Avonmore News

A tree fell and killed a man in the woods of Washington Township in Westmoreland County.

Lance: To irresponsible political sign placers. Are you one of the people paid by a statewide political committee to stick signs in the ground? If so, go back out and get your signs off the sides of our highways.

A political newcomer questioning the incumbent's accomplishments will face off against a mayor who thinks she's accomplished quite a lot for the small borough of Avonmore.

The Washington Township district judge's office will reopen Tuesday morning, a day after the funeral for District Judge Lawrence Franzi.

A utility worker from Brookville, Jefferson County, was killed yesterday afternoon when he was struck by a coal truck while standing near Route 422 in Indiana County.

District Judge Lawrence Franzi was a serious man who still knew how to tell a good joke when the time was right, his friends said.

The presence of osprey along the Kiski River tells a lot about the work that has been done to clean up the waterway, Dr.

The Hyde Park Foundry sits at the bottom of the borough along the Kiski River at 326 First Ave.

Admission: $20 for two days . Tickets available at the gate. No additional charge for camping.

Four Elderton students were selected as band member of the month. They are: * Reba Sell, daughter of Sharon Sell of Elderton, was selected for November.

Crystal R. Frampton, 40, of Avonmore, suffered minor injuries when her car was struck broadside by a sport utility vehicle, driven by Jeffrey L. McCullough, 21, of Shelocta, at the intersection of Sportsman Club and Parkwood roads at 4:42 a.m. Wednesday.

Akers National Roll Co. , which has its U.S. headquarters in Avonmore, has notified the state it will idle its foundry facility in Hyde Park, northeast of Pittsburgh.

Occupation: Retired teaching assistant at the Westmoreland County Intermediate Unit.

State Police from the Kiski Valley Barracks responded to a domestic dispute on Butler Avenue in Avonmore Borough.

Fresh off a weekend of canoeing much of Armstrong County, Faith Watson has one idea for improving the Alle-Kiski-Connie Rivers Sojourn: Have it more often.