Parkesburg to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 with bell tolling, flags at half‑staff
Keystone Valley Fire Department will toll its station bell at six moments on Sept. 11, 2026, and flags at municipal sites will be lowered to half-staff by order of the mayor.
On Sept. 11, 2026, the Keystone Valley Fire Department will sound its station bell at key times to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks: 8:46 AM (North Tower struck, American Airlines Flight 11), 9:03 AM (South Tower struck, Flight 175), 9:37 AM (Pentagon struck, Flight 77), 9:59 AM (South Tower collapses), 10:03 AM (United Airlines Flight 93 crashes in Somerset, PA), and 10:28 AM (North Tower collapses). Mayor John P. Hagan II has ordered flags at the Municipal Complex and the Keystone Valley Fire Department lowered to half‑mast at 8:30 AM until sunset; the Keystone Valley Fire Department and Parkesburg Borough Police Department say they will pray for, honor, and support families who lost loved ones. The notice closes with a remembrance quote from Joseph Campbell: "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself."