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DOWNTOWN INDIANA ST. PATRICK'S PARADE TO BE HELD TODAY
Even though it will be bitterly cold today in Indiana, the Downtown Indiana St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations will go on as scheduled. Events start at 10:00 this morning with the “Wee Lads an...
Mar 11, 2017
CRASH AND OUTAGES REPORTED
A road in Indiana County remains closed after a crash took out power lines earlier today. The crash was reported at 6:30 this morning by Indiana County 911 in the Eastbound Lanes of Route 56 near Anit...
Mar 10, 2017
PENNS MANOR SB APPROVES PLAN TO RENNOVATE FOOTBALL FIELD
The Penns Manor School Board at their meeting last night approved a project to refurbish the football field at the High School. The current field will be completely renovated, and this includes puttin...
Mar 10, 2017
REPORTS OF BRUSH FIRES, WIRES DOWN IN COUNTY
Many took advantage of the good weather yesterday to head out for exercise, for fun, or they did some outdoor chores, and because of some dry conditions, emergency crews were out too for brush fires. ...
Mar 10, 2017
GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP OF PA GOING ON NOW
PennDOT and the state Department of Environmental Protection are looking for volunteers to help out with Pennsylvania's participation in the Great American Cleanup. The program is sponsored each year ...
Mar 10, 2017
NUMEROUS DRUG DEFENDANTS TO BE SENTENCED
UPDATE: 50-year-old James Holley of Homer City pleaded guilty to Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in connection with an incident last August. A second charge of possession w...
Mar 10, 2017
STATE SYSTEM HIRES FIRM TO LEAD OPERATIONAL REVIEW
The State System of Higher Education's operational review will be led by a Colorado company. The State System has signed a $396,000 agreement for the National Center for Higher Education Management Sy...
Mar 10, 2017
IUP PRESIDENT DELIVERS STATE OF UNIVERSITY ADDRESS
IUP President Dr. Michael Driscoll updated the IUP Community on the state of the university during a mid-semester briefing Wednesday morning at Sutton Hall. Among the many remarks in Driscoll's speech...
Mar 09, 2017
TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE CHEYNEY'S OPTIONS
The State System of Higher Education has announced the formation of a task force that will develop a new "institutional model" for troubled Cheyney University. The nine-member task force will have to ...
Mar 09, 2017
INDIANA MALL'S JCPENNEY STORE "AT RISK" OF CLOSING
JCPenney this month announced that it will close 130 to 140 stores in the next few months, with the list to be announced next month. But Morningstar Credit Ratings has released a list of 39 stores whi...
Mar 09, 2017
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
