The Point Rocks | radioNovo News for Johnstown: July 1, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 07/01/26          15-YEAR OLD ANDRE BLACKWELL-SIMMONS WILL STAND TRIAL AS AN ADULT ON A HOMICIDE CHARGE FOR A FATAL MAY 14 SHOOTING IN THE CITY'S KERNVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD.          DISTRICT JUDGE KEVIN PRICE RULED TUESDAY THAT PROSECUTORS PRESENTED ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO MOVE THE CASE FORWARD IN ADULT COURT.           BLACKWELL-SIMMONS IS ACCUSED OF KILLING 38-YEAR-OLD FREDRICK MYERS INSIDE HIS HOME DURING A DISPUTE OVER STOLEN DRUGS.          JOHNSTOWN IS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.           THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM CITY MANAGER ART MARTYNUSKA DURING TUESDAY'S ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.............. HIGHLIGHTING PROGRESS ON BLIGHT REMOVAL, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.           BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS PRAISED THE PRESENTATION, NOTING A RENEWED SENSE OF OPTIMISM AND COLLABORATION THROUGHOUT THE MUNICIPALITY.          SOMERSET COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE SEEKING PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON A PROPOSED ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE TRAIL NETWORK.          AN ONLINE SURVEY IS UNDERWAY TO GAUGE RESIDENT CONCERNS AND IDENTIFY PREFERRED ROUTES, AS PLANNERS LOOK TO BOOST TOURISM BY CONNECTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH RURAL ROADS.