radioNovo News for Johnstown: May 12, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 05/12/26          TESTIMONY BEGINS TODAY IN THE HOMICIDE TRIAL OF A SHADE TOWNSHIP MAN ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN HIS NEIGHBOR. A JURY WAS SEATED MONDAY FOR 69-YEAR-OLD GREGORY MOSTOLLER, WHO'S CHARGED IN THE 2023 DEATH OF CLIFTON EARL JOHNSON.           PROSECUTORS SAY JOHNSON WAS SHOT EIGHT TIMES IN HIS BARN, ALLEGEDLY OVER A PROPERTY DISPUTE. MOSTOLLER HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY, CLAIMING HE ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE WHEN THE VICTIM APPROACHED HIM WITH A WRENCH. THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOUR DAYS.          RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT IS MAKING HISTORY AS THE FIRST IN THE REGION TO EARN THE "GREAT PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL" DESIGNATION. THE HONOR, AWARDED BY THE STATE SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, RECOGNIZES RICHLAND FOR MEETING RIGOROUS STANDARDS IN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, FISCAL TRANSPARENCY, AND STUDENT SAFETY. SUPERINTENDENT ARNOLD NADONLEY SAYS THE AWARD VALIDATES THE HARD WORK OF STUDENTS AND STAFF, COMING ON THE HEELS OF BACK-TO-BACK BLUE RIBBON HONORS FOR BOTH THE ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS. RICHLAND IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY DISTRICT ACROSS BEDFORD, BLAIR, CAMBRIA, AND SOMERSET COUNTIES TO HOLD THE PRESTIGIOUS TITLE.