🌱 Armstrong’s playoff upset puts a school first within reach
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- Armstrong’s playoff upset puts a school first within reach
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 62 and low of 43 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 51, low: 32.
- Friday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 42 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for 2026 playoffs Week 1 (triblive.com) — Armstrong, formed by the Kittanning–Ford City merger, is one win from its first WPIAL football semifinal after upsetting Woodland Hills 42–28. Senior quarterback Jaydon Oliver threw two touchdown passes and rushed for 105 yards as the No. 11 River Hawks earned Trib HSSN’s team-of-the-week recognition and a spot in the quarterfinals. 
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PTO Fall Fundraiser Pick Up
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Wednesday November 18
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Kiski Fall Play, "Radium Girls"
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Toy Drive (tentative)
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Jr. High District Chorus at Cranberry
Armstrong JSHS Kittanning, PA 16201
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PTO Fall Fundraiser Pick Up
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Armstrong County Band Concert at Apollo Ridge
Armstrong JSHS Kittanning, PA 16201
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Three Rivers Aces Vs Wooster Warhawks (Regular Season Game 3) →
Belmont Complex, 415 Butler Road, Kittanning
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Armstrong County Turkey Trot →
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399 Ford City Road, Freeport
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🗞 Nearby News
Kittanning
- AAA: National Average Falls 16 Cents in One Week (gantnews.com)
- Pennsylvania high school football: PIAA Week 12 playoff schedule, live broadcasts, scores, state rankings and statewide statistical leaders (maxpreps.com)
Freeport
- What we learned at Butler Eagle Basketball Media Day (butlereagle.com)
Leechburg
- The Stroller, Nov. 10, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley (triblive.com)
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