Category Archives: Local News

ATTORNEY ASKS COURT TO RECONSIDER WEISS RE-TRIAL
The attorney for Ronald Weiss yesterday filed a "motion for a determination of frivolousness and reconsideration," in effect asking Judge Thomas Bianco to reconsider his ruling that Weiss may be re-tr...
Jan 27, 2022

COMMISSIONERS GET GOOD NEWS IN COVID REPORT
During the Indiana County Commissioners meeting this morning, the Commissioners got some encouraging news on the Covid-19 pandemic from the County's emergency management director Tom Stutzman. He said...
Jan 26, 2022

PACE OF FLU CASES CONTINUES TO SLOW IN INDIANA COUNTY, ACROSS PA
The pace of influenza infections in Pennsylvania continues to slow down as the flu season progresses. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that so far this flu season, there have been 30,106...
Jan 26, 2022

FIRE CREWS SAVE AMISH SCHOOLHOUSE FROM BURNING DOWN
Four fire departments were called out to a fire at an Amish schoolhouse in North Mahoning Township last night. The fire was reported by Indiana County 911 at 7:20 PM at a structure on Bush Road. Mario...
Jan 26, 2022

MARYLAND WOMAN CHARGED WITH HARASSMENT BY INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE
Indiana Borough Police have charged a Maryland woman with harassment for an incident Monday morning. Police say they were called out at 9:45 AM on January 24th for a report of harassment in the 700 bl...
Jan 26, 2022

PRELIMINARY HEARING SCHEDULED FOR MAN CHARGED WITH PUNCHING WOMAN AT COURTHOUSE
A preliminary hearing is scheduled today for a man charged with assaulting a woman at the Indiana County Courthouse on January 3rd. Court Documents show that 22-year-old Anthony Thomas Hockensmith of ...
Jan 26, 2022

PA SENATE PASSES BILL TO ALLOCATE MONEY TO HOSPITALS
The Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that will allocate $225 million to hospitals across the state, including Indiana Regional Medical Center. Under House Bill 253, the money would be us...
Jan 26, 2022

APSCUF RALLIES STUDENTS TO STATE SYSTEM CAUSE
With the State System of Higher Education having asked the commonwealth for a historic increase in funding, the faculty union at the fourteen state-owned universities has begun a campaign to rally stu...
Jan 26, 2022

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES ACT I INDEX
On Tuesday, the River Valley School Board unanimously approved the Act I resolution. The resolution says that the board will not raise taxes above the state-mandated limit, which for River Valley is 4...
Jan 25, 2022

PA SENATE APPROVES HOUSE VERSION OF CONGRESSIONAL MAP
The PA Senate on Monday approved a draft Congressional map for Pennsylvania. The map adjusts Pennsylvania's congressional districts for the U.S. House of Representatives per the results of the 2020 ce...
Jan 25, 2022










