Category Archives: Local News
STATE TO RELAX GRIP ON COVID-19 INFORMATION
Until now, the state Health Department has closely guarded information on the spread of the coronavirus pandemic across Pennsylvania, only releasing data by county. Starting today, each county's emerg...
Apr 10, 2020
COOK HOMICIDE CASE TO BE PROSECUTED BY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Now that State Superior Court has remanded the Charles Cook homicide case back to Indiana County Court, the state Attorney General's office will take over the prosecution because of current District A...
Apr 10, 2020
PENNS MANOR GIVES HIGH MARKS FOR SUPERINTENDENT
At the virtual Penns Manor School Board meeting Thursday night, the board approved a rating of proficient for Superintendent Derren Johnston. The rating was explained by John Hardesty, who lead the co...
Apr 09, 2020
CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES REMAIN AT 21 IN INDIANA COUNTY
The CDC is reporting, as of noon today, that the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Indiana County stayed at 21, with no deaths associated with the virus in the county. The total reached 21 on Tues...
Apr 09, 2020
SUPERIOR COURT RULES AGAINST COOK, OVERTURNS COUNTY COURT DECISION
A three-judge panel of State Superior Court has reversed Judge William Martin's denial of evidence that could be used against Charles Cook, the drifter accused of murdering 76-year-old Myrtle McGill i...
Apr 09, 2020
GOVERNOR WOLF CLOSES SCHOOLS FOR REMAINDER OF 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR AMID COVID-19 CONCERNS
Governor Tom Wolf and The Pennsylvania Department of Education have announced that schools will remain closed for the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year. The decision applies to all K-12 schools, inc...
Apr 09, 2020
WHITE TOWNSHIP GETTING READY TO REMOVE INVASIVE PLANTS IN WHITE'S WOODS
White Township is getting ready for a project to remove some invasive plant species in White's Woods. The township announced today that they plan on working on 50 acre upland dry parcels of White's Wo...
Apr 09, 2020
PENNS MANOR SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET VIRTUALLY TONIGHT
The Penns Manor School District board of directors will meet virtually tonight and have some items on the agenda concerning food service and suspension of one of the district's policies. The suspensio...
Apr 09, 2020
POWER REMAINS OUT FOR SOME RESIDENTS IN SALTSBURG, CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP
There are still some power outages in Indiana County from the storms that rolled through late Tuesday night. Penelec reports that as of 8:00 this morning, 52 of their customers in Saltsburg Borough an...
Apr 09, 2020
FIRST RESPONDERS CALLED OUT FOR FIRES, ACCIDENTS
While there were not as many emergency calls yesterday, first responders were still ready to head out to aid their communities. Indiana and Creekside Fire Departments were called out at 9:54 AM yester...
Apr 09, 2020
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