Category Archives: Local News

BARLETTA LEADS GOP CONTENDERS IN RACE FOR GOVERNOR
Pennsylvania will elect a new governor next year, and while no Democrats have announced their candidacy because Attorney General Josh Shapiro is thought to be the overwhelming favorite, there are nine...
Oct 10, 2021

DOCUMENTARY FEATURING WORK ON MURALS IN INDIANA TO BE SCREENED TONIGHT
A documentary based on last year's mural project in Indiana will be screened tonight at a special free event. The film "Small Town, Big Canvas: An Indiana, PA story" will be screened tonight at the pa...
Oct 09, 2021

FORMER DISTRICT JUDGE SENTENCED FOR DUI, RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT
A former District Judge was ordered to serve probation for charges of DUI and Reckless Endangerment on Friday. State Police filed those charges against 46-year-old Jennifer Rega of Blairsville for an ...
Oct 09, 2021

EMERGENCY CREWS BUSY ON FRIDAY WITH TWO FIRES, AN AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM AND A VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Fire crews in Indiana County were busy on Friday with several incidents reported by the county's 911 system. At 9:10 AM, fire crews were on the scene of an automatic fire alarm activation at the Penns...
Oct 09, 2021

FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO BE HELD TODAY FOR CENTER TOWNSHIP, HOMER CITY BOROUGH RESIDENTS
Today is the food distribution event for Homer City and Center Township residents. Over 250 people have registered for the event, which will run on Saturday from 1-4 at the fire halls in Homer City, A...
Oct 09, 2021

BLAIRSVILLE POLICE INVESTIGATING HIT-AND-RUN CRASH
Blairsville police are investigating a hit-and-run accident that happened early Thursday morning. Police say that at 1:30 AM, a white vehicle turned on to Stauffer Alley and drove toward South Walnut ...
Oct 08, 2021

PLEA COURT HEARINGS INCLUDE DUI CASE AGAINST FORMER DISTRICT JUDGE
Several plea court hearings are scheduled for today in Indiana County Court, including one for a former District Court Judge who was charged with DUI. 48-year-old Jennifer Rega will go before Senior J...
Oct 08, 2021

POLICE: NEW FLORENCE MAN THREATENED TO KILL FAMILY MEMBERS
A New Florence man is in the Westmoreland County Prison after allegedly threatening three family members by pointing a gun at them on Tuesday of this week. 49-year-old Corey Kaufman is being held with...
Oct 08, 2021

OHIO BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED FOR DEFRAUDING S&T BANK OF $59 MILLION
In U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh yesterday, Judge Marilyn Horan sentenced the former president of an Ohio healthcare company to serve 42 months in federal prison, plus three years of probation for...
Oct 08, 2021

HOMER-CENTER HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL BECOMES PENNS MANOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
On Thursday night, Homer-Center High School Principal Jody Rainey was elected by the Penns Manor School Board to fill the unexpired term left after a board member resigned last month. During the speci...
Oct 07, 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









