Category Archives: Local News
PA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS UNCHANGED
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced that the statewide unemployment rate remained unchanged in the month of April. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced t...
May 17, 2024
REACTION COMES ON GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL ANNOUNCEMENT
Reaction is coming in concerning a recent announcement from the PIAA concerning girls flag football. In an announcement earlier this week, PIAA officials said their board of directors approved the fir...
May 17, 2024
GRADUATION SEASON STARTS NEXT WEEK
The high school graduation season will get underway next week. West Shamokin School District will be the first to graduate students, with ceremonies on the last day of school on May 23rd. The ceremony...
May 17, 2024
TWO MEN SENTENCED IN DUI CASES
A man charged with leading police on a chase was ordered to serve probation and house arrest yesterday in Indiana County Court. 56-year-old John Rittenhouse of Smicksburg pleaded guilty to charges of ...
May 17, 2024
MAN CHARGED WITH THROWING NAILS ON ROAD DUE FOR PRE-TRIAL HEARING
Pre-trial hearings are scheduled for Indiana County's court of common pleas today, including one for a man charged with trying to elude police and throwing nails on a roadway. 24-year-old Mark McClosk...
May 17, 2024
STATUS CONFERENCES SCHEDULED FOR THREE MAJOR CASES
The man charged with killing Barbara Bruzda will be in court today for a status conference one month after the State Supreme Court denied an appeal in the case. The status conference will be for 75-ye...
May 17, 2024
HOMER-CENTER APPROVES ADVERTISING 2024-25 BUDGET WITH NO TAX INCREASE
The Homer-Center School Board approved advertising the 2024-25 budget at last night's meeting. The budget comes to $19,239,641 in revenue and $20,061,877 in expenditures. About half of the $822,236 de...
May 16, 2024
BURRELL TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR DAN SHACREAW RESIGNS
One of Burrell Township's Supervisors has decided to resign. At last night's meeting, Supervisor Dan Shacreaw announced that he was going to step down as supervisor and township roadmaster. In a state...
May 16, 2024
MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH CHASE DUE IN COURT TODAY FOR PLEA HEARING
Cases going through the Indiana County Court of Common Pleas today for plea and sentencing hearings all have to do with DUI, but one of those cases also involved a chase with police. 56-year-old John ...
May 16, 2024
REPORTED FIRE, CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
UPDATE: Fire crews were called out for a flash fire that happened in Green Township last night. According to Commodore fire officials, they were dispatched at 6:19 PM along with Clymer, Pine Township ...
May 16, 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
