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August 14, 2017 / Front Page

Lonestar concert to support anti-bullying efforts locally

Sept. 2 event at Paradise Park is organized by the National Character Education Foundation

By A.J. PANIAN
Managing Editor

It was a moment that made all the work of the National Character Education Foundation (NCEF) worthwhile, according to Dave Rettig, the founder of the Zelienople, Pa.- based non-profit organization, which is devoted to recognizing, educating and promo More...

2017 Riverbration organizers hope to make a splash in the community

Event scheduled for Aug. 18-20 to continue an annual tradition for the area

By NICHOLAS VERCILLA
Staff Reporter

The 2017 Riverbration celebration will take place Aug. 18-20 on the South Water Street side of Kittanning Riverfront Park in the borough. More...

News

Antiquing event attracts array of seekers

Antique vendor Dixie Toy (left) confers with Pittsburgh’s John Suckling while examining an antique berry stomper during the 14th annual Antiquing Along the Allegheny event held Saturday at Kitt More...

911 CALLS

Armstrong 911 released the following report on recent incidents: * Kittanning Ambulance, West Kittanning Police Department, and West Kittanning Fire Department responded to alarms at 8:36 a.m. Aug. More...

POLICE REPORT

Pennsylvania State Police issued the following report on recent incidents: More...

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Sports

Pirates drop series against Blue Jays

Happ wins 3rd straight, Blue Jays hit 3 homers, beat Pirates 7-1

TORONTO (AP) — J.A. More...

Sam Hornish Jr. wins XFinity Mid-Ohio race

LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Sam Hornish Jr.’s experience at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course finally paid off. Hornish Jr. dominated in his home state to win the XFinity Mid-Ohio Challenge on Saturday. More...

Justin Thomas rallies to win the PGA Championship

CHARLOTTE, N.C. More...

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Local woman reflects on battle with polio

Worthington’s Judith Coggon Smith was one of first to be vaccinated

By JON ANDREASSI
Staff Reporter

One evening in 1952, when Worthington’s Judith Coggon Smith was just 14-years-old, she struggled to get herself into bed. The next morning, she found herself unable to walk completely. Coggon Smith and her family were at a loss as t More...

Great Dayton Fair Queen is crowned during ceremony

Newly crowned, 2017 Great Dayton Fair Queen Gabrielle Kriley (left) and runner-up Stephanie Schrecengost gather following Kriley’s coronation at the Dayton Fairgrounds. More...

Obituaries

Charles A. ‘Catfish’ Temsik

FORD CITY

Charles A. “Catfish” Temsik, 86, of Ford City, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot. Born February 12, 1931, in Ford City, he was a son of the late Charles E. and Josephine (Vrablic) Temsik. More...

Mary Alice Wiles

FORD CITY

Mary Alice Wiles, 84, of Ford City, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at her residence. She was born on Nov. 25, 1932, in Brady’s Bend, to Edward L. Zeitler and Mabel Kaylor Zeitler. Mary was a lifelong resident of the Brady’s Bend area. More...

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