Armstrong County News

Downtown Indiana and the Jimmy Stewart Museum will inaugurate new pedestrian crossing announcements featuring the voice of Rich Little as Jimmy Stewart at noon Thursday at Renda Broadcasting Headquarters at the corner of Ninth and Philadelphia streets.

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crews have removed some 200 deer carcasses piled in a yard in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County.

There will be no increase in spending or in taxes and no loss of services for residents in a proposed 2010 Armstrong County budget of $17.9 million presented to the public by the county commissioners yesterday.

The state Department of Transportation this morning will begin removing about 200 deer carcasses from a residence in Armstrong County, a state lawmaker said late Tuesday.

Mitch Fryer can be reached via e-mail or at 724-543-1303, ext. 1342. With the job market not being something to count on right now, someone looking for employment may want to count on the census bureau and become a census taker.

Rotting deer carcasses collected by an Armstrong County man contracted to remove them from southwestern Pennsylvania roadways have angered some neighbors.

Rotting deer carcasses collected by an Armstrong County man contracted to remove them from southwestern Pennsylvania roadways have angered some neighbors.

Police in Armstrong County are searching for a man who robbed a bank in East Franklin Township on Friday.

Police still are searching for a bank robber who used a bomb ploy to steal money in Armstrong County last Friday.

The following people were committed to the Armstrong County Jail on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, according to jail records: * Jonathan Matthew Rearick, 18, of 366 Second St., Leechburg, by the court on a bench warrant for failure to appear.

Share + Nov 14, 2009 6:05 pm US/Eastern KITTANNING State police in Armstrong County are searching for a suspect following a bank robbery Friday.

State police are looking for a man who robbed an Armstrong County bank saying he had a bomb.

The Apollo Area Historical Society will take a day trip for the silver anniversary celebration of the Oglebay Winter Festival of Lights in Wheeling, W.Va. on Dec.

Share + Nov 11, 2009 8:16 pm US/Eastern Reporting Mary Robb Jackson RIMERSBURG 1 of 1 "This is my life, my future.

The following people were committed to the Armstrong County Jail on Saturday and Sunday, according to jail records: * Eric Tyrone Whiting, 27, of 1153 Laurel Drive, Vandergrift, by the probation office on a probation violation for failure to abstain from alcohol.

Two Armstrong County men are being charged in connection with a weekend mugging in Pittsburgh and subsequent chase in the Springdale area.

An underground mushroom farm in Armstrong County plans to lay off 260 workers because of falling demand and increasing competition from other farms.

The following is a partial list of criminal cases handled by Judge James J. Panchik at a sentence court on Nov.

South Greensburg's outgoing tax collector recommended to borough council Monday that his replacement be invited to attend at least one council meeting annually.

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