Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA WOMAN CHARGED WITH UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO PRIVILEGED INFORMATION
An Aultman woman is facing charges in Westmoreland County for accessing information from the state's anonymous Childline and tipping off a relative in relation to a child welfare probe. The Trib repor...
Oct 20, 2021

GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS CRUDE OIL PRICES REMAIN HIGH
The average cost of a gallon of gas continues to increase as crude oil prices remain high. Triple-A Reports that the statewide average cost of a gallon of gas went up eight cents over the last seven d...
Oct 20, 2021

VICTIMS OF FATAL CRASH IDENTIFIED
Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. has identified the victims of a fatal crash yesterday morning as a Cambria County man and a Blair County woman. The crash happened shortly before 6 AM on Route...
Oct 20, 2021

BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL POLICE OFFICERS
The lack of police officers on the Blairsville police force was a topic of discussion at Tuesday night's Blairsville Borough council meeting. Borough Manager Mike Baker said that it has been a challen...
Oct 19, 2021

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD DISCUSSES ONLINE PARTICIPATION DURING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Prior to Tuesday night's River Valley School Board special voting meeting, the board held discussions at the committee level on virtual participation. While the board is once again holding in-person m...
Oct 19, 2021

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL WARNS PUBLIC ABOUT CONSEQUENCES OF STREET SIGN THEFT
During the Indiana Borough Council Meeting, a recent rash of street sign thefts was addressed. Borough council Vice President and chair of public works Gerald Smith talked about some recent street sig...
Oct 19, 2021

UPDATE: TWO PEOPLE KILLED IN HEAD-ON CRASH NEAR BRUSH VALLEY TOWNSHIP
State police have now confirmed that two people died this morning in a crash outside of Brush Valley Township. Authorities say two drivers, a 22-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, were killed in th...
Oct 19, 2021

NO ONE HURT IN ROLLOVER CRASH IN INDIANA BOROUGH
No injuries were reported this morning in a crash in Indiana Borough. The crash was reported by Indiana County 911 at the intersection of North Wine and Nixon Avenue. Indiana Fire Association, borough...
Oct 19, 2021

LEAF COLLECTION UNDERWAY IN INDIANA BOROUGH
Leaf collection is now underway in Indiana Borough. According to a news release, the borough's leaf collection program will run from now through the end of November, weather permitting. While a ward-b...
Oct 19, 2021

IRMC ALLOWING VISITORS AS COVID INPATIENT NUMBERS FALL
Inpatient admission levels at IRMC have lowered enough to allow visitors to the hospital once again. Recently, Covid inpatient admissions were at the "high" level for IRMC, which according to their we...
Oct 19, 2021

Homer Center Trucks
Have the “superloads” of equipment headed to the Homer City Energy Campus been an imposition on you?
A. Yes! They're inconvenient and tie up the highways!
B. No! There are plenty of other options for getting where you want to go in Indiana County.
C. Yes and no. Sometimes you have to get stuck behind them.
Voting Ends: Oct 4, 2026 | 12:00 PM









