Category Archives: Local News

SON DAY IN THE PARK TO RETURN
After being cancelled last year due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Son Day in the Park event will return to Clymer. The 16th edition of the event will take place the weekend of July 31st and August ...
Jul 17, 2021

PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS SLIGHTLY AGAIN IN JUNE
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced this morning that Pennsylvania's unemployment rate went down one-tenth of a percentage point in the month of June. The state unemployment ra...
Jul 16, 2021

NO INJURIES REPORTED IN PAIR OF MONDAY CRASHES
Pennsylvania State Police in Indiana released more information regarding two crashes that happened on Monday. Crash reports say that 33-year-old Kalin Toney of Punxsutawney attempted to make a left tu...
Jul 16, 2021

FORMER INDIANA COUNTY JAIL CORRECTIONS OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY IN CELL PHONE SMUGGLING SCHEME
A former corrections officer entered a guilty plea in federal court to charges of bribery of a public official and conspiracy on Thursday in federal court. Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen Kaufman said 26...
Jul 16, 2021

SENTENCING HEARING FOR THOMAS EDWARD LINDSAY TO BE HELD TODAY
It will be an active day inside Indiana County's Courthouse with several people scheduled for pre-trial conferences and sentencing hearings. Among those to be sentenced today is Thomas Edward Lindsay,...
Jul 16, 2021

MASS OBLIGATION TO RETURN FOR PENNSYLVANIA CATHOLICS NEXT MONTH
As a sign that things are returning to a state of normalcy, Pennsylvania catholic bishops announced that mass obligations suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic will return in about a month. In a join...
Jul 16, 2021

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE WARNS PUBLIC OF FRAUDULENT CALLS, REPORTS INCIDENT OF CRIMINAL TRESPASS
CRIMINAL TRESPASS A Shelocta man is facing charges of criminal trespass and simple assault for an incident that happened last Friday in Indiana Borough. Indiana Borough Police were dispatched around 7...
Jul 16, 2021

GRANT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FIVE AREA FIRE COMPANIES
State Representative Brian Smith announced yesterday that local emergency crews could see some financial assistance through state grant money. Smith said in a news release that 23 local fire and ambul...
Jul 16, 2021

DOWNTOWN INDIANA'S TASTE AND TOUR A ROUSING SUCCESS
Downtown Indiana, Inc. held its first Taste and Tour since the Covid-19 pandemic, and it was a rousing success. The event featured twelve locations in the downtown area where people could sample food ...
Jul 15, 2021

THREE ALCOHOL-RELATED CRIMES HEADLINE INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE REPORTS
Indiana Borough Police report multiple alcohol-related crimes dating back to Monday. Reports say that officers were dispatched to the 1300-block of Oakland Ave. shortly before 3 o'clock Monday afterno...
Jul 15, 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









