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01/16/2025

The Noon News Hour 1/16/25 courtesy of Hillside Manor Personal Care Home

01/16/2025

Congrats to our friends at Fay-Penn Economic Development Council

Today we recognize a significant milestone! Happy 34th Anniversary Fay-Penn! 🎉🎉🎉 Some board and staff members are pictured at our headquarters.

01/16/2025

Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Uecker has passed away at the age of 90

01/16/2025

Americans are hungry for protein—and loading up on a food they haven’t bought since the 1970s.

01/16/2025

Fayette County Commissioners Meeting 1/16/25 Courtesy of Proden & O'Brien Attorneys at Law and Jon Marietta for We the People.

01/16/2025

From the Davis and Davis Attorneys at Law Studios, it's the News Hour Half Hour Power Hour for 1/16/25! (Feat. School Delays)!

01/16/2025

DirecTV is launching a sports streaming service featuring NFL games and other major sports leagues in a deal for programming from 40 channels owned by Walt Disney Co., Fox Corp., Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal and others.

01/16/2025

Sandy Howell Notary Services, LLC Owners Ed & Sandy Wolinski

01/16/2025

Courtesy of Lin's Asian Cuisine

Expansion work at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport is on schedule. The chairman of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority told officials this week that work is on pace to have the expansion of the airport's main terminal building finished by Christmas. Hopes are to increase usage of the airport.

01/16/2025

Courtesy of Fayette Furnace Company - Call (724) 438-5400

A home in North Huntingdon Township appears to be heavily damaged following a fire last night. Crews from multiple departments were dispatched to the property on Otis Drive shortly before 8 p.m. Firefighters were able to get the blaze under control in a little over 30 minutes, according to dispatchers. No injuries were immediately reported.

01/16/2025

Courtesy of Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation (FACT)

Hempfield Area High School boys basketball coach Bill Swan is on paid administrative leave as district officials investigate unspecified allegations. Hempfield Superintendent Mark Holtzman has confirmed that administrators are looking into some information that they received during the school board meeting on Monday. Swan, who is also a guidance counselor at the school, has declined to make any public comment on the situation. Assistant coach Mark Katarski is filling in for Swan.

01/16/2025

Courtesy of Janney Montgomery Scott

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Western Pennsylvania this morning. Snow is moving into the Greater Pittsburgh area just as many drivers start to head out for the morning commute. Traffic will likely be impacted this evening as well as snow continues into tonight.

01/16/2025

After four years in the White House – and a half-century in Washington – President Joe Biden has said farewell.

01/16/2025

WPIAL Boys High School Basketball Final Scores Wednesday 1/15/25
Sect 1(5A)
Greater Latrobe 68 Albert Gallatin 57

Non Conference:
Monessen 63 Beth Center 52
South Fayette 59 Lincoln Park 40

Girls High School Basketball Final Scores Wednesday 1/15/25
Sec 2(6A)
Upper St. Clair 63 Connellsville 23

Non Conference:
Brownsville 58 Carmichaels 23
Uniontown 40 Ringgold 38

01/16/2025

School Closings and Delays for Thursday 1/16/25. The list will continue to be updated. Courtesy of McClure and Wolf Certified Public Accountant and Magisterial District Judge Daniel Shimshock.

Albert Gallatin Area SD- Remote Learning Day
Aquinas Academy of Greensburg- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Avella Area SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Belle Vernon Area SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Bentworth SD- Closed
Beth-Center SD- Closed
Brownsville SD- Remote Learning Day
Burgettstown SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
California Area SD-Remote Learning Day
Canon McMillan SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Carmichaels SD- Remote Learning
Central Christian Academy- Remote Learning Day
Central Greene SD- Closed
Central Westmoreland CTC- Remote Instruction
Champion Christian Academy- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Charleroi SD- Remote Learning
Chartiers Houston SD- Remote Learning
Chestnut Ridge Christian Academy- Closed
Conn-Area Catholic School- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Connellsville SD- Remote Learning Day
Derry Area SD- Closed
Eastern Westmoreland Career&Tech-Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Faith Christian School Washington- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Fayette CTI- Remote Learning Day
Fayette County Headstart- Closed
Fort Cherry SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Franklin Regional SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Frazier SD- Closed
Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior HS- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Greater Latrobe SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Greensburg Central Catholic- Closed
Greensburg Salem SD- Closed
Hempfield Area SD- Remote Learning Day
Intermediate Unit #1 McMurray- Closed
Intermediate Unit #1 Redstone Campus- Closed
Intermediate Unit #1 Waynesburg Campus- Closed
Jeannette City Schools- Remote Learning Day
Jefferson Morgan SD- Remote Instruction
Laurel Highlands SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
St John the Evangelist School Uniontown- Remote Learning Day
St Sebastian Belle Vernon- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Uniontown SD- Remote Instruction
Ligonier Valley SD- Remote Learning Day
Madonna Regional Catholic School- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
McGuffey SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Monessen City SD- Closed
Monongalia County Schools WV- Remote Learning Day
Mon Valley Career & Tech Center- Remote Learning Day
Mother of Sorrows Murrysville- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Mt Moriah Christian School- Closed
Mt Carmel Christian School- Remote Learning Day
Mt Pleasant Area SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Norwin SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Penn-Trafford SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Peters Twp SD- Remote Learning Day
Preston County Schools WV- Closed
Ringgold SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Southeastern Greene SD- Closed
Senior Life Greene- Modified Schedule
Senior Life Uniontown- Modified Services.
Senior Life Washington- Modified Schedule
Southmoreland SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Trinity Area SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Trinity Christian School Morgantown WV- 2 Hour Delay
Turkeyfoot SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
Valley School of Ligonier- Closed
Verna Montessori School- Remote Learning Day
Washington SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day
West Greene SD- Closed
Yough SD- Closed/Flexible Instruction Day

01/16/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXyM2e0861c

Laurel Highlands School District Board Meeting 1/15/25 Courtesy of M&R Transit and Matt and Lexi George

Laurel Highlands School District Board Meeting 1/15/25 Courtesy of M&R Transit and Matt and Lexi George

01/16/2025

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01/16/2025

The Greensburg Salem at Geibel Boys Basketball Game that we were going to carry Thursday Night is also postponed.

Thursday, January 16, 2025 will be a flexible instruction day. All after-school activities are cancelled.