Author Archives: Bill Berry

A former Indiana man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on a narcotics charge. 46-year-old Walter Porter was already ...

The Homer City Borough Council is preparing a tentative budget for the following year, and this year’s Halloween parade was approved with an additional road closure. The council plans to approve...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that the nationwide test of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will take place on Wednesday, October 3, 2...

For the sixth straight year, IUP's enrollment numbers decline. In a news release, IUP announced that their total enrollment for the 2018-2019 school year is 11,325 students, which is a reduction of 99...

Paula Maureen Bell, 71, of Ligonier, PA, formerly of Blairsville, PA, passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, PA. The daughter of Paul A. Bell, Sr...

Indiana County's unemployment rate for the month of August went up, but not by much. After dropping four tenths of a percentage point in the month of July, Indiana's seasonally-adjusted unemployment r...

Center Township Supervisors are continuing spot-paving operations for the time being. At last night's Center Township Supervisors meeting, Supervisors Chairman Dave "Butch" Smyers said that they've ha...

If you get an unexpected message about an Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts on your cell phone tomorrow, it's part of a planned nation-wide test of those systems. The cell phone tes...

The PennDOT office of Public-Private Partnerships has announced that they will accept unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from now until the end of the year. This applies to PennDOT-owne...

IUP and other groups that are members of the Indiana Area Collaborative Team or I-ACT are getting ready for the upcoming homecoming weekend. Along with the annual homecoming parade and football game, ...