Category Archives: Local News

IRMC ISSUES STATEMENT ON INFORMATIONAL PICKETING BY IRNA
The following is from the Indiana Regional Medical Center on tonight's informational picketing by the Indiana Registered Nurses Association: IRMC is disappointed in the decision of the nurses' union l...
Jul 15, 2021

SENATOR PITTMAN OFFERS COMMENT ON PASSHE VOTE
One of Indiana County's state legislators issued a reaction to the State System of Higher Education's Board of Governors vote to consolidate six universities into two groups. The vote made Wednesday b...
Jul 15, 2021

IRNA TO HOLD INFORMATIONAL PICKET IN INDIANA TODAY
Members of the Indiana Registered Nurses Association will hold an informational picket this evening in Downtown Indiana. The union says in a news release that while there are 270 nurses currently empl...
Jul 15, 2021

DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCES TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR AREA FARMERS
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture secretary Russell Redding announced yesterday that $13 million in tax credits are available for state farmers to improve soil and water quality. This is the 15th...
Jul 15, 2021

FOUR STRUCTURE FIRE CALLS KEPT EMERGENCY CREWS BUSY ON WEDNESDAY
First responders stayed busy yesterday as multiple structure fires were reported around Indiana County. Plumville fire crews, along with Citizens Ambulance, were dispatched around 10 a.m. for the firs...
Jul 15, 2021

PASSHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS UNANIMOUSLY VOTES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSOLIDATION PLANS
At their meeting yesterday, the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) unanimously voted in favor of moving forward with plans to consolidate six state-owned ...
Jul 15, 2021

WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS DISCUSS CITIZENS' CONTRIBUTION, GRANTS
During today's meeting, the White Township supervisors received a draft copy of a resolution concerning the township's contribution to Citizens' Ambulance Service. Township manager Milt Lady said this...
Jul 14, 2021

INDIANA COUNTY RECEIVES FIRST ARP PAYMENT
Indiana County Commissioners announced during their meeting on Wednesday that discussions will start soon about the county's American Recovery Plan funds. The county is anticipating $16.3 million in f...
Jul 14, 2021

UPDATE: NO INJURIES REPORTED AFTER TREE FALLS ONTO HOME
UPDATE: Brush Valley fire chief Dick Altemus said that no injuries were reported in the house that was struck by a tree during yesterday's series of storms. While no one was injured, Altemus said that...
Jul 14, 2021

OAKLAND AVENUE TO CLOSE NEXT WEEK FOR BOX CULVERT REPLACEMENT
PennDOT announced earlier this morning that a full road closure will be in effect for Oakland Ave. in White Township next week. Starting Monday, July 19 and running through the following Monday, July ...
Jul 14, 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









