SOME WESTMORELAND COUNTY EMPLOYEES FALL VICTIM TO BUDGET IMPASSE

Westmoreland County employees are receiving furlough notices as the county works to reduce expenses amid a state budget impasse.

Officials confirmed that 125 workers will be affected while lawmakers in Harrisburg continue debating the budget. Nearly one-quarter of the county’s funding comes from the state, and it remains unclear when the furloughed employees may be called back to work.