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May 6, 2017 / Front Page

The night the streets became streams

Spring storms put Armstrong County under water

By A.J. PANIAN
Managing Editor

From Kittanning to Applewold to Ford City to Cadogan to Leechburg, Mother Nature on Friday gave Armstrong County one big bath. More...

Death of Rural Valley man ruled accidental

Jonathan McEntire died of multiple blunt force traumas following accident

By JON ANDREASSI
Staff Reporter

The death of a Rural Valley man following a two-vehicle accident on Route 85 in Valley Township has been ruled accidental, according to a news release from Armstrong County Coroner Brian Myers. More...

News

Wanna drive fast? Racing program shows the right way

BOILING SPRINGS, Pa. More...

NTSB: 2 dead, no distress call in UPS cargo crash

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The crew of a propeller plane carrying UPS cargo made no distress call before the small aircraft landed hard enough to gouge the runway and break into pieces on Friday, a federal investigator said. More...

JAIL REPORT

The following were committed Friday to the Armstrong County Jail: * Michael Andrew Harkabusic, 32, of Farster Drive, Leechburg, on a bench warrant - failure to comply; * Jason Ray Hellings, 36, of Catskil Drive, Pittsburgh, on a vi More...

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Sports

The Next Step

Chrissy Conklin signed a National Letter of Intent on Thursday, committing to play lacrosse at Division II, Wheeling Jesuit University. More...

Rounding the bases

Area high school teams eye playoff hopes in final days of regular season

By JOE RHOADES
Sports Editor

Apollo-Ridge Vikings (3-10 overall, 3-9 in section) More...

Despite Stanley Cup run, expansion draft still looms for Pens

It was easy (and correct) to dump on the NHL earlier this month. More...

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Armstrong school district recognizes student achievements

Board praises full-day kindergarten program

By SARAH STEIGHNER
Staff Reporter

Armstrong School District’s board of education recognized two students for their exceptional achievements during Thursday evening’s meeting. West Shamokin Junior Senior High School senior student Rory Farester-Hall and Armstrong Jun More...

Art decks the hall

Apollo-Ridge Elementary School this week hosted an art show and book fair the evening of highlighting the students art work. More...

Obituaries

Marjorie Marie (Lobdell) Niemeier

FREDERICK COUNTY, VA.

Marjorie Marie (Lobdell) Niemeier, 90, of Frederick County, Va., passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Winchester Medical Center. Marjorie was born on Nov. More...

Jonathan Thomas McEntire

RURAL VALLEY

Jonathan Thomas McEntire, 25, of Rural Valley passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2017, at ACMH Hospital as a result of an automobile accident. He was born on Oct. 4, 1991, to Gerald T. More...

John Edward Grath Jr.

SHELOCTA

John Edward Graff Jr., 48, of Shelocta passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at his residence. He was born on Feb. 5, 1969, to John Sr. and June (Miller) Graff in Huntingdon. John was a member of the Shelocta Sportsmen’s Club. More...

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