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Employees in Westmoreland County’s controller’s office spend much of their work day staring at numbers. It was quite the welcome distraction Wednesday morning when volunteer handlers brought a parade of therapy dogs into the first-floor courthouse office for belly rubs and heads scratches during a brief 15-minute break in the
For the first time 13 years, Westmoreland County’s 1,400 retired government employees will not receive cost-of-living increases. “This is a very difficult budget and one where we couldn’t afford to do a COLA this year. Difficult decisions had to be made,” said Commissioner Ted Kopas. Retirees received 8.1% cost-of-living increases
ABC 6/FOX 28 received new information on Wednesday about a series of swatting calls that targeted three Ohio Republican lawmakers.
ABC 6/FOX 28 received new information on Wednesday about a series of swatting calls that targeted three Ohio Republican lawmakers.
Westmoreland County’s elected officials will receive bigger paychecks starting in January. Annual cost-of-living increases for 2024 will total nearly 3.5% for county commissioners and row officers, marking the third year in a row that elected leaders will see a significant bump in pay. Since the start of 2022, Westmoreland’s elected