Ford City News

Burrell Township, Bethel Township and Parks Township fire departments responded to a possible structure fire at 240 Lakeview Road at 9:33 a.m. Tuesday.

What: Presbyterian Men's 18th Annual Train Display: 'a variety of trains and lots of them' When: 2-4 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and Nov.

State Department of Transportation workers removed about 200 rotting deer carcasses Wednesday morning from the home of an Armstrong County man whose neighbors complained about the smell.

Downtown Indiana and the Jimmy Stewart Museum will inaugurate new pedestrian crossing announcements featuring the voice of Rich Little as Jimmy Stewart at noon Thursday at Renda Broadcasting Headquarters at the corner of Ninth and Philadelphia streets.

East Franklin Township Fire Department responded to a report of an infant locked in a vehicle at 143 Reed Road at 10:45 a.m. Sunday.

Kittanning and Ford City police departments were among 82 police departments recognized by AAA for their community traffic safety efforts, according to a news release issued Thursday.

A dinner/dance benefit for motorcycle accident victims Charlie and Debbie Allshouse will be held beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Power Play Sports Bar, Craigdell Road, New Kensington.

Christopher L. Corgnati, 23, of Ford City, was injured when his car struck a deer along Route 28 at 11:33 p.m. Wednesday.

Before they ever heard of a federal stimulus package or the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, township officials had their $10 million sanitary sewage project ready to go.

What: 'Radio T.B.S. ' When: 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday Admission: $10; $8 for age 12 and younger, and 65 and older Details: 724-763-3680; online Tickets on sale at the door and at Quality Inn Royle, Butler Road, West Kittanning, and Baer Beauty, Fourth Ave., Ford City Directions: Route 422 West toward Butler.

The hotly contested 2nd Ward borough council race for three seats brought out the voters on Tuesday.

Armstrong School District H1N1 vaccine clinics will be open from 5-8 p.m. at the following locations: Tuesday -- Ford City High School, for Lenape, Kittanning Township and Ford City students Wednesday -- West Shamokin High School, for West Shamokin, Shannock Valley, Elderton and Dayton students Thursday -- Kittanning High School, for Kittanning and ...

Roast beef dinner set for Sunday A roast beef dinner will be served thresherman style beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Manor Township fire hall, McGrann.

A Ford City woman was transported to ACMH Hospital on Thursday morning after the vehicle she was driving crashed into a school bus at 7:35 a.m. State police said Kaye M. Walker, 50, sustained minor injuries in the crash on Guthrie Road in Manor Township.

Appleby Manor Church is hosting its 18th annual train display on November 21st - 28th from 6:30 - 8:30 PM.

We held a "Community Day" celebration at Boulder Park in Ford City. The theme was "Giving Back to the Community." We received a lot of support from the area businesses and individual citizens.

Divine Redeemer holds luncheon There will be a soup and salad luncheon 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday at Divine Redeemer School Cafeteria, Fourth Avenue, Ford City.

All Susan Johns had to do was talk about her son Zack Zion. Johns, of Ford City, did that in speaking out against drugs to a group of 13- to 18-year-olds at Adelphoi Village in Kittanning on Thursday during the anti-drug observance known as Red Ribbon Week.

A Kittanning Township man accused of assaulting a Ford City police officer waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday.

A former councilwoman and candidate for council complained to council Monday about its financial record keeping, and that wasn't the only complaint aired by residents.