Category Archives: Local News
ANOTHER DONATION MADE TO THE IUP PROPOSED COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Indiana University of Pennsylvania has received a $25,000 gift toward its proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine. The donation comes from Dr. John "Jack" and Linda Brose of Athens, Ohio. Dr. Brose, ...
Aug 06, 2025
KJ APA TO PORTRAY JIMMY STEWART IN UPCOMING BIOPIC
A biography film on the life of Indiana native Jimmy Stewart is in the works, and the actor playing Jimmy on screen has been announced. KJ Apa will portray Stewart in the film "Jimmy". The New Zealand...
Aug 06, 2025
MAN KILLED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN EAST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP
A Johnstown man was killed in a Motorcycle crash in East Wheatfield Township yesterday morning. Indiana County 911 reported the crash at 8:53 AM on Route 56 just east of Lonely Pines Estate Road. A mo...
Aug 06, 2025
IUP TO WELCOME FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS
IUP is welcoming 22 educators from 13 countries for the upcoming season as part of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching program. International primary and secondary teachers will come to wes...
Aug 06, 2025
FORMER SENATOR CASEY TO JOIN UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
Former Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey is heading to the classroom. Casey is joining the University of Scranton as a Leahy Distinguished Fellow in Public Service. The Democrat left office in January af...
Aug 06, 2025
INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL STARTS PROCESS FOR $1 MILLION BOND FOR SOLAR PROJECT
On Tuesday night, Indiana Borough Council approved advertising an ordinance for a $1 million bond. A representative with Raymond James Financial was on hand to give a presentation to council about the...
Aug 05, 2025
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH MINOR
Navada Cole Shaffer, 27, of Punxsutawney, is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after police say he inappropriately touched a minor girl during a visit to her home on July 19. The girl and her moth...
Aug 05, 2025
NEW YORK MAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO MEET TEENAGE GIRL IN BROOKVILLE
A New York man, Alan E. Cebula, was arrested in Brookville, Pennsylvania, after allegedly attempting to meet a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl. The arrest on August 1 followed an investigati...
Aug 05, 2025
KITTANNING WOMAN CITED AFTER VEHICLE HITS MOTORCYCLE
A Kittanning woman was cited after her minivan hit a motorcycle at a stop sign on Perkins Road in Monroe Township, Clarion County around 6:14 p.m. on July 29. State police say 65-year-old Deborah S. H...
Aug 05, 2025
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE HOST NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
Tonight is the annual National Night Out in IRMC Park. The event is sponsored by the Indiana Borough Police, and features members of local law enforcement and emergency personnel, as well as a bounce ...
Aug 05, 2025
Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM
