Scottdale News

A Scottdale business owner told borough council Monday night that parking tickets are scaring away her customers.

The Scottdale Chamber of Commerce is making plans for light-up activities in December.

An auction and dinner will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m Saturday at St. John the Baptist School, South Broadway.

The chill in the air resulted in a chill on the roads as drivers in Allegheny and surrounding counties battled ice on their morning drive.

A few Quarry Street residents are still reporting problems of flooding they claim stemmed from a paving project in that part of Mt.

Students at St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Scottdale had a whole slate of activities planned for Red Ribbon Week to promote a drug-free community.

Scottdale businessman Jack Davis was looking forward to Tuesday's general election after he secured both the Democratic and Republican nominations for a 3rd Ward council seat in Scottdale.

Tuesday is the general election. While many races were determined in the spring primary, voters in the Fay-West area still have some positions that will be decided.

Connellsville's annual Thanksgiving Festival of Choirs will return in November with a thanks to "God and Country." A combination of local choirs will perform Nov.

Tonight, put on your Halloween costume, stop by the Scottdale Public Library and listen to Jamie Cochran read from her book "A Spooky House." For more information, call 724-887-6140. Come experience the sights and sounds of a 19th century in-home funeral along with mourning practices, listen to tales of occurrences which took place at the very spot ...

Tom Currey of Scottdale has served as Connellsville's health and code officer since February, when he began as a part-time officer.

West Overton Museums, near Scottdale, is a peaceful place. On Oct. 30 and 31st, however, people can experience another side of this historic village during Other Worldly Weekend.

Autumn is here, and the leaves are falling. Please bag them and put them in front of the curb so the borough street crew can pick them up.

Laurel: To the Southmoreland School District. This week, local elementary and middle-school students walked a short distance to school as part of Safe Routes to Schools.

From dinners to house tours, the Scottdale Historical Society has held several different fundraisers to make its plans of turning the Loucks House on Chestnut Street into a bed and breakfast.

Connellsville City Council has voted to retain Veolia Environmental Services as its garbage hauler, and residential customers will see a rate decrease.

A former Westmoreland County Prison supervisor, fired after officials implicated him in the fallout from an alleged beating of an inmate, wants his job back.

The Connellsville Area School District Board of Directors took another step toward a proposed $54.8 million renovation of Connellsville Area Senior High School.

Dawson Volunteer Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 tonight in the fire station.

Other than a few right-of-way concerns and some local business inquiries, PennDOT representatives are not expecting any bumps in the road for the estimated $2 million bridge replacement project along Route 819, the Scottdale/Dawson Road at the sharp curve in front of Groomes Transit bus company.