Category Archives: Local News

For those who live in the 814 area code, today is the day that you must start dialing the area code to make a phone call. Ten-digit dialing starts today for the 814 area code, which includes portions ...

A longtime fixture in the Indiana County business community has passed away. Barbara Bearer, known to many as "Barb," passed away last Sunday at her home in Burrell Township. She and her husband Marti...

The Indiana County Chamber of Commerce hosted the second in its series of webinars discussing the impact of Covid-19 in Indiana County. This time around, the focus was on how Covid-19 impacted educati...

This morning, the YMCA of Indiana County continued its tradition of celebrating Good Friday with its annual breakfast program, which was presented virtually this year. The guest speaker for the progra...

Today is Good Friday, a day recognized by the Christian faith as the day Jesus was crucified and died, leading to his resurrection on Easter Sunday. While things have been abnormal during the Coronavi...

Last night, the Penns Manor School Board took the next step in finding a new board member to take over for one who stepped down last month. Three people were interviewed during the board's committee m...

The Blairsville-Saltsburg School District is designing its own cyber/charter school, joining a movement among public school districts across the commonwealth to combat private charter schools that are...

A fire this morning in Green Township has left a family of four without a home. The fire was reported on Larch Road at 8:15 this morning by Indiana County 911. Firefighters from Commodore, Clymer, Che...

A well-known Indiana County farmer and nursery owner has passed away. Charles Altemus of Penn Run passed away on Monday. He started farming at the age of 16. Later in life, he along with his wife Mild...

A federal agency has proclaimed that Indiana County is one of a handful of communities that has "effectively end veteran homelessness." The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness released their repo...