Category Archives: Local News
SUSPECT IN HARDWARE STORE THEFT SENTENCED
One of the suspects in a theft at Ace Hardware in Indiana was sentenced yesterday. Court documents show 42-year-old Patrick Serridge pleaded guilty to retail theft and theft by deception for the incid...
Sep 20, 2025
BOND SET FOR $250,000 FOR SUSPECT IN ARMED MOTORCYCLE THEFT
A North Apollo man accused of stealing a motorcycle earlier this week is now in Indiana County Jail awaiting a preliminary hearing. State troopers have charged 39-year-old Jacob Penrose with Robbery w...
Sep 20, 2025
8TH STREET DESIGN CHARETTE TO FEATURE LIVE MUSIC, FOOD TRUCKS ON FINAL DAY
Downtown Indiana, Indiana Borough and their partners are inviting the public to the upcoming 8th Street Design Charette on Thursday and Friday of next week, and there will be some entertainment and re...
Sep 20, 2025
PA UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINED UNCHANGED IN AUGUST
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate remained steady in the month of August. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced that the unemployment rate last month was 4.0%, which is four-tenth...
Sep 19, 2025
UPDATE: SUSPECT IN MOTORCYCLE THEFT APPREHENDED
A North Apollo man charged with stealing a motorcycle was apprehended by state police early this morning. Troopers say 39-year-old Jacob Shane Penrose was found by police at a motel in Salem Township,...
Sep 19, 2025
ICMSA ISSUES VOLUNTARY WATER CUTBACK
The Indiana County Municipal Services Authority has become the latest water company to ask its customers to cut back on water use. ICMSA issued the request yesterday in automated text messages and pho...
Sep 19, 2025
TORETTI CONFIRMED AS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN
An Indiana County woman will serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Sweden Christine Toretti, Chairwoman and CEO of S.W. Jack Drilling Company, was originally nominated to the post by President Donald Trump ...
Sep 19, 2025
IUP ANNOUNCES LOT AND STREET CLOSURES AHEAD OF SATURDAY'S GAME
As IUP gets ready for the next home football game this Saturday, the university is announcing some lot closures starting tonight. All stadium borth parking lots, stadium south lots, the KCAC Wayne Ave...
Sep 19, 2025
INDIANA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CELEBRATES BUSINESS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2025
At the Indiana Country Club Thursday night, five local entrepreneurs were inducted into the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce's 10th Annual Business Hall of Fame. The inductees included: "Pete" Stewa...
Sep 18, 2025
HOMER-CENTER BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCES STEP BACK AMID SOCIAL MEDIA CONTROVERSY
At Thursday night's meeting, Homer-Center board member Misty Hunt announced she is stepping back from the board for the next two months. At the start of the meeting, she read a prepared statement conc...
Sep 18, 2025
Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM
