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Road Work Set For Jackson and Concord Townships
Several local roads will be shut down later this week in Jackson and Concord Townships. In Jackson Township, Pattison Street Extension will be closed for three to four weeks beginning Wednesday. The closure will run from Autumn Wood Drive to Gate Dancer/Old Ehrman Road in Cranberry Township. Access from Hartzell Road to Pattison will also be closed.
RUTH KATHRYN (REID) REEGER, 91
Ruth Kathryn (Reid) Reeger, 91, of New Florence (East Wheatfield Twp.), PA died on Sunday, July 14, 2024, at her home. The daughter of James T. and Ruth H. (Greene) Reid, she was born on February 12, 1933, in Homer City, PA. She loved crocheting, playing board games and cooking...
TWO VEHICLES DAMAGED BY FIRE AT BLAIRSVILLE WALMART
A car was destroyed by a fire Tuesday afternoon in Burrell Township. Blairsville and Black Lick firefighters were summoned to the parking lot of the Blairsville Walmart around 11:49 a.m. for a car that was fully engulfed by flames. Ab Dettorre with the Blairsville Fire Department said that car was a total loss and one next to it sustained damage from melted plastic.
FIVE POWER LINES DOWN REPORTED ON MONDAY
First responders were busy yesterday with multiple calls related to utility lines coming down. The first such call was at 2:40 PM yesterday as a line went down along Two Lick Drive in White Township. Four other calls were reported by Indiana County 911 between 4:58 PM and 7:26 PM in locations in Rayne, Canoe, Green and Banks Townships.
MOTIONS HEARING SET FOR SUSPECT IN GAREFFA KILLING
A motions hearing is set for today for one of the people accused in the death of Hayden Gareffa. Court Documents show that the hearing for 20-year-old Summer Settlemeyer will be held today in front of Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco. The hearing is dealing with motions concerning Settlemeyer’s mental health. She was one of seven adults and one juvenile that were charged with coercing Gareffa to leave his grandmother’s home and stabbed him multiple times before leaving him for dead in a field of tall grass off Oneida Mine Road in Brush Valley Township in 2022. Settlemeyer is charged with criminal homicide, kidnapping to facilitate a felony, kidnapping to inflict injury or terror, aggravated assault, conspiracy to those four charges along with statutory sexual assault.
Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever use fourth-quarter rally to down Minnesota Lynx
Rookie sensation Caitlin Clark had a rough first three quarters but turned it on as the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx late. The post Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever use fourth-quarter rally to down Minnesota Lynx appeared first on On3.
Area native gets creative with special Oreo flavors
If you’ve dunked any of these specialty flavors of Oreos — Oreo x Super Mario, Red Velvet Oreos, Hot Cocoa Oreos, Oreo Churro, Oreo x Sour Patch Kids (SPK) and the recently released Oreo x Star Wars, you’ve enjoyed the labors of former Hollidaysburg native Allison Kristofco.
Groups combine efforts to identify headstones, gravesites at historic cemetery in Somerset Township
In Somerset Township, the Old German Lutheran Cemetery is a historic gravesite that dates back to the 18th century, the resting place for four Revolutionary War soldiers and more than 110 others. Time, however, has taken its toll on the cemetery, which had fallen into disrepair – sheep had roamed...
AASD summer food service program booming
The Altoona Area School District is seeing a nearly 40% increase in the number of students who have participated in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s summer food service program so far this year. Federal funding for the program is dependent on student participation, but the program always costs the...
Patriots Pile Up 16 Hits in Lopsided Win over SeaWolves
ERIE, Pa. - The Somerset Patriots were propelled by a 16 hit offensive explosion in their 10-3 victory over the Erie SeaWolves on Saturday night in game five of a six-game series at UPMC Park. Eight different batters had a hit, while six different Patriots had multiple hits in the...
Bookmobile up and running
EBENSBURG — The Central Cambria School District’s “Book” Mobile will make four stops Wednesday, July 17, to deliver free books for children to read over summer vacation. The van will make hourlong stops at different locations within the Central Cambria School District, starting at 10 a.m....
A star spangled effort: Jackson girl raises money for cancer research with patriotic stars
JACKSON TWP. – A simple craft enjoyed by a 9-year-old and her dad has become a chance to help those battling cancer, including her grandmother. McKenna Wilson has raised around $2,000 painting red, white and blue stars on the yards of friends and family. The money raised will be donated to Johns Hopkins' cancer research center.
McAdoo, Peterson homer; Curve beat Baysox
ALTOONA — Rolling through a third straight bullpen day, Altoona picked up a 5-3 win over the Bowie Baysox in Eastern League action on Sunday afternoon at Peoples Natural Gas Field to finish off their week-long series. With the win, Altoona (10-8, 39-48) is now 22-9 in their last...
White Township man waives strangulation charge to Armstrong County court
KITTANNING — Strangulation and other charges against an Indiana County resident have been waived to court. On Wednesday, James William Taylor’s right to a preliminary hearing was waived, a move which prompted Kittanning Magisterial District Judge Kenneth Bussard to bind their case over to the Armstrong County Court of Common Pleas.
City woman allegedly left baby inside hot vehicle
A city woman previously accused of placing her children in danger is now behind bars after allegedly leaving her 4-month-old baby inside a closed vehicle during a heat wave while she went grocery shopping, court documents state. Jade Sasha Diggs, 40, was arraigned Monday by Magisterial District Judge Paula M....
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