Category Archives: Local News

STUTZMAN: COVID NUMBERS CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COUNTY
Indiana County's Emergency Management Director said during the County Commissioners meeting this morning that Indiana County's Covid numbers are continuing to increase. Director Tom Stutzman said that...
Aug 11, 2021

POLICE REPORTS: ASSAULTS, THEFT, UC SCAMS
PSP-INDIANA State police have filed charges against a Homer City man for an incident on Saturday in Burrell Township. Troopers were dispatched at 8:47 PM Saturday to a location on Old William Penn Hig...
Aug 11, 2021

FORMER BOOKKEEPER PLEADS GUILTY IN EMBEZZLEMENT CASE
In U.S. District Court yesterday, a Blairsville woman pleaded guilty to embezzling almost $600,000 from the medical practice for which she worked. 63-year-old Sandra Jo Doak pleaded guilty to two offe...
Aug 11, 2021

UNITED SCHOOL BOARD ADDRESSES FEDERAL MASK MANDATE FOR SCHOOL BUSES
Members of the United School Board heard from some citizens concerned with face masks during their meeting Tuesday night. The main concern, according to Superintendent Barbara Parkins, is with the rul...
Aug 10, 2021

CLYMER BOROUGH COUNCIL GETS UPDATE ON PARK PROJECT
On Tuesday night, Clymer Borough Council was updated on the progress of the memorial park project. Borough Mananger Sonya Schrenkel said that the paving for the parking lot is complete, along with She...
Aug 10, 2021

JUDGE REJECTS INJUNCTION FROM FRIENDS OF WHITE'S WOODS
Friends of White's Woods are saying that while a recent injunction was denied in court, their mission to stop a plan to rid the wooded area of invasive plant species and dead trees was successful. At ...
Aug 10, 2021

TIMBLIN MAN CHARGED WITH THEFT AFTER KEEPING LOST IPHONE
Indiana Borough Police have charged a Timblin man with theft after they say he stole an iPhone at a convenience store on July 30. Reports say that an unnamed person told officers that they had lost th...
Aug 10, 2021

PURCHASE LINE MAKES ONE CHANGE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN
The Purchase Line School Board met Monday night and approved one change to the health and safety plan. The change dealt with the federal mandate that masks be worn on public transportation, including ...
Aug 10, 2021

SENTENCING TODAY FOR MAN WHO PLEADED GUILTY TO RUNNING METH LAB
A man who pleaded guilty to operating a meth lab will be sentenced today in Indiana County Court. 39-year-old Charles Edward Miller of Smicksburg will go before Senior Judge William Martin for his sen...
Aug 10, 2021

DIOCESE REINSTATES MASK REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIESTS, OTHERS
Citing the surge in coronavirus cases due to the delta variant, the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg yesterday reinstated indoor mask requirements for priests and church volunteers, starting on Friday. ...
Aug 10, 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









