🌱 Leechburg man faces charges after Jefferson County traffic stop

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• Leechburg man faces charges after Jefferson County traffic stop

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
• Sunday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• State Police Report DUI Investigations And I-80 Deer Collision in Jefferson County (gantnews.com) — State police say a Leechburg man was arrested in Summerville Borough after a traffic stop where troopers allege they found drugs and determined he was driving under the influence. In separate Jefferson County incidents, another driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Young Township, and a Knox Dale woman escaped injury after hitting a deer on I-80.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• HAVIN Golf Outing - 2026 →
  Links At Spring Church, 3257 Balsiger Rd, Apollo
  9:00 am

Sunday June 14

• 4th Annual Pride in the Park →
  Kennedy Park, 531 Jackson Ave, Vandergrift
  12:00 pm

Monday June 15

• School Board Regular Meeting
  Kiski Area SD Central Administration Board Room
  7:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• Night At the Wax Museum →
  Casino Theatre, 145 Lincoln St, Vandergrift
  7:30 pm

Saturday June 20

• Discover Medicare →
  Community Library of Allegheny Valley, 1522 Broadview Blvd, Natrona Heights
  10:30 am
• 50th Strawberry Festival at The Burtner House →
  Burtner House, 1650 Burtner Rd, Natrona Heights
  11:00 am

Saturday July 18

• Journey Thru The Ages →
  Edgewood Winery and Event Center, 1637 PA-56, Spring Church
  7:00 pm

Tuesday July 28

• Stories in the Park →
  Community Library of Allegheny Valley, 1522 Broadview Blvd, Natrona Heights
  12:00 pm

Friday August 28

• Metal Night →
  Edgewood Winery and Event Center, 1637 PA-56, Spring Church
  7:00 pm

Monday September 14

• Plum Girls Varsity Soccer @ Kiski Area →
  Kiski Area High School, 240 Hyde Park Rd, Leechburg
  7:00 pm

Friday September 18

• Ringgold Varsity Football @ Kiski Area →
  Kiski Area High School, 240 Hyde Park Rd, Leechburg
  7:00 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Penn-Trafford Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Kiski Area →
  Kiski Area High School, 240 Hyde Park Rd, Leechburg
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Catering Lead Assistant in Tarentum. Apply here.
• SBM Management posted a job opening for Custodian in Cheswick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leechburg here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Apollo

• Two Children from Seneca Escape Injury in Route 28 Crash (explorevenango.com)

Freeport

• Freeport passes $41 million budget, tax increase for Butler County residents (butlereagle.com)
• Towns gear up for Pride Month festivals this weekend (triblive.com)

Lower Burrell

• 300-mile walk across Pennsylvania aims to raise funds for veterans facing hardship (fox43.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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