Category Archives: Local News
KEY ELECTION RESULTS FOR JUDGE, INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD
There will be a general election race for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in November. In yesterday's primary, Indiana County's Democrats chose District Attorney Pat Dougherty for the vacant seat, ...
May 17, 2017
BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL APPLIES FOR GRANT FOR BUILDING DEMO
Drones and the Walker Building were discussed at last night's Blairsville Borough Council Meeting. The Walker building, which is across the street from the Sheetz in town, is targeted for demolition a...
May 17, 2017
IUP ANNOUNCES SUMMER CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
With the end of the academic year and the start soon of summer sessions, IUP is anticipating a very busy construction schedule in the coming months. It started yesterday with the university putting up...
May 17, 2017
MOTIONS HEARINGS TODAY INCLUDE POPOVICH CASE
There are four motions hearings in Indiana County Court today, including one for Joseph Michael Popovich, the 21-year-old Homer City man charged with homicide by vehicle in the death of 16-year-old Ka...
May 17, 2017
INDIANA BOARD REJECTS THREE MOTIONS CONCERNING ELEMENTARY PROJECT
Three motions concerning the new Ben Franklin Elementary School Project failed to pass last night during a special meeting of the Indiana School Board The board rejected a vote to authorize setting a ...
May 16, 2017
COUNTY SHERIFFS TO HOST PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL SERVICE
Yesterday was officially observed as Peace Officers Memorial Day throughout the United States and a service in Indiana County will take place tomorrow. This year, the annual memorial service will be h...
May 16, 2017
HEARING TODAY FOR MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING STORE
A Strongstown man is due for a preliminary hearing today on charges that he robbed the Strongstown General Store in Pine Township last October. 27-year-old Cruze Earl Lee Davis was charged on February...
May 16, 2017
POLICE: INDIANA MAN CAUGHT STEALING FROM VEHICLE
An Indiana man has been charged with theft after being caught inside a resident's vehicle in the 100 block of North 4th Street early on Sunday morning. Borough police say 23-year-old John Barto was at...
May 16, 2017
THREE CHARGED WITH HINDERING APPREHENSION IN JOSEPHINE
Three people will be charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution for harboring a wanted felon inside a Burrell Township home last week. State police say it happened at a home at 51 Ash Street i...
May 16, 2017
WATER CONSERVATION ORDER IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTMORELAND CO.
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has issued a mandatory water conservation order for several communities, including some close to and in Indiana County. The conservation order stems from...
May 15, 2017
Christmas Spending
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