Category Archives: Local News
AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS RAMP UP PREPARATIONS FOR NEW SCHOOL YEAR
With the 2024-25 school year now over and students enjoying the summer off, Indiana County's school boards and administrations are already working on the 2025-26 academic year. The Purchase Line schoo...
Jun 08, 2025
STATE CAMPGROUNDS GROW IN POPULARITY AS FEDERAL CUTBACKS TAKE EFFECT
Federal spending cutbacks have led to the indefinite closures of more than 425 campsites in Pennsylvania, including at Raystown Lake, but the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources say...
Jun 08, 2025
OVER 200 PENELEC CUSTOMERS IN RAYNE TOWNSHIP AFFECTED BY POWER OUTAGE
People in Ernest Borough and portions of Rayne Township are without power this morning. Penelec reports that 289 of its customers are in the dark this morning. No word yet on the cause of the outage, ...
Jun 07, 2025
SENTENCING HEARINGS HELD YESTERDAY IN COUNTY COURT
Two people were sentenced yesterday in Indiana County Court, including one who was caught trespassing in a scrap yard. Court documents say 39-year-old Jesse R. Wagner of Danville in Montour County was...
Jun 07, 2025
TWO GARAGE FIRES REPORTED WITHIN AN HOUR OF EACH OTHER IN INDIANA COUNTY
Indiana County First Responders were busy late Friday morning with two reported garage fires within an hour of each other. The first was reported at 10:06 this morning at 931 Glenwood Avenue in Glen C...
Jun 07, 2025
CAR CRASH, CAR FIRE AMONG OTHER CALLS REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Along with the two garage fires, Indiana County first responders dealt with several different types of calls yesterday and this morning. Clymer fire department was sent out to a location on Route 286 ...
Jun 07, 2025
U.S. SUPREME COURT REJECTS APPEAL CONCERNING PROVISIONAL BALLOTS IN PA
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Republicans concerning provisional ballots in Pennsylvania. The appeal from the Republican National Committee, the Pennsylvania GOP and a Republican ma...
Jun 07, 2025
AMERICORPS FUNDING RESTORED VIA TEMPORARY COURT ORDER
The Trump Administration is being ordered to restore AmeriCorps funding in Pennsylvania. Earlier this week, a federal judge in Maryland issued a temporary court order blocking the termination of Ameri...
Jun 07, 2025
EXPECT STORMS TO RETURN LATER THIS AFTERNOON
From the US National Weather Service Another round of showers and storms is expected this afternoon, some of which could produce damaging wind gusts. Expext storms moving west to east to move through ...
Jun 06, 2025
INDIANA COUNTY NAACP ANNOUNCES ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
The Indiana County NAACP has released some details on their upcoming Juneteenth celebration. The theme for this year's event is "Progress and Involvement: It's All Up to Us". The event will be held Ju...
Jun 06, 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
