Announcing Tyrone's New Manager

Tyrone Borough Council terminates two police officers following an investigation

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Tyrone Borough Council voted Monday to terminate police Officers Traci Winters and Austin Miller. The officers had been on administrative leave for over a month following an investigation into unspecified events in the borough. The council's decision to terminate the officers follows a controversial meeting in February, which concluded [...]

Announcing Tyrone's new manager

Tyrone Borough Council members voted 7-1 during Monday’s meeting to appoint Kim Gurekovich as borough manager. Over her three decades of employment in Tyrone Borough, Gurekovich has worked alongside eight different managers and numerous mayors since July of 1995. She…

Two Officers Fired By Tyrone Borough Council

The Tyrone Borough Council voted to terminate police officers Tracy Winters and Austin Miller, and appointed interim manager Kim Gurekovich to a permanent role, prompting significant community backlash.  WJAC News reports that, despite residents connecting the firings to a previous, contentious meeting regarding a K-9 officer’s retirement, Mayor John Harlow reportedly denied that public comments led to the dismissals.  Also, the council’s action…