Category Archives: Local News
HEARING FOR MOTION IN TODD WALTERS TRIAL TO BE HELD TODAY
Indiana county President Judge William Martin will rule on a motion today concerning the mental competency of Todd Walters, the 40-year-old Indiana man accused of beating his mother, 72-year-old Ruth ...
Jul 09, 2019
INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
The Indiana Area School Board met last night and approved the resignation of its Assistant Superintendent. As we reported, Robert Rizzo is taking on the assistant superintendent position in the Spring...
Jul 09, 2019
MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING BULLS WITH CROSSBOW TO STAND TRIAL
A judge in Washington Township, Westmoreland County ruled that an Avonmore man will stand trial accused of shooting four bulls with a crossbow back in March. Washington Township District Judge Jason B...
Jul 09, 2019
DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT COUNTY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE GOING TO GREENSBURG
The deputy director of the Indiana County Office of Planning and Development has been hired by Greensburg City Council to take over their planning office. The Tribune-Review reports that Jeffrey Rayke...
Jul 09, 2019
POLICE REPORTS: PUBLIC INTOXICATION, LOST AND FOUND
PSP-INDIANA State police have charged an Indiana man with public drunkenness for an incident at Indiana Regional Medical Center. Troopers do not say why 27-year-old Levi Spencer McMillin was at the ho...
Jul 09, 2019
ARREST MADE FROM STATE POLICE "FIVE MOST WANTED" LIST
State police in Indiana have announced an arrest from their five most wanted list. Today, troopers announced that 32-year-old Patrick Wayne Palmer of Bolivar was taken into custody on Sunday, July 7th...
Jul 08, 2019
ROAD CONSTRUCTION THIS WEEK ON OAKLAND AVENUE, INDIANA BOROUGH STREETS
Expect delays on Oakland Avenue starting today as milling and paving begins on the busy 3-and-a-half mile stretch of road all the way from Philadelphia Street in Indiana Borough to Rustic Lodge Road i...
Jul 08, 2019
INDIANA AREA SET TO MAKE PERSONNEL MOVES TONIGHT
The Indiana Area School Board will focus on personnel at tonight's board meeting. The agenda shows a number of personnel items, including acceptance of the resignation of Assistant Superintendent Robe...
Jul 08, 2019
NUMEROUS DEFENDANTS SCHEDULED TO BE SENTENCED TODAY IN COUNTY COURT
In Indiana County Court today, a number of defendants are scheduled to be sentenced, with one Homer City man facing sentencing in five separate cases. 29-year-old Benjamin Joel Mains of Homer City was...
Jul 08, 2019
FIREFIGHTERS ANSWER NUMEROUS SATURDAY CALLS
It has been a busy weekend for Indiana County's emergency responders, who since yesterday afternoon have responded to a number of incidents, including three vehicle accidents. Indiana firefighters wer...
Jul 07, 2019
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