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HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced on Monday that an educator from Mifflin County was named the 2024 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. The 2024 winner is Ashlie Crosson. Crosson teaches 10th-grade English, AP Language, and Journalism in Mifflin County High School at the Mifflin County School District in Lewistown. “At […]

First responders were called to a pedestrian accident in North Huntingdon Township this morning.

General election day in Pennsylvania is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and anyone in line at 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote. The state has an online tool to let voters find their polling place by entering their address here. For more

Ten candidates — five each on the Republican and Democratic ballots — have formed competing factions in the race for five seats on the Norwin School Board. The board has been divided into two factions for 22 months and voters likely will determine Nov. 7 which slate of candidates will

Westmoreland County judges selected a former Cambria County school principal to serve a six-week stint as a member of the Norwin School Board. Matthew Thomas, 49, of North Huntingdon was named Monday as the replacement for school board member Joanna Jordan, who died in August. The deeply divided school board

Westmoreland County Commissioners are expected to award grants to three municipalities this week with money from the national opioid abuse settlements. North Huntingdon is slated to receive nearly $105,000, while Rostraver and Lower Burrell will each receive $62,832 to operate drug prevention and education programs through municipal police departments. The

The Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas will make an appointment to fill a vacancy on the Norwin School Board. Four candidates were considered for the seat that opened up when Joanna Jordan died Aug. 1, but the board couldn’t reach a consensus. Jordan’s term expires in December. The Norwin

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has announced the names of 12 educators that have been nominated for the 2024 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year.

North Huntingdon anticipates spending about $148,000 for the township’s celebration of its 250th anniversary, which begins with a time capsule reveal and concludes with two days of festivities in mid-September. While the 2023 budget did not include money specifically for the semiquincentennial celebration, township Manager Harry Faulk said that money

If this measure passes, taxpayer funding for the library would be cut by 85%.