Irwin News

It's been 20 years in the making, but Westmoreland County Republicans finally had their day in Tuesday's general election.

After a quarter-century as Irwin's mayor, Daniel T. Rose was ready to step aside and let someone else serve the borough.

Pet Friends, Inc of Irwin and the Human Society of Westmoreland County are sponsoring a 'Cash Bash' to raise funds for the animals of both shelters.

As a member of an Army logistics unit during World War II, John Greguric found it difficult to deal with the death and destruction that followed the D-Day landings in Europe on June 6, 1944.

Five candidates are in contention for the four open at-large seats on Norwin's school board.

A brother and sister from Jeannette charged for the second time in two years in connection with the kidnapping of teenage girls on Friday rejected plea bargains that would have sent them both to jail.

The former Carradam Golf Club and a township public works site are among the North Huntingdon properties two committees are studying to consider the feasibility of building a recreation facility for the communities of North Huntingdon, North Irwin and Irwin.

Oct. 6 marked the first time North Irwin's streets were patrolled in the last six months.

Irwin business owners were reveling Thursday in the reopening of Main Street after almost 10 months of construction that ripped up the thoroughfare and diverted motorists around the business district.

Township and school district officials say they'll meet to discuss payments, $57,000 annually over eight years, that the township paid for district ball fields that Hempfield's rec department never used.

Halloween will start early throughout the area, with these events scheduled for next weekend: Bolivar * Costume parade: 2 p.m. Oct.

Terry Coyne sowed the seeds for her new floral and gift shop while working as a nutrition researcher for 13 years at the University of Pittsburgh during the late '80s and 1990s.

Leaders of Calvary Baptist Church in Irwin have a sales agreement for the former Oak Hollow Community Center in North Huntingdon and intend to continue to offer community-oriented services at the site.

Members of Irwin Project are looking into the possibility of connecting Irwin Park, Tinker's Run Park and Norwin School District with a walking trail.

For the first time in more than four months, North Irwin has a police officer. Borough council hired Michael G. Kresich as a part-time patrolman at a special meeting last night.

Mechtild "Meccy" Grapes spent many childhood hours hiking tree-shaded trails and catching crayfish in the stream on the North Huntingdon property of her late parents, Otto and Magdalene Ackermann.

A group of Mercersburg area residents is asking the local fire company to postpone demolition of one of the oldest stone houses in the borough.

To Todd Phillips, the Ephrata Fair parade is "a slice of Americana" - and the perfect elixir for what ails the country.

A Westmoreland County drug-testing company was recently questioned for administering a test on the property of a Latrobe business, said city police Chief Chuck Huska.

Parker Actuators Now Available with Standard Gearhead Options Irwin, PA, July 20, 2009 - " Parker's Electromechanical Automation Division, a leading supplier of motion control technology, announces that its Bayside brand of Gen II gearheads are now available as a standard option on its Daedal brand of HPLA and HLE positioners.