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New hires and promotions Janie Leck-Grela, director of grants at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, has been appointed as the director of the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center. Her prior leadership positions include director of grants and development for the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland County and a grants project director for Arizona. In her […]

The holiday season may not be as busy as Mother’s Day, but it is an important time of the year for florists and greenhouse operators. “Other than Mother’s Day, Christmas is probably our biggest holiday. The Christmas season gives us an entire month to contribute to the holiday, where all of our other holidays are […]

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Churches plan Christmas eve services – Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Sinking Valley, will hold a 7 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight service with speaker Steve Katcher. – Wehnwood United Methodist Church will host a 10 a.m. service on Christmas Dve, the fourth Sunday of Advent. The church will host Christmas Eve candlelight services with communion at […]

Work on dismantling the Appvion paper mill in Roaring Spring is ongoing and the Roaring Spring Police Department is warning residents to keep off the property. In a public safety notice posted on the department’s Facebook page, the department reminded residents that the grounds, buildings, sheds and surrounding areas of the former paper mill, including […]

James L. Butler, 89, of New Enterprise, died on Nov. 22, 2023. He was born in Roaring Spring, the son of Vera (Stuard) and Henry Butler. Jim graduated from Roaring Spring High School in 1952. He served two years in the Army before graduating in 1959 with a degree in biology from Juniata College in […]

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring, earned a hospital safety grade of “A” this fall from The Leapfrog Group, a Washington-based nonprofit that promotes transparency in health care. “It’s the fruit of a long quality journey we’ve been on at Nason,” said CEO Tim Harclerode. “A lot of hard work went into (it).” The […]

Local history 50 years ago: 1973 The Woodbury Lodge 539 of Free and Accepted Masons, John R. Biddle worshipful master, received permission to build a new Masonic Temple on a parcel of land along Nason Drive, Roaring Spring. 25 years ago: 1998 Amtran, Eric Wolf general manager, was using a concept called “Team 2000” to […]

HOLLIDAYSBURG — A steam locomotive, rather than reindeer, will be pulling Santa around the area on weekends until he makes his big journey on Christmas Eve. The Everett Railroad had its first Santa Express excursion of the season on Friday. The weekend trips will continue until Dec. 23. Jenny Perla of Latrobe was riding on […]

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, November 17 through Thursday, November 23. The Thanksgiving holiday and the start of the holiday season is just about here, and lots of live music will take place on area stages on Wednesday night – Thanksgiving […]