Category Archives: Local News

ICMESA MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO 'SECURITY CONCERNS'
The regularly scheduled work session for ICMESA has been postponed. The meeting-originally scheduled for tonight- was called off due to "security concerns", according to a Facebook post from Indiana B...
Matt Lewis Sep 21, 2026

CLYMER MAN ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH MAKING THREAT WITH A GUN
Indiana Borough Police have charged a Clymer Man in connection with a threat made early yesterday morning. Officers were sent out to the 400 block of Pratt Drive for a report of an individual threaten...
Josh Widdowson Sep 21, 2026

MARION CENTER, RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARDS TO MEET THIS WEEK
The Marion Center and River Valley School Boards will meet this week. On the agenda for Marion Center's board tonight is consideration to authorize participation in the Allegheny Intermediate Unit Joi...
Josh Widdowson Sep 21, 2026

BOND MODIFICATION, JURY TRIAL TO START TODAY IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT
A bond modification hearing is scheduled today for a man accused of asking for and sending sexually explicit images to a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl. Court Documents say 42-year-old Jere...
Josh Widdowson Sep 21, 2026

SECOND SUPERLOAD READIED FOR TRIP TO INDIANA COUNTY
After a weekend of rest and preparation, the next "superload" of electric-generating equipment headed for the Homer City Generation Energy Campus is expected to start its journey from the Schenley doc...
Todd Marino Sep 20, 2026

DEP POSTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Department of Environmental Protection has officially published the notice about a planned public meeting and hearing to be held next month at the Homer-Center High School Auditorium. The meeting ...
Todd Marino Sep 20, 2026

FEMA WORKS WITH MARION CENTER TO ASSESS FLOOD DAMAGE
Flooding in Marion Center after last week's storms has prompted the involvement of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The borough has posted that they "are working with FEMA. They are requesting...
Todd Marino Sep 20, 2026

MURPHY MURDER CASE MOVES FORWARD IN STATE SUPREME COURT
Westmoreland County Judge Meghan Bilik-DeFazio last week filed a brief in State Supreme Court in the appeal of Kevin Murphy's conviction for the murders of his mother, sister, and aunt in 2009. Prosec...
Todd Marino Sep 20, 2026

FOX-BEACOM, BATES FILE APPEALS OF MURDER CONVICTIONS
After Westmoreland County Judge Meghan Bilik-DeFazio rejected Melissa Fox-Beacom's request to set aside her conviction in the shooting death of her mother, the 52-year-old New Florence woman on Thursd...
Todd Marino Sep 20, 2026

MARION CENTER, RIVER VALLEY, ICTC BOARDS TO MEET THIS WEEK
School board meetings this week include Marion Center, which will hold a work session on Monday night. River Valley's board will meet on Tuesday at River Valley's high school auditorium. ICTC's Joint ...
Todd Marino Sep 20, 2026

Election Day!
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. If you are a registered voter, do you plan to cast a ballot?
Yes, in person at my precinct.
Yes, by mail.
No, I do not plan to vote.
I'm not sure if I will or will not vote
Voting Ends: Never









