Elderton News

Ford City Fire Department responded to the odor of gas at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street at 3:16 a.m. Monday.

The Elderton Lions Club and Elderton High School have announced the students of the month for three recent months and the Ford City Lions Club and Lenape Elementary named a student for May: * The Elderton Lions Club and Elderton High School selected Paige Beers, daughter of Larry and Jodi Beers of Kittanning, as its March student of the month.

Distant Fire Department responded to an automatic fire alarm at 422 Broad St., New Bethlehem, at 12:41 p.m. Thursday.

King Lion Past District Governor Raymond Hayes Sr. opened the Rural Valley Lions Club 70th anniversary meeting at the Shannock Valley Community Recreational Lodge on May 5. He presented chevrons from Lions Club International to Lions Mark Cecchi and Rick Keeney for 20 years service, Louis Labino, 15 years service, Dorothy Smith and Patty ...

Kittanning hose companies 1, 4 and 6 responded for a possible fire along Johnston Avenue at 3:12 p.m. Friday.

Far from the noise of city life, the rolling farmland and quiet countryside of Armstrong County may seem an unlikely place to learn about heroin addiction.

Lance: To New Kensington Council. We asked almost every member of council to provide some details about the secret investigative report into alleged improper conduct by police Chief Chuck Korman.

'Summer plunge' pool party slated The eighth annual "summer plunge" pool party with admission to the pool at half price will be held noon-3:30 p.m. Friday at the Belmont Complex, East Franklin.

John L. Shaw Sr., 37, of 11334 Route 422, Elderton, was arrested and jailed after a fight in his home at 10 p.m. Thursday.

Graduations shown on ASD TV station The ceremony highlights from Ford City Junior-Senior High School and Kittanning Senior High School, including student speeches will be rebroadcast on Comcast/WIUP-TV Channel 20 at 6 p.m. June 15-21 and Comcast Channel 21 at 6 p.m. June 16 and 18.

The anti-secession group that has emerged out of Kittanning Township - if a few people is what you call a 'group' - are completely clueless of the facts about the secession efforts of HERO .

Joe Luketic knows he can't hold it off any longer. At 28 years old, the 1999 Kittanning graduate and accomplished local boxer is ready to move past the amateur ranks and begin training for a professional career.

Patrick Shuster can be reached via e-mail or at 724-543-1303, ext. 1337. Last night's graduation ceremony was filled with laughter and tears as the 50 graduates of the Class of 2009 shared their final moments together.

Informational workshop will deal with addiction An evening of information and discussion concerning the growing problem of heroin addiction in the area will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Smith Complex in Elderton.

Nutrition program offered to seniors The Armstrong County Board of Commissioners and Area Agency on Aging has announced that the Farmers Market Nutrition Program will be offered again this year to eligible Armstrong County seniors.

The Alice software was the key research project of Randy Pausch, Carnegie Mellon University's professor of computer science and human-computer interaction and design who died of pancreatic cancer in 2008 at the age of 47.

Totally uncivil : Springdale Council should be embarrassed it disbanded the Civil Service Commission in order to hire police officers.

Elderton fire department responded to a report of a vehicle accident in Indiana County at 9:04 p.m. Sunday.

A vehicle parked near 160 Penn Ave. was damaged between 2 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday.

Patrick Shuster can be reached via e-mail or at 724-543-1303, ext. 1337. A planned meeting between Armstrong and Apollo-Ridge school district officials to discuss the secession of the Elderton attendance area was called off this week after Apollo-Ridge officials determined the meeting had grown to be more than originally intended.