Category Archives: Local News
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 ...
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...
Dec 05, 2017
CENTER TWP. SUPERVISORS ANNOUNCE NEW 1% TAX FOR NON-RESIDENTS
The Center Township Supervisors have enacted a new earned income tax for people that work in Center Township, but don't live there. Supervisors chairman John Bertolino said the new tax was recently ap...
Dec 05, 2017
INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD STARTS WORK ON SURVEY
The Indiana School Board held their reorganization meeting last night. Walter Schroth was elected by the board to serve as its president and Julia Trimarchi-Cuccaro was named the vice president of the...
Dec 05, 2017
FEW DETAILS ON TWO FIRES IN BURRELL TOWNSHIP
Few details are available on s few fire calls that happened in the last 24 hours. One call was a reported structure fire on Main Street in Burrell Township. Indiana County 911 reported that fire crews...
Dec 05, 2017
PRELIMINARY HEARINGS FOR TWO MEN IN INDIANA HOTEL DRUG CASE
Two men who face several drug charges related to an investigation at an Indiana hotel are scheduled for a preliminary hearing today in district court. 40-year-old Shawn Blystone and 28-year-old Taylor...
Dec 05, 2017
POLICE REPORTS: THEFTS FROM CARS AND BACK PORCHES
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE Indiana Borough Police are reporting another theft from a motor vehicle. Sometime between 9:00 PM on Sunday and 7:30 AM on Monday, someone was able to get into a vehicle parked ...
Dec 05, 2017
HOMER BYERS, 93
Homer Lorance Byers, 93, Indiana, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017 while at St. Andrew's Village, Indiana. The son of Earl and Geraldine Byers, he was born December 26, 1923 in Rayne Township, PA....
Dec 05, 2017
GIANTS FIRE BEN MCADOO
The New York Giants fired head coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese Monday, as the Giants continue to be mired in a 2-10 season. McAdoo, a graduate of Homer-Center High School, was in his ...
Dec 04, 2017
TREES FOR TROOPS A SUCCESS ONCE AGAIN
The annual Trees for Troops program at Fleming's Christmas Tree Farms was very successful once again. J.D. Fleming of Fleming's Christmas Tree Farms announced that they finished loading the trailer th...
Dec 04, 2017
Indiana County Fair
What’s your favorite thing to do at the Indiana County Fair?
Voting Ends: Sep 5, 2026 | 8:00 PM
