Category Archives: Local News
POLICE REPORTS: INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, ID THEFTS
PSP-INDIANA A Blairsville man could face charges connected with an incident on November 10th at the Sheetz in Burrell Township. State police say that at 4:40 PM, a known 24-year-old man from Mount Uni...
Nov 12, 2021
LONGTIME AUCTION BARN OWNER KILLED BY RUNAWAY COW
The owner of the Indiana Farmers Livestock Auction Barn in Homer City was killed when he was blind-sided from behind by a run-away cow late Thursday morning. Nick Dalessio, age 90, had just finished e...
Nov 11, 2021
VETERANS DAY PARADE DRAWS CROWD IN DOWNTOWN INDIANA
After a year's hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Indiana Borough residents turned out for the return of the annual Veterans Day parade. Many people lined Philadelphia Street in Downtown Indiana to ...
Nov 11, 2021
DELAYS IN CUNNINGHAM CULVERTS AREA SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, TOMORROW
PennDOT has announced that there will be some traffic delays today and tomorrow in the Cunningham Culverts project area. Road crews will be working on milling and paving on Route 422 between Poulous R...
Nov 11, 2021
CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR VETERANS' DAY
Today is Veteran's day. Originally meant to celebrate the signing of the armistice to end World War I in 1918, today it celebrates those who have served our country in the armed forces. As today is a ...
Nov 11, 2021
FAIR PLAY BROADCASTING ACT INTRODUCED IN STATE HOUSE
A bill from State Representative Jim Struzzi that would level the playing field for local broadcasters concerning high school sports was introduced on Wednesday in the state house. House Bill 2074, kn...
Nov 11, 2021
VETERANS' DAY BREAKFAST, PARADE TO BE HELD TODAY IN INDIANA
Two Veterans' day traditions return to Indiana County after both were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. One tradition is the annual Veterans Breakfast at the Elks Lodge in Indiana, which will st...
Nov 11, 2021
TORRANCE PATIENT ACCUSED OF RAPING MENTALLY DISABLED MAN
A patient at Torrance State Hospital has been accused of raping another patient in an effort to be moved to a jail rather than continue to be detained at Torrance. 50-year-old Keith Lloyd Saltonstall ...
Nov 11, 2021
FORMER JAIL GUARD SENTENCED FOR PHONE SMUGGLING SCHEME
A former guard at the Indiana County Jail was sentenced yesterday to serve two years in prison followed by 18 months of supervised release for smuggling contraband cell phones into the jail for used b...
Nov 11, 2021
PENNS MANOR BOARD DISCUSSES ACTIONS BY COMMONWEALTH COURT, GOVERNOR WOLF ON MASK MANDATES
At Wednesday's meeting, the Penns Manor School Board heard from their solicitor concerning the day's actions on the K-12 mask mandates. Earlier in the day, Commonwealth Court ruled that the Pennsylvan...
Nov 10, 2021
Homer Center Trucks
Have the “superloads” of equipment headed to the Homer City Energy Campus been an imposition on you?
Voting Ends: Oct 4, 2026 | 12:00 PM
