Category Archives: Local News

2026 LOVE OF LIFE CAMPAIGN KICKED OFF THURSDAY NIGHT
Thursday night was the kickoff for the 2026 Love of Life campaign to benefit IRMC's Comprehensive Breast Center. This year marks the 22nd campaign to raise funds to help ensure the hospital has the la...
Josh Widdowson Sep 10, 2026

KIEWIT ISSUES RESPONSE ON WALKOUT LAST FRIDAY AT HOMER CITY GENERATION SITE
The construction company building the new Homer City Generation Power plant has issued a response to a walkout that happened last Friday at the site. WTAE-TV reported that the walkout was prompted by ...
Josh Widdowson Sep 10, 2026

HOMER-CENTER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS START SCHOOL YEAR AFTER DELAY
Today marks the first day of class for Homer-Center Elementary School students after a delay due to mold found on campus. On August 22nd, the district announced that aspergillus spores were found in s...
Josh Widdowson Sep 10, 2026

RESTORED IUP SUTTON HALL BELL TO RING ON 9-11
IUP has announced that the restoration of the 150-year-old Sutton Hall bell and it will ring again tomorrow as part of the commemoration of the tragedy on September 11th. The bell came to IUP in 1875 ...
Josh Widdowson Sep 10, 2026

COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION TABLES AMAZON DATA CENTER PROJECT
Wednesday night, the Indiana County Planning Commission voted to table the application for Amazon Web Services to build data centers in Center and Black Lick Townships. Nearly 100 members of the publi...
Josh Widdowson Sep 9, 2026

WHITE TOWNSHIP ADOPTS JUNK VEHICLE ORDINANCE
Wednesday afternoon, the White Township Supervisors adopted the latest version of their junk vehicle ordinance. The ordinance defines junk motor vehicles, as well as parameters for how they can be sto...
Matt Lewis Sep 9, 2026

COMMISSIONERS HEAR FROM PUBLIC ON POTENTIAL AWS DATA CENTERS
At a meeting this morning, the Indiana County Commissioners heard from several members of the public speaking out against possible A.I. data centers from Amazon Web Services (AWS) The issues raised in...
Josh Widdowson Sep 9, 2026

COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION TO DISCUSS DATA CENTERS, POWER PLANT TONIGHT
A highly anticipated meeting of the Indiana County Planning Commission will be held at 5:00 tonight and on the agenda is the review of parcels in Center and Blacklick townships concerning the Homer Ci...
Josh Widdowson Sep 9, 2026

COUNTY OFFICIALS WARN OF TEXT SCAM
Indiana County officials are warning of a scam message that is making the rounds using the county's name. Indiana County Commissioner Bonni Dunlap said in a brief statement that if anyone receives a t...
Josh Widdowson Sep 9, 2026

MONROE COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT, OTHER CRIMES ON MONDAY
An 18-year-old man from Monroe County is facing charges of simple assault, terroristic threats and other crimes for an incident Monday night in Indiana. Borough police say officers were sent to the 20...
Josh Widdowson Sep 9, 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









