Category Archives: Local News
WATER AUTHORITY REPORTS NO CONTAMINATION AFTER IMPLOSION
The skyline around Homer City and Coral-Graceton looks much different after Saturday's demolition of the smokestacks and cooling towers at the former Homer City Generating Station. The plant closed in...
Mar 23, 2025
RIVER VALLEY'S MARTELL: "RETURN EDUCATION TO LOCAL HANDS"
With the Trump Administration moving forward on plans to dismantle the federal Education Department and move its functions to the individual states, River Valley School District Superintendent Philip ...
Mar 23, 2025
INDIANA, MARION CENTER BOARDS TO MEET MONDAY
The Indiana Area School Board meets on Monday with a variety of items on its agenda, including another update on the soon-to-be-complete Eisenhower Elementary project, the freezer projects at Ben Fran...
Mar 23, 2025
STUDY: INDIANA COUNTY AMONG POOREST IN PENNSYLVANIA
A new report by the online site SmartAsset.com ranks Pennsylvania's counties by household income, and Indiana County does not fare well. Using 2024 data, the county ranks 56th out of 67 counties in "o...
Mar 23, 2025
INDIANA COUNTY IN STORE FOR RAINY SUNDAY EVENING
From the US National Weather Service Rain chances return tomorrow evening with a new low pressure system entering the Great Lakes. Probability of thunderstorms is considered low. Rainfall amounts will...
Mar 22, 2025
HOMER CITY REDEVELOPMENT CALLS DEMOLITION "A SUCCESS"
In a brief statement, Homer City Redevelopment said that Saturday's demolition of the smokestacks and cooling towers at the former Homer City Generating Station was a success. Four stacks and three co...
Mar 22, 2025
I-ACT RELEASES FIRST REPORT ON IUPATTY'S ACTIVITIES
Aside from an investigation into an assault that turned out to be unfounded, moderate activity was reported on Friday as part of the unsanctioned "IUPatty's" weekend. The Indiana Area Collaborative Te...
Mar 22, 2025
PITTMAN, STRUZZI OFFER COMMENTS ON DEMOLITION OF HOMER CITY GENERATING SMOKESTACKS
Indiana County's legislators each offered comment on the implosion of the Homer City Generating Station smokestacks and cooling towers on Saturday. Senator Joe Pittman said that the power plant and th...
Mar 22, 2025
HOMER CITY STACKS ALMOST DEMOLISHED SATURDAY MORNING
A piece of Indiana County history was destroyed this morning as the iconic smokestacks for the Homer City Generating Station were brought down.The stacks were destroyed on-schedule this morning at 7:3...
Mar 22, 2025
DEMOLITION OF HOMER CITY GENERATING STATION STACKS SLATED FOR TODAY
Crews are on-site for the implosion of the smokestacks and towers of the closed Homer City Generating Station. According to the timeline from Frontier Industrial Corporation, access points to the area...
Mar 22, 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
