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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.
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.
Pirates pipeline: Tsung-Che Cheng’s tweaked approach helping him settle in at the plate after slow start
ALTOONA, Pa. — For as well as Tsung-Che Cheng’s first few seasons in the Pirates’ farm system went, his start to the 2024 campaign was the inverse. Cheng, 22, entered May hitting just .167 for Double-A Altoona while striking out over 36% of the time. Curve manager...
Man who threw pitcher in court gets more time
HOLLIDAYSBURG — An Altoona man will do more time in prison — four to eight years — for hurling a stainless steel water pitcher across a Blair County courtroom in October 2021 after a jury convicted him of seven drug-trafficking offenses. Darwin Maurice Herring Sr., 42, on...
PENNDOT ANNOUCES NEW DATE FOR BOX CULVERT INSTALLATION OVER MARSH RUN
PennDOT has announced the re-scheduled date for the installation of a box culvert over Marsh Run in Indiana Borough and White Township. The new date is this Friday, July 18th and the project will happen from 7 AM to 7 PM that day. There will be some extra traffic restrictions in the project area of Wayne Avenue, as there will be one-lane flagging operations with closures up to five minutes expected as a crane gets placed to install the box culvert. On that day, motorists are encouraged to find an alternate route.
BLAIRSVILLE MAYOR EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER BUILDING WITHOUT PERMITS
During the Blarisville Borough Council Meeting, Mayor Ronald Evanko expressed some concern that people were not getting proper permits for home construction projects. Evanko said during the meeting that he is seeing construction projects, like roofing, going on for one day, but they do not have the proper permits for it. He said that having those permits is very important.
Rollover crash claims 1
A city man was killed in a one-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon in Hollidaysburg. According to state police, David Eugene Reed, 61, was the front seat passenger in a Jeep Wrangler driven by Brenton L. Ross, 54, of Altoona. Ross was traveling west on Turkey Valley Road, Frankstown Township, about 4:05...
Across the area
Laurel Highlands Historical Village continues to collect food, paper goods and hygiene products for area veterans who need help. LHHV will be at the Ebensburg Walmart from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, July 19. LHHV continues to support any veteran and their family seeking help. LHHV is also...
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.
Household waste collection set
The Intermunicipal Relations Committee will collect household hazardous waste from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at the Jaffa Shrine. Pre-registration at ircenvironment.org is required, although there’s no need to print tickets to show at the event. While pre-registration is free, off-loading of hazardous materials is not:...
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.
In the news on this date: July 16
Vickie Harshbarger of Prospect Park won first place in an Altoona Recreation Commission poster contest on good nutrition among its 22 playgrounds. Steve Gerhart of Wright School won second place and Nancy Shellenberger of Wilson playground third place. 25 years ago: 1999. The Pennsylvania Drought Emergency Task Force recommended that...
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.
BARRY C. FAILS, 76
Barry C. Fails, 76 of Blairsville, PA, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024 at his home. He was born April 10, 1948 in Indiana, PA, the son of the late Raymond Fails and Clare (McFeaters) Fails. He was a gas well driller for many years. He was a lifetime member of the Eagles and Coral-Graceton Sportsman Club and a social member of the VFW of Blairsville & New Florence. Barry was a member of the Black Lick Volunteer Fire Company for over 20 years where he enjoyed driving the International Pumper Truck. He enjoyed running demolition derbies for many years, working on cars, riding his Harley and deer hunting.
Old Timers’ day approaching
All former area baseball players and guests are invited to the annual Old Timers’ Baseball Club Picnic event at DelGrosso’s Amusement Park Pavilion No. 3 on Aug. 1. The event begins with beverages of water and soda at 3:30 p.m. (You may bring your own canned alcohol beverages).
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...
Park Home Altoona Baseball Classic roundup
(Host: Centennial Field, AIYBL) Greenwood Meadows (EEYBL) 10, Thompson Pharmacy (AIYBL) 0: Multiple hits—Meloy 2, Pike 2 (GM). WP—McGinnis (GM). LP—B. Miller (TP). SO—McGinnis 10 (GM), B. Miller 1, Giger 3 (TP). Locker Room (AABA) 6, Sisto Law (AABA) 4: HR—Hoyer 2, D. Pyo (SL). Multiple...
City man arrested on drug charges
A city man is facing felony drug charges after allegedly selling heroin to a person who then overdosed. Eugene Irwin Ehredt, 32, was arraigned Monday by Magisterial District Judge Benjamin F. Jones on four felony counts of possession with intent to deliver, one felony count of criminal use of a communication facility, one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia and four misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance.
Grocery Outlet may be headed to Kmart site
A Cleveland real estate firm has applied to Logan Township for zoning and building permits in preparation for placing a Grocery Outlet store in part of the vacant former Kmart building on Plank Road near Logan Valley Mall. The application from Goodman Real Estate Services Group includes the email address...
Klausman walks it off for BCO
Jordan Klausman drew a bases-loaded walk to earn a walk-off win for Blair County Oil in a 5-4 triumph over Refresh Med Spa in a Greater Altoona City League game at Prospect on Monday afternoon. Winning pitcher Mike Turiano doubled for BCO, and Jake Weibley tripled and drove in a...
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