Category Archives: Local News

Indiana Borough Police are warning people to take safety very seriously during the upcoming trick-or-treating season in the wake of the crash on Monday that killed two people. In a post on the Departm...

Today is national drug takeback day and there are opportunities for people to safely dispose of prescription and over the counter drugs that are expired or no longer needed. Efforts sponsored by the U...

A bill concerning the permitting process in Pennsylvania was passed by the Senate this week. Senate bill 6 will set timelines for state agencies to review permit applications, creates a permit trackin...

Indiana Regional Medical Center has announced that it has acquired and put into place a new robotic surgical system, making the hospital the first in Western Pennsylvania to use it. The da Vinci 5 sur...

Even though we have seen some rain over the last few weeks, it has not been enough to restore water supplies. To that end, the Blairsville Municipal Authority has issued a mandatory water conservation...

Blairsville Borough police arrested a man Thursday evening in connection with a domestic dispute. Officials were called out just after 11pm to a location along Evans Avenue in Blairsville for the inci...

SNAP Benefits are expected to run out at the start of November, and some Indiana County Food Banks are already seeing an increase of activity. The State Department of Human Services announced earlier ...

For the second time, a sentencing hearing will be held for a Homer City man who pleaded guilty to Homicide by Vehicle While DUI. Today's hearing is for 25-year-old Reed Thomas Tantlinger pleaded guilt...

PennDOT has announced some roadwork will start Monday in Indiana Borough. Roadway maintenance is planned for a portion of South 6th Street between School Street and Carter Avenue. That portion of Sout...

An Indiana County furniture store celebrated its 75th anniversary with a Chamber of Commerce after hours reception last night. Douds of Plumville opened for the first time in 1950 by J.L. "Red" Douds,...