Category Archives: Local News
LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR WESTSYLVANIA JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL
The Westsylvania Jazz and Blues Festival is continuing to prepare for this year's edition at the end of this month, and as part of that prep, they have announced the lineup for this year's event on Ma...
May 10, 2024
IUP PRESIDENT TALKS ABOUT PREP FOR GRADUATION, RETENTION AT COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES MEETING
As IUP gets ready for commencement, university president Dr. Michael Driscoll delivered some remarks about graduation and retention at the Council of Trustees meeting on Thursday. In his report, Drisc...
May 09, 2024
PSP LOOKING FOR MISSING SHELOCTA AREA MAN
UPDATE: Officers from the Monroeville police department found him this morning safe and sound at 10:40 AM. No other information is being released at this time. WHAT WE FIRST REPORTED State police are ...
May 09, 2024
NWS CONFIRMS TORNADO IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY
While Indiana County did see some rain yesterday morning, some nearby communities in Westmoreland County saw tornadoes come through the area. The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF1 tornado...
May 09, 2024
BILL TO REQUIRE ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING OF GUN SALES REJECTED IN STATE HOUSE
A bill that would require electronic records of gun sales was struck down in the PA house, with State Representatives Jim Struzzi and Brian Smith both voting against it. House Bill 2206 would have req...
May 09, 2024
WINDY RIDGE PARK TO RECEIVE $1 MILLION
The Windy Ridge industrial park in White Township will receive a $1 million state grant to help with improvements at the site. The money is part of over $10.6 million that were awarded by the Pennsylv...
May 09, 2024
PENNS MANOR APPROVES ADVERTISING 2024-25 BUDGET
At a meeting on Wednesday, the Penns Manor School Board approved advertising the 2024-25 budget. The budget comes to $19,872,824 in expenditures and $19,536,504 in revenues. To balance the budget, the...
May 08, 2024
WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS GET UPDATES ON PROPOSED RESTAURANTS, BUSINESSES
The White Township Supervisors heard updates on several incoming businesses at their meeting Wednesday afternoon. Sewer Engineer Dan Jageman said that sewer plans were sent to the Department of Enviro...
May 08, 2024
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADD TWO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS TO OPIOID LAWSUIT
The Indiana County Commissioners have approved a modification to their ongoing opioid lawsuit. The consortium of governments that have sued opioid manufacturers distributors and others reccomended add...
May 08, 2024
BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY A SUCCESS IN INDIANA
School buses in Indiana were a bit lighter this morning as students from Eisenhower and Horace Mann Elementary Schools took part in the 22nd Bike to School Day, hosted by the Indiana County Office of ...
May 08, 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
