Category Archives: Local News
POSITIVE RESULTS COMING TOWARDS MARION CENTER AFTER STATE PASSES BUDGET
The Marion Center School District is seeing some positive impacts from the state budget passed earlier this month, as noted at Monday's combined school board meeting. Business Manager Rick Martini sai...
Jul 22, 2024
IUP SECURES FUNDING TO DRAW STUDENTS INTO SPECIAL EDUCATION FIELD
IUP has received $20,000 from the PA Training and Technical Assistance Network that will go towards inspiring the next generation of special education teachers. The university's "Developing Future Spe...
Jul 22, 2024
SECRET SERVICE DIRECTOR GRILLED ABOUT SECURITY FAILURES AT TRUMP RALLY
The embattled Secret Service director is facing bipartisan outrage for the failure to protect Donald Trump at his Pennsylvania rally. In a House hearing today, Kimberly Cheatle testified the assassina...
Jul 22, 2024
REA ENERGY ISSUES NOTICE ABOUT POWER BLINKS IN NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTY
REA Energy has issued a notice about recent power blinks in northern Indiana County. A news release from the power distribution company said that members served by the Georgeville and Locust substatio...
Jul 22, 2024
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE GOES UNCHANGED... AGAIN
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate went unchanged over the month of June. According to the state Department of Labor & Industry, Pennsylvania's unemployment rate stayed at 3.4 percent, marking the n...
Jul 22, 2024
PSP REPORTS: VEHICLE ACCIDENT, THEFT OF TOOLS
PSP-INDIANA State police have released information on a vehicle crash that happened on July 16th in Center Township. Police say 74-year-old Bruce Heise of Blairsville was driving south on Route 119 ne...
Jul 22, 2024
MAN'S BODY FOUND NEAR LOYALHANNA LAKE
State police have not offered any details into the death yesterday of a man near Loyalhanna Lake, in Westmoreland County between Saltsburg and New Alexandria. The body of 65-year-old John R. Schoch of...
Jul 21, 2024
BUSY SUMMER ROADWORK SCHEDULE ROLLS ON
A number of road and bridge projects are on the schedule for this week throughout the region. Nighttime resurfacing begins tomorrow on West Pike in White and Armstrong Townships. Milling and paving wi...
Jul 21, 2024
INDIANA, MARION CENTER BOARDS TO MEET ON MONDAY
School board meetings in July are rare, but there are two Indiana County boards scheduled to meet tomorrow. Indiana Area's board president, Walter Schroth, will report to the board on the ICTC situati...
Jul 21, 2024
TURNPIKE COMMISSION WARNS OF "SMISHING" SCAM
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says the old "smishing" scam is recirculating. Potential victims get a text from a fake agency called "Pennsylvania Turnpike Toll Services" telling them they have ...
Jul 21, 2024
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
