Creighton appointed as Chesco Sheriff’s Office new captain
Kevin Creighton
The Chester County Sheriff’s Office announces the appointment of Kevin Creighton as Captain, bringing over 30 years of law enforcement experience to the agency.
Captain Creighton joins the Sheriff’s Office following a distinguished career with the Pennsylvania State Police, where he mostly served as Captain and Director of Operational Training with the Bureau of Training and...
County: drug overdoses dropped in 2025
Chester County had 55 confirmed* overdose fatalities in 2025, a 20% year over year decline from 2024, when there were 69 confirmed overdose fatalities. It was the lowest number of overdose deaths in nearly a decade. The continued downward trend reflects the impact of the County’s coordinated prevention, treatment, and community-based strategies.
The Chester County Commissioners said in a joint...
County one of 6 nationally to host youth mental health program
Chester County completed a CIT-Y training program on March 6, 2026.
Chester County is one of six counties nationwide selected by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Keystone to pilot the Crisis Intervention Team – Youth (CIT-Y) training program.
The CIT-Y program — an extension of CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) training — was created to address the growing number of youth with...
Walschburger named new County Administrator
Erik Walschburger
The Chester County Board of Commissioners today announced that Erik Walschburger has been appointed Chief Clerk and County Administrator.
“In his 15 years with Chester County government, Erik has established a record of hard work and skilled leadership,” said Josh Maxwell, Chair of the Chester County Board of Commissioners. “He’s the right person for this job, and I’m...
Major snowstorm — 1 to 2 feet — expected to hit Chester County Sunday evening
A National Weather Service chart showing predicted snowfalls — much of Chester County can expect 18 to 24 inches of snow.
A massive snowstorm appears likely to dump between one and two feet of snow around the greater Chester County area Sunday evening, with the biggest snowfall amounts likely to be in the southeastern portion of the county, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
A...
Chester, suburban counties back Philly effort to restore slavery exhibits
Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, and Delaware Counties filed a joint amicus brief in support of the City of Philadelphia’s court filings seeking to restore the slavery exhibits at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, which the U.S. National Park Service recently removed.
The Counties’ legal filing describes their proximity to and shared history with Philadelphia, their connections to the...
ICE will likely get local police killed if this continues
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgann.bsky.social
You may have seen the video of Immigration and Customs Enforcement “officers” ripping people out of a car the other day on Phoenixville. Over the last few months, we’ve seen this all around the county, especially hitting our agricultural sector.
What we saw on video this week was horrifying, probably illegal and just another day...
County awards $3.2M for emergency housing
The Chester County Commissioners joined other officials and Friends Association leaders for a ribbon-cutting of a new 10-unit non-congregate emergency housing facility in West Chester.
The Chester County Department of Community Development (DCD) has awarded $3,270,000 to Friends Association for the creation of a new 10-unit non-congregate emergency housing facility in West Chester. This funding...
What To Do: Parades, Christmas tree lightings abound this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
14th Annual Holiday Home Tour
The Christmas holidays have officially arrived.
Thanksgiving was a week ago and the holiday season is now moving full speed ahead with a huge array of special events.
On December 6, the West Chester Public Library (https://www.wcpubliclibrary.org/holidaydoortour) will hold its 14th Annual Holiday Home Tour, featuring...
Avondale, West Grove fire companies vote to merge operations
The membership of two of Chester County’s oldest fire companies – the Avondale Fire Company (AFC) and the West Grove Fire Company (WGFC) – approved a plan to merge into a single fire department at meetings held on Saturday.
The approval of the historic merger plan is the result of more than 18 months of meetings and discussions among the organizations, area municipal officials and experts,...
