Category Archives: Local News
FOUR BRIDGES REDEDICATED IN HONOR OF INDIANA COUNTY HEROES
At a ceremony yesterday at Yellow Creek State Park, four bridges were renamed in honor of Indiana County residents who died in the service of their country. The former Buena Vista Bridge on Route 56 n...
Oct 06, 2021
ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM NETS $700,000 GRANT
A non-profit substance abuse service which has a presence in Indiana County will share in more than $12 million in federal grants being administered by the state Department of Drug and Alcohol Program...
Oct 06, 2021
HOMER CITY COUNCIL TO APPLY FOR GRANT FOR BLIGHTED PROPERTY
On Tuesday night, the Homer City Borough Council approved starting the application process for some grants to help with blighted property reclamation. Borough Council President Ken Cecconi said that t...
Oct 05, 2021
INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL DISCUSSES MUNICIPAL REAPPORTIONMENT
At Tuesday night's Indiana Borough Agenda Prep meeting, borough council discussed altering the borough wards to even out the population in the wards. Council President Peter Broad said that every ten ...
Oct 05, 2021
THE OPEN DOOR TO HAVE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEXT YEAR
The Open Door will have new leadership at the start of 2022. In a news release, The Open Door Board of Directors President Sheriff Bob Fyock announced that Dr. Megan Miller will be the new executive d...
Oct 05, 2021
SENTENCING HEARINGS, MOTIONS HEARING ON INDIANA COUNTY COURT SCHEDULE
Two sentencing hearings are set for today for Indiana County Court, including one in which a Smicksburg man pleaded guilty in connection with a meth lab operation. 39-year-old Charles Edward Miller wi...
Oct 05, 2021
NEW COVID CASE REPORTED IN INDIANA SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Indiana Area School District has reported another case of Covid-19 in its elementary schools. On Monday, the district was notified of a new Covid-19 case with a staffer at the Horace Mann Elementa...
Oct 05, 2021
STATE SYSTEM AMONG THOSE REPRESENTED AT HIGHER ED FUNDING HEARING
In Harrisburg yesterday, the House Education Committee's Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Appropriation Committee's Subcommittee on Education held a joint hearing on funding for higher educati...
Oct 05, 2021
JOHNSTOWN MAN CHARGED IN HOMICIDE APPREHENDED IN NORTH CAROLINA
State police say a Johnstown man wanted for killing a man and dumping his body in Indiana County last January has been captured in North Carolina and extradition proceedings are pending. In addition, ...
Oct 05, 2021
CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS APPROVE TRICK OR TREAT, ANNOUNCE FATE OF DETOX CENTER
On Monday, the Center Township Supervisors announced that the people behind the proposed detox center that was proposed for the former Grapevine Restaurant in Coral have said they are no longer intere...
Oct 04, 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
