Category Archives: Local News
THREE THEFTS REPORTED BY STATE POLICE
PSP-INDIANA State Police are looking for someone who stole a robot vacuum cleaner from a home in Clymer Borough. Troopers say that the theft happened between July 24th and 26th at a home on Hancock st...
Jul 29, 2020
TWO CRASHES, CAR FIRE REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Two crashes were reported by Indiana County 911 yesterday. The first was at 8:14 in the morning on Old Mission Road in Brush Valley Township. Brush Valley Fire Department, State Police and Citizens' A...
Jul 29, 2020
FIRST COMMONWEALTH TO REDUCE NUMBER OF BANK BRANCHES
Indiana-based First Commonwealth Bank announced yesterday that it will be closing approximately 20 percent of its branch locations, in a move that it expects will position it for future growth and inc...
Jul 29, 2020
INDIANA COUNTY MAKES ANOTHER DOUBLE-DIGIT JUMP IN REPORTED COVID-19 CASES
Reported cases of Covid-19 in Indiana County jumped by double digits for the third time in four days, as 11 new cases were reported since noon on Monday. The county total now stands at 218 cases since...
Jul 28, 2020
MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN
The Marion Center School District also approved their health and safety plan for the next year, and for now, the district will go with a staggered approach to school attendance. The plan approved last...
Jul 28, 2020
INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE GOES DOWN IN JUNE
Indiana County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went down in the month of June . The PA Department of Labor and Industry reported that the county's unemployment rate in June went down 1.5 perce...
Jul 28, 2020
PENNDOT ANNOUNCES SAFETY SURVEY
PennDOT is looking for input from drivers concerning traffic safety and driving behaviors through their annual safety survey. More than 10,000 people responded to last year's survey, and the results s...
Jul 28, 2020
TWO BRUSH FIRES REPORTED YESTERDAY
Seven fire companies were called out last night for a brush fire in Conemaugh Township. The fire was reported on Foster Road near the border of Indiana and Westmoreland Counties at 7:00 PM Saltsburg, ...
Jul 28, 2020
BLAIRSVILLE-SALTSBURG SCHOOL BOARD TO DISCUSS HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN, RECONFIGURATION TONIGHT
The Blairsville-Saltsburg school board is set to meet tonight and the district's phased school reopening health and safety plan for the next school year will be on the agenda. The reopening plan will ...
Jul 28, 2020
McGINNIS CASE CLOSED IN INDIANA COUNTY BUT NOT IN WESTMORELAND
The Indiana County Court case against David McGinnis is now listed as closed, while his cases in Westmoreland County remain on course for trials in the fall. The 27-year-old Bolivar man was facing Ind...
Jul 28, 2020
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