Category Archives: Local News
26TH BRUSH FIRE IN INDIANA COUNTY REPORTED TUESDAY
The 26th brush fire call for Indiana County First Responders was reported yesterday afternoon. The Indiana Fire Association was called out at 4:48 PM to a property on Parkwood Road in Armstrong Townsh...
Apr 24, 2024
PSP TO HOST OPERATION SAFE TRAILER EVENT
State Police are getting ready to hold an Operation Safe Trailer event on Saturday, May 4th. The event is designed to help increase highway safety before the busy summer travel season. At the event, t...
Apr 24, 2024
INDIANA COUNTY FOLLOWS PA IN STATEWIDE RACES
The 2024 Primary election is in the books, and Indiana County followed the state on many of the statewide races. In the race for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General, Eugene DePasquale won I...
Apr 23, 2024
RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES FUNDING ELECTRICITY FOR SAYLOR PARK FIELDS
The River Valley School Board approved a motion to give $10,000 to Burrell Township Parks and Recreation to help with Saylor Park. The money will be used to setup electricity at the baseball and softb...
Apr 23, 2024
TODAY IS PENNSYLVANIA'S PRIMARY ELECTION
Voters are expected to head out to the polls today for Pennsylvania's Primary Election. While the presidential primary election is expected to catch most of the attention, there are some US Congress a...
Apr 23, 2024
APSCUF MEMBERSHIP REELECTS MASH AS UNION PRESIDENT
The members of the union that represents faculty and coaches at the State System schools re-elected Dr. Kenneth Mash as the union's president. The APSCUF election was held at the union's legislative a...
Apr 23, 2024
WATER RESCUE, BRUSH FIRE AND STANDBY CALLS REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Indiana County's first responders were busy on Monday with several calls, including a water rescue that was reported near Yellow Creek State Park. The water rescue was reported at 11:59 AM at a locati...
Apr 23, 2024
SPORTS-RELATED HIRINGS ON AGENDA FOR RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD
Several sports-related hirings are on the proposed agenda for tonight's River Valley School Board meeting. The draft posted to the district website shows that the board will hire an athletic director ...
Apr 23, 2024
INDIANA SCHOOL DISTRICT HONORS ACADEMIC, ATHLETIC TEAMS AND SETS DATE FOR BUDGET WORKSHOP
At a meeting last night, the Indiana School Board congratulated students who excelled in athletic and academic fields. Students from the Dance, Girls Basketball, swimming and diving and wrestling team...
Apr 22, 2024
IRMC ADOPTS HEARTFLOW ANALYSIS, A NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR HEART DISEASE
From IRMC IRMC now offers a proven, non-invasive diagnostic option for people with suspected heart disease living in Western Pennsylvania. CT images combined with CT-derived fractional flow reserve (F...
Apr 22, 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
