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PENNS MANOR SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO KEEP CURRENT BOARD PRESIDENT AND NOT VIOLATE STATE MASK MANDATE
On Thursday night, the Penns Manor School Board voted to keep their current board president in place and to not go against the state mask mandates for schools. The vote to ask board president John Har...
Oct 14, 2021
PASSHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS APPROVES NEW NAME FOR GROUP OF MERGED UNIVERSITIES
At their quarterly meeting, the State System of Higher Education Board of Governors announced a new name for the three consolidated western universities. The new university will be known as Pennsylvan...
Oct 14, 2021
PENNS MANOR BOARD TO TAKE UP PETITIONS CONCERNING MASK MANDATE, BOARD PRESIDENT
The Penns Manor School Board will hold their regular business meeting tonight, and the board will deal with two petitions that have been submitted to the board. Both petitions have been presented as m...
Oct 14, 2021
NO ONE HURT IN PLUMCREEK TOWNSHIP CRASH
No one was hurt in a crash reported in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County. State Police from the Kittanning Barracks reported that the crash happened on Route 422 near Route 210 at 7:58 AM on Tuesda...
Oct 14, 2021
NATURALIZATION CEREMONY TO CAP OFF IUP'S INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK
IUP's office of International Education is getting ready to hold festivities as part of International Education week that will culminate with a naturalization ceremony on October 22nd. International E...
Oct 14, 2021
MARTIN: STATE NEEDS TO STEP UP FUNDING FOR STATE SYSTEM
In her remarks to the State System Board of Governors yesterday, APSCUF President Dr. Jamie Martin warned the board to "not push the panic button" after the release of figures that show a 5.4 percent ...
Oct 14, 2021
WHITE TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS CONTINUING TO ORGANIZE WOODLOT MANAGEMENT PLAN SUBCOMMITTEE
On Wednesday, White Township Supervisors granted permission to some of the township staff to make recommendations on who would be named to the Woodlot Management Plan subcommittee. Township manager Mi...
Oct 13, 2021
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RECEIVE GOOD NEWS ON COVID-19 FIGHT DURING MEETING
At the Indiana County Commissioners meeting this morning, the county did receive some encouraging news in the fight against Covid-19. Indiana County Emergency Services Director Tom Stutzman said that ...
Oct 13, 2021
METH DUMP SITE FOUND IN BUFFINGTON TOWNSHIP
State police are investigating a methamphetamine dump site found last week in Buffington Township. A resident cleaning up trash along Dilltown Heights Road was cleaning up trash and found the s...
Oct 13, 2021
SEWARD MAN WHO ESCAPED POLICE CUSTODY LAST YEAR SCHEDULED FOR PLEA COURT
A Seward man who escaped custody as he was being taken to prison in August of last year is in Indiana County Court today for a crime allegedly committed while he was on the run. Court documents show t...
Oct 13, 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
