Category Archives: Local News
JUDGE DENIES McANULTY'S PETITION FOR RELIEF
Richard McAnulty is running out of chances to get his conviction overturned for the murder of a Southwest Greensburg man seven years ago. Westmoreland County Judge Richard McCormick Jr. has rejected M...
Bill Berry Dec 07, 2017
SHETLER TRIAL RESCHEDULED AGAIN
Westmoreland County Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio has postponed the trial of Ray Shetler for a seventh time. Shetler is the New Florence man accused of shooting to death Saint Clair Township police offic...
Bill Berry Dec 07, 2017
MOTIONS HEARING TODAY FOR CHARLES COOK
A motions hearing is scheduled today for 64-year-old Charles Cook, the drifter charged with murdering 76-year-old Myrtle McGill at her home along South 6th Street in Indiana exactly 26 years ago today...
Bill Berry Dec 07, 2017
BLAIRSVILLE-SALTSBURG OFFERS STATEMENT ON SUPERINTENDENT LAWSUIT
The Blairsville-Saltsburg school board voted on executive board positions and offered a statement about the legal proceedings of the lawsuit filed against the District by the Superintendent. After one...
Bill Berry Dec 06, 2017

H-C STUDENTS, COMMUNITY GIVE STUDENTS BIG SEND OFF
Homer-Center students, teachers and community members showed up for a big send-off party. With the Homer-Center Marching Band playing nearby, the Wildcats boarded the bus for Hershey this morning. Tom...
Bill Berry Dec 06, 2017
INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES 2018 BUDGET
Indiana Borough Council passed their budget for 2018 at last night's meeting, but it was not without some criticism from a borough resident. The budget approved contains a .824 mil tax increase for bo...
Bill Berry Dec 06, 2017
SENDOFF PLANNED FOR TODAY AS WILDCATS HEAD TO HERSHEY
Festivities will ramp up today for the Homer-Center Wildcats and their fans as they get ready for the PIAA Championship game in Hershey tomorrow. The Wildcats will play the Jeanette Jayhawks on Thursd...
Bill Berry Dec 06, 2017
POLICE REPORTS: THEFTS FROM CARS, DRUG CRIMES
PSP-INDIANA State Police have charged an Indiana Man with several thefts and thefts from motor vehicles over a six-month time span. Police say that they charged 28-year-old Robert Dale Bender with the...
Bill Berry Dec 06, 2017
REA CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Over 800 members of the REA energy co-operative were without power for a brief time on Tuesday due to downed power lines near a substation. The outage was reported around 2:39 PM on Tuesday, with 860 ...
Bill Berry Dec 06, 2017
HOMER CITY TO PASS NOISE ORDINANCE, BIDS FAREWELL TO VETERAN COUNCIL MEMBER
The Homer City Borough Council are in the process of approving a new noise ordinance, passed next year’s budget, and accepted the resignation of a veteran council member. At last month’s m...
Bill Berry Dec 05, 2017












