Kittanning News

The following people were committed to the Armstrong County Jail on Monday and Tuesday, according to jail records: * Vivian Judith Sye, 41, of 140 Queen St., Kittanning, by the probation office on a probation violation for failure to abstain from controlled substances.

The following reports were issued by the Kittanning Borough Police Department: * Three Kittanning men were arrested and jailed on drug possession charges on Tuesday in connection with a traffic stop on April 1. Matthew Ryan Stens, 26, of 1322 N. Water St.; Christopher William Powell, 26, of 651 Johnston Ave., and Earl William Wack Jr., 26, of 1140 ...

A husband and wife will be incarcerated and, combined, must repay $460,000 to two western Pennsylvania companies they bilked where the woman formerly worked as a secretary.

A Kittanning Township man was found dead near his home Wednesday after a friend reported he had not heard from the man in several days.

A judge in Armstrong County has denied a request for a new trial for a Kittanning man who is serving a sentence of 15 to 30 years in prison for shooting and killing his uncle.

A husband and wife will be incarcerated and, combined, must repay $460,000 to two western Pennsylvania companies they bilked where the woman formerly worked as a secretary.

A 20-year-old Kittaning woman was killed in a crash at the intersection of Toy and Claypoole roads in Armstrong County early yesterday.

A 20-year-old woman was killed in a crash in Armstrong County over the weekend. State police said the crash happened between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Sunday but no one reported the crash until about 12 hours later.

Far from the noise of city life, the rolling farmland and quiet countryside of Armstrong County may seem an unlikely place to learn about heroin addiction.

The Indiana Pops Concert Band will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Sunday in Mack Park near the ice rink.

Jason Cato can be reached via e-mail or at 412-325-4301. On the Job Stories, photos and videos from Trib's weekly series that spotlights people whose work goes unnoticed or underappreciated.

Applications are still available for Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, and the deadline has been extended to Dec.

USDA Farm Service Agency Armstrong County Executive Director Edward O. Huston II has announced that farmer and rancher candidate nominations will begin on Monday for local Farm Service Agency county committees.

West Kittanning fire department, along with Kittanning Hose Company 6 ambulance, responded to a report of a vehicle accident with entrapment at 316 First Ave.

The following people were committed to Armstrong County Jail over the weekend, according to jail records: * Edward Howard Berry Jr., 45, of 514 Pony Farm Road, Kittanning, by District Judge James Owen, in lieu of $5,000 bail, on charges of simple assault and harassment.

Sally Robinson of Kittanning was honored by the National Association of Postmasters of the U.S. with the NAPUS Lifetime Award at the general session of the NAPUS Leadership Conference in Arlington, Va.

Fire officials were surprised to find the source of a suspicious fire Thursday afternoon and are looking into why the relic was in the vacant mobile home.

Rex Rutkoski can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4664. As a musician, Joe Riskosky says, there are certain places you play that just give you a good feeling -- "it's just fun." The Waves of Thunder motorcycle show in Kittanning definitely is one of those places says The Remedy guitarist.

The Kittanning Public Library has placed the following memorial books on its shelves.

Three area men were arrested on burglary charges after they broke into a camp and stole a utility trailer and a variety of tools in early February.