North Apollo News

Tough times were dimming two families' hopes of celebrating Christmas until a police officer stepped in to help.

An Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty to molesting a North Apollo teen he met on the Internet.

With continuing human fallout from the recession mounting, officials at area food banks and food pantries are concerned about meeting a growing demand for their help with shrinking resources.

Tickets for Comedy Night at the Elks are available. Comedy Night will be held on Nov.

An Apollo man arrested last summer for trying to lure what he thought was two girls to have sex with him is accused of molesting a real 15-year-old girl.

Julie Otell Johnson, 39, of McGrann, was charged with driving under the influence after she lost control of her car along Byron Street and struck a utility pole at 2:53 p.m. Oct.

Bethel Township and Ford City fire departments responded to a vehicle accident along Logansport Road at 9:08 a.m. Sunday.

Fall Gathering reservations due The Fall Gathering of the Presbyterian Women in the Kiskiminetas Presbytery will be held at 10 a.m. Oct.

Cornman named to dean's list Trina M. Cornman, a freshman in the Mylan School of Pharmacy at Duquesne University, and daughter of Thomas and Debra Cornman of Kittanning, has been named to the fall 2008 and spring 2009 deans list.

Many of the 13 communities in the Kiski Valley Water Pollution Control Authority have fixed their aging sewerage systems over the years, but a handful of municipalities still are working on projects.

Kiski Township and North Apollo fire departments responded to an odor of gas inside a structure at 195 McKinstry Hill Road at 3:50 p.m. Monday.

Brian C. Rittmeyer can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4701. Apollo-Ridge School District should build a new football stadium -- and they should build it at Owens Field.

Sen. Arlen Specter fields a question from John Phillips of North Apollo during his town hall meeting in Kittanning, Mr.

Leechburg and Gilpin fire departments responded to a report of a gas leak at 309 Pitt St., at 12:11 p.m. Wednesday.

The Apollo Area Economic Development Council was formed in 1993 with representatives from local governments in Apollo, North Apollo, Kiski Township and Washington Township as well as individuals from other communities.

Aug. 2--James Roundtree III and his brothers marveled at the Apache attack helicopter parked Saturday in a field next to the North Apollo Church of God, racking their brains for the best adjective to describe it.

The Apollo Fourth of July Salute to the Armed Forces and Fireworks committee is selling tribute DVDs honoring the five local soldiers killed fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The following people were committed to the Armstrong County Jail on Wednesday and Thursday, according to jail records: * Raymond Timothy Habovick, 19, of 113 Alpine Woods Drive, Kittanning, by District Judge Gary DeComo on charges of robbery and criminal conspiracy.

George Guido can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4689. The long-awaited stormwater/sanitation sewerage-separtion project in the borough will begin soon.

Apollo marks visit by Wounded Warrior Project The Wounded Warrior Project moved through Apollo on July 3. The 342-mile walk across the state began in Philadelphia on June 20 and was held to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project which helps soldiers injured in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.