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I-ACT MEETING TO ADDRESS IUPATTY'S EVENT
The Indiana Area Collaborative Team, (also known as "I-ACT") will hold its "all-stakeholders" meeting today in preparation for IUPatty's, the non-sanctioned festivities put on by IUP students every Ma...
Hometown1 Mar 16, 2026

UNITED NOW 30-0 AND INTO AA FINAL FOUR AFTER BEATING ROBESON
The United Lions took care of business on Saturday, but it was normal day at the office. They made the trip to Mechanicsburg and defeated Paul Robeson High School in the Class AA quarterfinals, and no...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2026

IUP'S WOMEN AND MEN BOTH ADVANCE IN ATLANTIC REGIONAL
The IUP Crimson Hawks' men and women both had outstanding days in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional basketball playoffs. The men started the day with a noon tipoff against Fairmont State. Mark Be...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2026

PENS RALLY TO TOP MAMMOTH
Still skating without Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, as well as Justin Brazeau, Sam Girard, and the now-injured Kevin Hayes, the Penguins nevertheless rallied to beat Utah on Saturday night. Paul St...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2026

BUCS' DAVIS FINALLY GETS A HIT, AND IT GOES A LONG WAY
Pirates catcher Henry Davis had gone 0-for-spring training entering Saturday's game against the Orioles, but he broke the slump with his first hit in 18 at-bats, a 396-foot leadoff home run in the fir...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2026

EXTREMELY HIGH WINDS KEEP EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ON THE RUN
The strong winds this weekend have kept firefighters extremely busy, so busy in fact that Indiana County 911 couldn't keep up with them on the public information report. Dispatchers instead reported a...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2026

JUDGE RULES WEISS IS COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL
Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco last week ruled that Ronald Weiss is competent to stand trial again for the murder of 16-year-old Barbara Bruzda in 1978. The order follows an evidentiary ...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2026

MARION CENTER BOARD TO CONSIDER TEACHER CONTRACT, ARTIFICIAL TURF
At a work session Monday night, the Marion Center school board will review a recommendation to approve a new four-year contract between the district and its faculty union, to cover the current school ...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2026

MONDAY COURT SCHEDULE INCLUDE BRINK, KROMER SENTENCING
In Indiana County Court on Monday, sentencing is scheduled for Joshua Brink, the Smicksburg man who in December pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle while DUI in the death of Douglas Dalessio, who wa...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2026

EARLY RESULTS: INDIANA HIGH SWIMMERS HEAD TO FINALS AT PIAA MEET
Several Indiana High boys swimmers qualified this morning for tonight's Class AA finals at the PIAA State Swimming & Diving Championships at Bucknell University. Joshua Reed will get a chance to d...
Hometown1 Mar 13, 2026

Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin is a Bucco! Are you going to go watch him play?
You bet! He's going to put them in the playoffs!
Sure will, but he's not going to make them much better.
Maybe a few games, but he's going to struggle.
Nope! The Pirates have been too bad for too long.
Voting Ends: Apr 14, 2026 | 12:00 PM











