Category Archives: Local News
IUP GRADUATE RECEIVES FULBRIGHT AWARD
An IUP alumna is heading to London this fall as a Fulbright Scholar. Kayla Anthony, a 2011 summa cum laude graduate of IUP in theater arts and French, has been awarded a Fulbright to study heritage ma...
Jul 07, 2025
PA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE COLLECTED MORE THAN EXPECTED FOR 2024-25 FISCAL YEAR
Pennsylvania's Department of Revenue announced that they ended the 2024-25 fiscal year with over $300 million above expectations for general fund collections. State revenue secretary Pat Browne said t...
Jul 07, 2025
WEISS RETRIAL BACK ON COURT SCHEDULE
Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco has scheduled a status conference on July 29th for the Ronald Weiss retrial. It's the first action in the case since February. Weiss, who will turn 77 year...
Jul 06, 2025
COUNTY WORKING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HOMER CITY PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES
Indiana County Development Corporation and Office of Planning and Development Executive Director Byron Stauffer, Jr. told the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce board of directors last week that his a...
Jul 06, 2025
NEW MANAGER TO START MONDAY AT AIRPORT
The Jimmy Stewart Airport's new manager takes the helm tomorrow. Rodger Ewing is the former operations manager of JetStream Ground Services at the Pittsburgh International Airport. He's a graduate of ...
Jul 06, 2025
POTENTIAL GOP CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR JABS SHAPIRO OVER SNAP MAP
There are no declared Republican candidates yet to run against incumbent Democrat Josh Shapiro next year, but a four-term congressman who is seriously considering a run has clapped back at the governo...
Jul 06, 2025
LIGHT JULY SCHEDULE FOR INDIANA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS
Only one Indiana County school board is scheduled to meet this week. Penns Manor's directors will get together on Wednesday. At last week's committee meeting, board members worked on a number of distr...
Jul 06, 2025
ROADWORK SCHEDULED THIS WEEK
The busy summer roadwork schedule in Indiana Borough slows down a bit this week. Contractors working for Peoples Natural Gas will be working on Pratt Drive between Maple and West Glass Streets, and sh...
Jul 06, 2025
INDIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAMER, LAST ORIGINAL MEMBER OF BALTIMORE ORIOLES, DIES
An original inductee to the Indiana County Sports Hall of Fame and the last living member of the first Baltimore Orioles team in 1954 has died. Bill Hunter passed away July 1st at the age of 97. A Pun...
Jul 05, 2025
BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH TO HOLD SATELLITE RECYCLING PROGRAM NEXT WEEKEND
Blairsville borough officials have announced the next dates for their satellite recycling program. The bins from the Indiana County Solid Waste Authority will be at the Blairsville Borough Building st...
Jul 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
