Category Archives: Local News
HEARING SCHEDULED FOR MAN CHARGED WITH PUNCHING WOMAN AT COURTHOUSE
Preliminary hearings are set for today for Indiana County's district courts, including one for a man charged with assaulting a woman at the Indiana County Courthouse on January 3rd. Court documents sh...
Jan 12, 2022
FLU CASES CONTINUE TO IMPACT PA, INDIANA COUNTY
While many are focused on Covid-19 and its many variants, influenza continues to be prevalent in Indiana County and across Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reports that Indiana Coun...
Jan 12, 2022
PURCHASE LINE CONSIDERS ELEMENTARY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING
Another Indiana County school district is considering establishing an after-school program for its students and is seeking input from the public. The Purchase Line School District is asking parents to...
Jan 12, 2022
UNITED SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES CHANGES TO HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN
On Tuesday night, the United School Board approved changes to the district's health and safety plan. According to Superintendent Barbara Parkins, the changes bring the plan in line with the recent rec...
Jan 11, 2022
IASD PUTS MORE SCHOOLS UNDER TEMPORARY MASK MANDATE
One day after announcing that the Indiana Senior High School was requiring masks for all its students due to high Covid-19 numbers, Indiana Area Superintendent Michael Vuckovich announced mask mandate...
Jan 11, 2022
THREE PEOPLE EXTRICATED IN CRASH IN BURRELL TOWNSHIP ON MONDAY
Three people had to be extricated from a vehicle involved in a two-vehicle accident on Monday in Burrell Township. The Black Lick and Blairsville fire departments were dispatched at 6:14 PM by Indiana...
Jan 11, 2022
INDIANA COUNTY NAACP TO HOST VIRTUAL EVENT FOR MLK DAY
The Indiana County NAACP will present a special video chat program this Monday as part of its celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The program "An MLK Speakout: Facing Fears of the Inevitable" ...
Jan 11, 2022
PITTMAN NOT SURPRISED BUT DISAPPOINTED IN WOLF'S RGGI DISAPPROVAL VETO
On Monday, Governor Tom Wolf vetoed legislation that would have prevented Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The legislation was a RGGI disapproval resolution that had passed...
Jan 11, 2022
STRUZZI'S FENTANYL STRIPS BILL MAKING PROGRESS IN COMMITTEE
A bill put forward by State Representative Jim Struzzi concerning fentanyl test strips is making its way through the House Judiciary Committee. The committee held a hearing on Monday on House Bill 139...
Jan 11, 2022
ARMSTRONG, WEST SHAMOKIN HIGH SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR TWO DAYS
Two area high schools will close their doors for the next two days and switch to remote learning during that time. Armstrong School District announced that both the Armstrong and West Shamokin high sc...
Jan 11, 2022
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