. That’s what Laurie Moorhead tells the families she meets while giving drug prevention presentations in schools across Westmoreland County. Moorhead has spent a decade working for Saint Vincent Prevention Projects. Since 1978, the organization — affiliated with Saint Vincent College in Unity —...
Western Pa. districts split on students’ cellphones as schools across the country add device policies

When backpack-clad students returned to Allegheny Valley School District classrooms, many had cellphones in hand. That did not last for long. The district that once allowed teachers to determine how to handle cellphones in class cracked down at a board meeting earlier this month, requiring students to put their devices...
Bushy Run set to reopen for the 1st time since June tornado

History buffs and dog walkers can return to the 213-acre grounds of Bushy Run Battlefield for the first time in more than two months this weekend. The state historical site closed after a tornado whipped through Penn Township on June 26, uprooting trees and downing power lines. The resulting damage...
Sustainability, unique finds: Vendors at Greensburg Vintage Market see variety of values, motivations for buying secondhand

If Harry Miller has learned anything from more than 40 years selling antiques, it’s that people will collect anything. “There’s probably somebody that collects ping pong balls in different sizes and colors and whatnot,” said Miller, 62, of Pulaski. Owner of Catman Collectibles, Miller joined more than 50 other vendors...

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