Category Archives: Local News
GOVERNOR WOLF VETOES BILL THAT WOULD EASE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS ON RESTAURANTS
On Friday, Governor Tom Wolf vetoed a house bill that would have eased coronavirus-related restrictions on bars and restaurants. House bill 2513 would have allowed bars and restaurants to operate at 1...
Oct 17, 2020
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS FROM BLAIRSVILLE-SALTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT AVAILABLE TO VIEW
The Blairsville-Saltsburg School District is making a recent program on workforce development available to the public. The district was host to two separate presentations from nationally-known generat...
Oct 17, 2020
FORMER IUP LIBRARY DIRECTOR MAKES DONATION TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP, LIBRARY
A former director of the IUP libraries has made a contribution for library support and scholarships at IUP. According to a news release, retired Library director William Lafranchi made a donation of $...
Oct 17, 2020
PA SENATE MAJORITY POLICY COMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING ON STATE HATE CRIME LAW
Strengthening Pennsylvania's hate crime law was the focus of a recent hearing held by the Senate Majority Policy Committee. The committee heard support for strengthening the state's hate crime law by ...
Oct 17, 2020
PENNSYLVANIA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL IN SEPTEMBER
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced today that the state's unemployment rate went down in September. The state's unemployment rate was at 8.1 percent for September, a drop of 2...
Oct 16, 2020
PASSHE BOARD APPROVES EFFORTS TO CONTINUE UNIVERSITY INTEGRATION PLANS
The board of governors of the State System of Higher Education on Wednesday unanimously approved the system's efforts to continue plans to integrate six of the system's universities into two single-ac...
Oct 16, 2020
COURT SCHEDULE INCLUDES PLEA COURT FOR FOUR DEFENDANTS
There are several dozen DUI Criminal Call cases on the Indiana County Court schedule today, and the docket also includes some Plea Court appearances. Several of the Plea Court proceedings involve defe...
Oct 16, 2020
POLICE RELEASE DETAILS OF DRUG SUSPECT'S ARREST
Indiana Borough Police have released more information about a drug investigation that was announced this week. On Tuesday, District Attorney Bob Manzi announced that members of the Indiana County Drug...
Oct 16, 2020
NEW VILLAGE INITIATIVE TO RE-OPEN FORMER BURRELL TOWNSHIP TRADE SCHOOL IN 2021
On Thursday, the company behind the purchase of the former WyoTech facility in Burrell Township announced the relaunch of the trade school is scheduled for 2021. New Village Initiative, based out of O...
Oct 15, 2020
HOMER-CENTER APPROVES POSITIVE EVALUATION FOR SUPERINTENDENT
At their meeting Tuesday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved the evaluation report for Superintendent Curtis Whitesel. Whitesel acknowledged that his first year as Homer-Center's superintend...
Oct 15, 2020
Steelers First Draft Pick
The NFL Draft starts April 23 in Pittsburgh. What position do you think the Steelers will address with their first pick?
Voting Ends: Apr 23, 2026 | 6:00 PM
