Category Archives: Local News
CAR CRASHES INTO BUILDING ON NORTH 4TH STREET
A car crashed into a building on North 4th Street in Indiana yesterday. (Photos courtesy Indiana Fire Association) Indiana Fire Association reported that the crash happened at 3:45 PM at the building ...
Oct 29, 2024
TODAY IS DEADLINE FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT APPLICATIONS
With a week to go before the presidential election, today marks the final deadline for mail-in ballots. Voters have until the end of business today to apply for the mail-in ballot. They can find out m...
Oct 29, 2024
INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES CHANGES TO DISTRICT PHONE SYSTEM
On Monday night, the Indiana School Board approved an agreement for a new phone system that will save the district a lot of money. The new system with Full Service Network will replace all district la...
Oct 28, 2024
MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES THREE PROJECTS AT ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES
The Marion Center School Board approved three contracts from Shadco, LLC. at their meeting Monday night. One of the proposals allows Shadco to bore a tunnel from McCreery Elementary to the flag pole f...
Oct 28, 2024
ONE-DAY CLOSURE ON HUFF ROAD SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK
PennDOT has scheduled a closure for Huff Road in West Wheatfield Township next week so crews can perform railroad crossing work. The closure will run from November 7 at 6 a.m. until 6:30 the following...
Oct 28, 2024
RIVER VALLEY TO RECEIVE $3 MILLION FROM THE 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS GRANT
The River Valley School District has announced it will receive $3 million from the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant program. The grant will give the district $600,000 a year over the next...
Oct 28, 2024
THREE MORE BRUSH FIRES REPORTED SUNDAY
Three more brush fires were reported in Indiana County on Sunday. Indiana County 911 said the first of the three fires was reported at 6:02 PM on Iselin Road in Young Township. Iselin and Coal Run fir...
Oct 28, 2024
TWO DEALS WITH SHADCO ON AGENDA FOR MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD
The Marion Center School board is scheduled to hold its voting meeting tonight, and a few projects concerning parking lots and camera lines are on the agenda. The board will look to approve a contract...
Oct 28, 2024
SENTENCING HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR COURT OF COMMON PLEAS TODAY
Two sentencing hearings are scheduled for Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas today. One of them is for 37-year-old Joshua Michael Burgess of Indiana, who pleaded guilty to two counts of theft by u...
Oct 28, 2024
FORMER SCI-PINE GROVE CORRECTIONS OFFICER DUE IN COURT FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING
A former corrections officer with SCI-Pine Grove is due in Indiana County's District Court for a preliminary hearing where she is charged with sexually assaulting a prisoner. Court documents say 30-ye...
Oct 28, 2024
Power Plant and Data Center
There is vocal opposition to the Homer City power plant project and the data centers they could potentially bring. But does that mean the majority are against it? What do you think?
Voting Ends: May 26, 2026 | 5:24 PM
