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TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County water rates will remain unchanged for the third straight year under a 2021-2022 operating budget approved Wednesday. Authority board members unanimously voted to adopt the nearly $104 million budget that allocates about $7.3 million for routine capital improvement projects and maintenance of the water and sewer systems. “It’s very important to remember that, by our growth, we’ve been able to keep rates steady,” said board Cha...

The spread of covid cases in the four ZIP codes covering most of the North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin areas continued to drop for the fourth consecutive week, falling to just 4.1% for the seven-day period ending Jan. 18, according to state Health Department data. The number of confirmed covid cases in

Norwin School District will not raise real estate taxes more than 3.9% for the 2021-2022 school year, under a resolution the school board approved Monday. By passing the resolution under Act 1, the board members promise not to raise property taxes more than the state-determined inflationary index of 3.9%. The

Irwin will return to virtual meetings when council conducts its business until further notice, at least until the governor lifts the limits on in-person gatherings. With little fanfare and no criticism of Gov. Tom Wolf, council voted 5-1 on Jan. 13 to return to the virtual meetings that can be

TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Most Westmoreland County employees won’t see additional pay this month for working during the covid-19 pandemic, but commissioners Thursday agreed to a bump in wages for workers from a private company providing care at the county-owned nursing home. The pandemic pay was included in a contract extension with Dedicated Nursing Associates of Delmont to provide staff to assist with operations at Westmoreland Manor in Hempfield. Commissioners Sean Kertes and Gina Cerilli approve...