Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE CHIEF GIVES MID-YEAR REPORT
At Tuesday's Indiana Borough Council planning session, council received their mid-year report from Police Chief Justin Schawl. Schawl did note that in 2020, the number of calls for service did go up d...
Aug 03, 2021

DELAYS EXPECTED IN CUNNINGHAM CULVERTS CONSTRUCTION ZONE
Today and tomorrow, there will be some traffic delays in the area of the Cunningham Culverts project on Route 422. According to PennDOT, there will be brief traffic disruptions on 422 between the Poul...
Aug 03, 2021

SEEDS OF FAITH TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT, TOMORROW AT NEW LOCATION
The Seeds of Faith Christian Academy is holding an open house tonight and tomorrow for students entering grades preschool through 12th grade. After moving its location to the Creekside Washington Elem...
Aug 03, 2021

INDIANA COUNTY SCHOOLS RANKED IN "MOST EQUITABLE" STUDY BY WALLETHUB
Wallethub has released its list of equitable school districts in Pennsylvania, and found that three Indiana County school districts are in the top 50. The study looks at where school funding is distri...
Aug 03, 2021

FIRST COMMONWEALTH TO HOLD HIRING EVENT NEXT WEEK
First Commonwealth Bank is holding its first in-person hiring event since the onset of Covid-19. The Indiana-based banking firm will hold a "hiring fest" from 3-7 PM on August 11th at 11 of its locati...
Aug 03, 2021

INDIANA COUNTY JOINS LIST OF "SUBSTANTIAL" COVID TRANSMISSION AREAS
Indiana County is one of 24 newly listed by the Centers for Disease Control yesterday as having "substantial" levels of transmission of covid-19, triggering a call - but not a mandate - that people we...
Aug 03, 2021

SPIRIT AIRLINES CANCELS FLIGHTS
UPDATE: The cancellations continue this morning for Spirit Airlines at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport and Pittsburgh International Airport. Reports say that as of this morning, there were cancelled fl...
Aug 03, 2021

CITIZENS' AMBULANCE MEETS WITH CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS
On Monday night, Center Township Supervisors welcomed Citizens' Ambulance Service for a presentation. (Citizens' Ambulance Personnel Showing off equipment essential for their work at the Center Townsh...
Aug 02, 2021

PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY HAULS IN RECORD-BREAKING $1.3 BILLION FOR SENIOR PROGRAMS
The Pennsylvania Lottery announced earlier today that more than $1.3 billion went towards benefitting older Pennsylvanians during the 2020-21 fiscal year, marking another record-breaking year in funds...
Aug 02, 2021

PENNDOT ANNOUNCES RETURN OF HIGHWAY SAFETY SURVEY
Safety is a top priority for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and one way of ensuring safety is by gathering input on traffic safety and driving behaviors in its annual Highway ...
Aug 02, 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









