AHS Class of 2022 parade is held, graduation coverage coming Friday
| May 26, 2022
Armstrong Senior-Junior High School held a parade on Tuesday night for graduating seniors, including Riley Koch (pictured). The event’s route took participants through Ford City...
Uvalde incident impacts area school districts
By PATRICK CLOONAN
For The Leader Times | May 26, 2022
Tuesday’s school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, hit home in west-central Pennsylvania. “As parents and educators we are deeply saddened by the events that took place,...
Numerous nonprofits benefit from ACCF Week of Giving
By DENNIS PHILLIPS
Associate Editor | May 26, 2022
The Armstrong County community once again showed its generosity toward the nonprofit community. The Armstrong County Community Foundation (ACCF) this week announced that 34 nonprofits...
Ford City Lions donate bullet proof vests to Armstrong County humane officers
FOR THE LEADER TIMES | May 26, 2022
FORD CITY, Pa. — The Ford City Lion’s Club raised more than $1,700 to purchase bullet-proof vests for Armstrong County’s humane police officers (HPOs). The...
COVID-19 CASE UPDATE
State agency also reports 89 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases, and 14 more probable cases, during past week, in county The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health (PA DOH) website on Wednesday reported...
‘Precious individuals’ taken in Texas school shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — One student was an avid runner, so fast she swept the races at field day. Another was learning football plays from his grandfather. One girl sensed...
Officer in Buffalo supermarket attack honored at funeral
GETZVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The retired police officer killed while trying to stop the gunman in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket was awarded the department’s medal of honor...
Jonathan Arthur Blackburn
| May 26, 2022
Jonathan Arthur Blackburn, 23, of Worthington, was born June 14, 1998, on the Blackburn Family Farm, Armstrong County, where he...
William ‘Bill’ H. Fry
| May 25, 2022
William “Bill” H. Fry joined the heavenly choir on May 23, 2022. He was born in Kittanning to the late...
Jack Allen Schultz
| May 25, 2022
Jack Allen Schultz, 81, of New Bethlehem, passed away Monday, May 23, 2022, resting peacefully in his home. He was...
River Hawks advance to WPIAL 5A championship with 6-4 win over North Hills
| May 25, 2022
The Armstrong varsity softball team is headed back to the WPIAL Class 5A title game following a thrilling, 6-4 victory over North Hills in the semifi- nal round on Tuesday...
Pirates promote Roansy Contreras and Cal Mitchell
| May 25, 2022
The Pittsburgh Pirates are addressing their depleted outfield depth by calling up Cal Mitchell, along with right-handed pitcher Roansy Contreras, from Triple-A Indianapolis for Tuesday’s game against the Colorado Rockies....
Mitch, Kenny or Mason? Steelers’ quarterback derby now in full swing
| May 25, 2022
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin isn’t into drawing conclusions on anything in the middle of the spring. Not when the Pittsburgh Steelers coach is watching his players run around without...
