Armstrong County News

An Armstrong County musician is competing for national recognition in a prestigious country music competition, after about a decade of playing at local venues.

By Brian C. Rittmeyer , VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Last updated: 9:14 am Three men arrested for allegedly burglarizing an Indiana Township home also been have charged with breaking into a West Deer home the same day.

Gilpin Township and Leechburg fire departments responded to a report of a blown transformer at Grant Avenue and Pitt Street at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Renatta Signorini can be reached via e-mail or at 724-543-1303, ext. 1319. Learning about Kittanning's past and people was the most interesting part of putting together a photographic timeline of the borough's beginnings for writer Diane Acerni.

Westmoreland and Armstrong county commissioners said Wednesday it appears there will be no increases in real estate taxes for either county.

Most people remember the Patterson Farm off Route 56 in Kiski for its familiar silos, windmill, rows of sweet corn, gallon milk jugs and of course the cows.

The following people were committed to the Armstrong County Jail on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to jail records: * Keith Allen Walker Sr., 41, of 88 Mitchell Road, West Middlesex, by the court, on a charge of driving under the influence.

The following people were committed to the Armstrong County Jail on Monday and Tuesday, according to jail records: * Richard Lee Little, 27, of 304 Northern Ave., Kittanning, by District Judge James Owen, on charges of simple assault and harassment.

Sara Yassem won both party nominations for Region One school director in the May 15 Armstrong School District primary.

A 49-year-old South Buffalo man died Saturday afternoon of a single self-inflicted gunshot to the chest and falling from the Buffalo Bridge along Route 28, one mile north of Route 356 and the Freeport and Sarver exit.

Republican David Lancos wanted to be mayor of this town. He was rebuffed by the voters, and now wants to be a constable in the borough.

An effort to increase the availability of broadband Internet service in Indiana County has suffered a setback.

Investors looking for a safe and profitable place to put their money still face the risk of fraud, unless they carefully select their broker or investment advisor.

Leechburg Area School District has formally requested the options of changing its contract with Lenape Technical School or withdrawing from the vo-tech's governing body.

After his son was killed in Afghanistan in 2008, it would have been easy for Bob Girdano to shut himself off to the world, his friend Al Pulice said Sunday.

Share + Oct 19, 2009 7:13 am US/Eastern BOGGS TOWNSHIP A memorial in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County, was first dedicated in 2007, to remember the men and women from the area who gave their lives in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Two people were killed when their vehicle crashed into an SUV Saturday evening in Armstrong County.

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State Police in Kittanning said two men have died in an accident that occurred Saturday afternoon.

Two people have died following a two-vehicle crash in Boggs, Armstrong County early this evening.