Category Archives: Local News
STRUZZI'S BILL FOR FENTANYL STRIPS HEADS TO SENATE
State Representative Jim Struzzi's bill that would help prevent overdoses from a synthetic drug that's sometimes blended in to other drugs has passed the state house and is now on its way to the Senat...
Jun 21, 2022
AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY DECLARED FOR INDIANA COUNTY
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has declared today an air quality action day for Indiana County concerning the levels of ozone that may be present in the air today. With temper...
Jun 21, 2022
INDIANA AREA TO HOLD COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM
The Indiana Area School District is inviting interested residents to attend a community mental health symposium in August. In a public letter, Superintendent Michael Vuckovich writes that the district...
Jun 21, 2022
BLAIRSVILLE MAN WILL SERVE HOUSE ARREST FOR DRUG CONVICTION
A Blairsville man was sentenced yesterday to serve 18 months of house arrest for his guilty plea to a single charge of drug delivery resulting in death, plus other drug offenses, stemming from the Dec...
Jun 21, 2022
PURCHASE LINE APPROVES TAX HIKE IN 2022-23 BUDGET
On Monday night, the Purchase Line School Board approved the 2022-2023 budget, but it will contain a 5% increase in taxes. With expenses at $21,128,407 and the revenues at $20,792851, the board had to...
Jun 20, 2022
NO INJURIES REPORTED IN MONDAY MORNING STRUCTURE FIRE
No one was injured in a structure fire that happened this morning in Center Township. The fire sent crews from Aultman, Homer City, Coral-Graceton, Coal Run/McIntyre, and Indiana to 1107 Young Road at...
Jun 20, 2022
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE RELEASE REMINDERS ON FIREWORK USAGE
With summer officially starting tomorrow, Indiana Borough Police would like to remind residents about the use of fireworks within Indiana Borough. In a Facebook post, officers say that through state l...
Jun 20, 2022
JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY BRINGS SOME CLOSURES
Today is the federal observance of Juneteenth. On June 19th, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas with the news that enslaved African-Americans were free. This came over two years after pr...
Jun 20, 2022
PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD TO APPROVE BUDGET TONIGHT
The Purchase Line School Board will meet tonight and the final adoption of next year's budget is on the agenda. The district's budget comes to $20,792,851 in revenues and $21,128,407 in expenses. The ...
Jun 20, 2022
PSP INVESTIGATES HIT AND RUN CRASH IN HOMER CITY
Authorities are looking for the driver who crashed into a street sign in Homer City Borough on Sunday morning. State police say that the crash was reported at 10:35 AM on North Main Street, as white N...
Jun 20, 2022
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