Category Archives: Local News
NAACP COLLECTING SOCKS FOR CHARITY
The annual Indiana County NAACP effort to collect socks for charity is nearing its end. The Annual Project Socks Drive began December 1st. The NAACP is asking for new pairs of socks, and you can actua...
Dec 14, 2021
STRUZZI WORKFORCE BILL PASSES COMMITTEE VOTE
State Representative Jim Struzzi's bill to ease some of the workforce pressures created by the pandemic was passed unanimously by the House Education Committee yesterday and sent to the full House for...
Dec 14, 2021
JEFF COLEMAN RUNNING FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
While the early focus in next year's gubernatorial campaign has been on the Republicans' numerous candidates and the Democrats' lone candidate for the race, a Republican who once represented a portion...
Dec 14, 2021
WOLF SAYS SCHOOL VACCINE BILL IS UNNECESSARY
On a party line vote, the State Senate yesterday approved a bill that would prevent school students from being required to get covid-19 vaccination in order to attend school in person. Governor Tom Wo...
Dec 14, 2021
PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES CHANGES TO HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY
On Monday, the Purchase Line School Board approved changes to the district health and safety policy concerning Covid-19. The main change concerns quarantining requirements for students who are a close...
Dec 13, 2021
PURCHASE LINE BOARD, INDIANA AREA COMMITTEE TO HOLD MEETINGS TONIGHT
The Purchase Line School Board will meet tonight, with a number of personnel items on the agenda. Included among them are some coaching positions for spring sports, including head coaches and assistan...
Dec 13, 2021
SCHOOLS RETURN TO MASK POLICIES IN EFFECT BEFORE STATE MANDATE
After Friday's State Supreme Court ruling striking down Pennsylvania's mandatory mask policy in schools, all of Indiana County's school districts have reverted to their original mask-optional policies...
Dec 13, 2021
MARTIN ANNOUNCES RUN FOR GOVERNOR
State Senator Scott Martin has joined a crowded field of candidates competing for the Republican nomination for governor next year. Martin has been in the Senate since 2016 and is a former Lancaster C...
Dec 13, 2021
PROPOSED CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING MAP "A STARTING POINT"
The House State Government Committee will take up legislation today regarding a preliminary Congressional redistricting map, which Representative Jim Struzzi says would serve as a starting point for d...
Dec 13, 2021
SATURDAY STORMS CAUSE UPHEAVAL
Strong winds and heavy rains made for an extremely busy day for firefighters and utility workers Saturday, with about two dozen dispatches. Indiana County 911 registered 14 calls for utility lines dow...
Dec 12, 2021
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