Category Archives: Local News

HEAT SHOULD START TAPERING OFF TOMORROW
From the US National Weather Service Heat potential is considered moderate to major today as heat index values climb above 90 degrees again. The heat risk is expected to decrease tomorrow with increas...
Aug 12, 2025

STATE POLICE REPORT CREEKSIDE-AREA WOMAN FOUND
UPDATE: State police report that Johnston has been found safely. State police are searching for a missing Creekside-area woman who may have travelled to Arizona. 24-year-old Abigail Jean Johnst...
Aug 12, 2025

GAS PRICE BATTLES GOING ON IN CENTER TOWNSHIP
One portion of Indiana County is experiencing a gas price war as of late. While Triple-A reports that the county-wide average this morning is $3.34 a gallon, gas prices in Center Township and in Black...
Aug 12, 2025

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD TO CONSIDER SAFETY SOFTWARE AT TONIGHT'S MEETING
The River Valley School Board will meet tonight and school safety software is on the agenda. The board will consider an agreement between the district and RAPTOR Technologies for the VisitorSafe Licen...
Aug 12, 2025

RAIN FINALLY BACK IN THE CONVERSATION
From the US National Weather Service There's a low chance for a few isolated pop-up showers and storms this afternoon/evening, with the highest chances over the ridges in southwest PA and northeast WV...
Aug 12, 2025

VEHICLE FIRES, ACCIDENT REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911 ON MONDAY
Monday night was a busy one for Indiana County's first responders. Two of the incidents reported by Indiana County 911 were vehicle fires. The first was on Route 22 East in West Wheatfield Township at...
Aug 12, 2025

IUP NAMES DR. WILLIAM SUGG AS INTERIM MARCHING BAND LEADER
IUP has named its interim director of the school's marching band. Dr. William Sugg was appointed both the band's director and the Associate Director of Bands. Prior to his appointment at IUP, he was t...
Aug 12, 2025

MASS TRANSIT FUNDING BILL PASSES STATE HOUSE
The State House on Monday approved a bill to increase sales tax revenue for mass transit. The proposal will direct $300 million to mass transit groups in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Many agencies hav...
Aug 12, 2025

TEENAGE GIRLS FROM WESTOVER, MAHAFFEY INJURED IN ATV CRASH
Two 13-year-old girls were injured when an ATV overturned on Ridge Road in Burnside Township, Clearfield County, on July 21. Burnside Township borders Indiana County in the southwest corner of Clearfi...
Aug 12, 2025

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD TO DISCUSS PROPERTY TAX ISSUE IN THE NEAR FUTURE
Monday night, the Indiana School Board was notified by Board President Walter Schroth that the issue of property taxes will be brought before the board soon. Schroth said that back in 2020, he was on ...
Aug 11, 2025










