Category Archives: Local News

UPDATE: Pommer has waived his preliminary hearing this morning, and his case will go to trial. A trial date has not been set as of yet. WHAT WE ORIGINALLY REPORTED A preliminary hearing is scheduled t...

The Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education holds its quarterly meeting in Harrisburg over the next two days, and one of the items on the agenda is a new academic program at IUP. Th...

A state police fire marshal has ruled that a Sunday morning fire in Pine Township was accidental, and was electrical in nature. Trooper Seth Helman set the damage at about $1,000. The blaze at 45 Sout...

The Indiana School Board discussed approving two parts of the PlanCon application process last night, but some in the audience did not want them to proceed with application. The PlanCon funding is par...

PSP-INDIANA State Police are investigating a recent burglary that happened in Burrell Township. Justin Hall of Blairsville reported to police that sometime between 12:30 AM and 6:30 AM on January 18th...

A memo unveiled in the State Senate yesterday puts the elimination of property taxes back on the front burner, and it could happen as early as this year. The co-sponsorship memo indicates that if the ...

There was some behind the scenes court action in the Joseph Popovich homicide by vehicle case as his attorney yesterday waived a formal arraignment proceeding scheduled for next week. The procedural m...

At last night’s Marion Center school board meeting, the Board issued a press release outlining the major components of the Collective Bargaining Agreement reached between the Marion Center Area ...

Indiana firefighters were kept busy as they responded to three structure fires yesterday. The first fire was reported at 11:44 AM and firefighters from Pine Township, Clymer, Cherryhill Township along...

An Indiana-based attorney has announced he will seek election to the Clymer Magisterial District Court. Christopher Welch has announced his candidacy for the seat of District Judge George Thachick, wh...