Bike-vehicle accident
A 12-year-old boy was not injured when he was struck by a vehicle on Wednesday.
According to Connellsville police, the boy was riding his bicycle between an unnamed alleyway and East Patterson Street at approximately 12:30 p.m. when he was struck by a vehicle.
Fayette EMS transported the boy to Highlands Hospital as a precaution, but the boy was not injured, police said. The boy's name was not released.
Dunbar Township
Last day to appeal
property valuation
Today is the last day to appeal a 2010 reassessment property valuation. The Fayette County Assessment Office is accept all appeals postmarked by today. Send all appeals to Fayette County Board of Assessment, 253 S. Mt. Vernon Ave., Uniontown, PA 15401. Phone is 724-430-4028.
The Dunbar Township Tax Office will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. Appeal forms can be downloaded by logging on to www.fayetteproperty.org and clicking on the download appeal form on the home page. Appeal forms are available at the Dunbar Township Tax Office at 171 Hi-Way Supply Road in Dunbar.
For more information, call the tax office at 724-626-0804.
Donegal Township
Pair charged
in 2007 burglary
A Unity man and Connellsville woman have been charged in a 2007 burglary at a Donegal Township restaurant in which a safe containing $5,000 was taken.
Joshua L. Lopes, 22, of 41 Smolleck St., Whitney, and Jaycee D. Reese, 21, of 202A E. Green St., Connellsville, were charged with burglary, criminal conspiracy, receiving stolen property and theft by state police in connection with a Dec. 12, 2007, break-in at the Tall Cedars Restaurant. Trooper James McKenzie said Reese had worked as a cook at the restaurant.
Lopes and Reese, who lived together at the time of the burglary, were experiencing money trouble and were "becoming addicted to heroin," according to court documents.
The pair went to the restaurant when it was closed with the intent of stealing a cash register, but when no money was in the register, they took the safe, according to court records. Police said Lopes used a sledgehammer and crowbar to open the safe.
"Lopes related that the two had purchased pills, marijuana and a new bed (with the money taken)," McKenzie said in court documents.
Police said the safe was dumped on Paul Goode Road in Unity.
Lopes and Reese were released on their own recognizance pending preliminary hearings Aug. 21 before Ligonier District Judge Denise Thiel.
Wharton Township
Autopsy results of
pilot released
A Nevada pilot killed in a helicopter crash in Wharton Township last week died from multiple blunt force trauma to his head, torso and extremities, according to the Fayette County Coroner's Office.
Jonathan Todd Kidd, 33, of Las Vegas, was killed July 22 when the helicopter crashed in a field along Kirby Road in Forbes State Forest.
Forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht conducted the autopsy on Kidd.
His official cause of death is still pending toxicology tests, a spokeswoman for the coroner's office said.
Kidd was hired by Houston-based Geokinetics Inc. to deliver supplies to crews performing seismic survey work for Dominion Transmission Inc.
State police and other officials at the scene last week were investigating whether Kidd, who was shuttling supplies to crew members on the ground, lost control of the helicopter because the attached basket became tangled in trees.
Investigation into the crash by the National Transportation Safety Board continues.
In most cases, nine months to a year, the board will release a detailed factual report on a crash, including witness statements, autopsy and toxicology reports on the helicopter's occupants, the maintenance records and the pilot's flying history and medical records.
That report will be forwarded to a five-member safety board for review, and they will make an official determination of the cause of the crash.
Somerset
Meeting for Flight 93
National Memorial set
The Flight 93 National Memorial continues to grow closer and closer to groundbreaking and development. The public is encouraged to be a part of this lasting tribute and memorial and to attend the upcoming joint meeting of the Flight 93 Memorial Task Force and the Flight 93 Federal Advisory Commission to be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Somerset County Courthouse, Courtroom No. 1, 111 E. Union St. in Somerset. Important progress reports will be given on land acquisition, fundraising, memorial design and the newly formed Friends of Flight 93, among other reports.
Scottdale
Southmoreland lunch
program ends Aug. 14
The Southmoreland School District's 2009 summer food program continues through Aug. 14. Meals will be provided free of charge to all children 18 and younger. Adults may purchase meals for $3. For more information, call Lynn Huggins at 724-887-2015.
Meals will be provided from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Southmoreland High School in Alverton, 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Loucks Park in Scottdale, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. John's School in Scottdale, 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Regional Family YMCA in Mt. Pleasant, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at Huntingdon Village Apartments in East Huntingdon Township and 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Slope Hill Apartments in Mt. Pleasant.
Menus for August are:
• Monday: Steak and cheese fajita, glazed carrots, pineapple tidbits.
• Tuesday: Cheeseburger on bun, pickle spear, broccoli with ranch dip, mandarin oranges.
• Wednesday: Turkey and cheese sandwich on whole grain bun, carrot sticks with ranch dip, grape juice.
• Thursday: Garlic breadstick dunkers with meat sauce, salad, fruit juice sherbet.
• Aug. 7: Nachos with taco meat and cheese sauce, salsa, apricots, strawberry fruit bar.
• Aug. 10: Pizza, pepperoni, baby carrots with ranch dip.
• Aug. 11: Scottie sub, assorted sliced melon, mini Fritos.
• Aug. 12: Mashed potato bowl, gravy, cheese, corn, apple wedges.
• Aug. 13: Meatball sub with cheese, celery sticks with ranch dip, one-half banana.
• Aug. 14: Scrambled eggs with bacon and cheese, banana muffin, hash browns, orange juice.
Greensburg
Community-based
outpatient clinic
The Department of Veterans Affairs has a community-based outpatient clinic at 5274 Route 30 East, Unit 10, Greensburg. It offers primary care and mental health services to veterans. For more information, call 800-310-5001, or visit at www.vacbocs.com.
