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(Editor’s note: To mark Westmoreland County’s 250th birthday this year, we’ve come up with a list of 250 things — 10 things in 25 communities — that we consider to be important to the makeup of our area. This series will appear each week through December. If you have a

Keystone State Park Manager Kris Baker wasn’t discouraged at all by the gray, drizzly morning that greeted kayakers at the ninth annual Loyalhanna Sojourn. “Sometimes this weather is better and more comfortable,” Baker said. “When it’s 85 degrees and sunny all day, it gets pretty hot out on the water.”

Motorists driving along Route 22 after dark may notice something new in the air if they glance up as they pass through New Alexandria. Three patriotic flags, illuminated at night, now stand tall at the west end of town — thanks to New Alexandria teen Lachlan McKlveen. McKlveen, who will

A new solar-powered office and visitor center, a major wish-list item at Keystone State Park, is among long-desired upgrades officials hope to bring about by tapping federal pandemic recovery funds. Cindy Adams Dunn, state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources secretary, stopped by Tuesday to assess needs at the Derry

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Kayakers put-in on the Loyalhanna Creek during the 7th annual Loyalhanna Sojourn on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the Cardinal Park launch put-in in Latrobe. Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Kayaks are seen lined up and ready for paddlers to use for the 7th annual Loyalhanna Sojourn on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the Cardinal Park launch put-in in Latrobe. Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Jan Termin, with Two Dam Kayak Rental in Saltsburg, prepares an assortment of kayaks for...

Jeff Himler | Tribune-Review Tristan Glenn, 18, of Ligonier Borough, answers questions about a storage compartment, at right, in the shelter he built at the entrance to the Loyalhanna Nature Trail during dedication of the structure on Thursday along Route 30 at the border of the borough and Ligonier Township. He completed the shelter as an Eagle Scout project. Jeff Himler | Tribune-Review Tristan Glenn, 18, of Ligonier Borough, accepts a plaque from Susan Huba, executive director of the Loyal...