Category Archives: Local News
FIVE FIRE COMPANIES CALLED OUT FOR BRUSH FIRE IN ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP
Multiple fire departments were dispatched for a brush fire in Armstrong Township yesterday. Indiana County 911 reported the brush fire at 2:08 PM on Lacey Lane east of Shelocta. Elderton Fire Departme...
Feb 21, 2024
WATER DAMAGE REPAIRS AT PA HOUSE WRAP UP EARLY
Repairs in the PA House of Representatives have wrapped up ahead of schedule. The repairs were needed to fix water damage caused by a ruptured heating coil above the ornate ceiling of the House chambe...
Feb 21, 2024
BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH APPROVES READVERTISING GARBAGE ORDINANCE
On Tuesday night, Blairsville Borough Council approved readvertising the borough's garbage ordinance. The ordinance states that garbage cans cannot go out until 3:00 PM the day before garbage is sched...
Feb 20, 2024
INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES SOLAR AGREEMENT FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
At last night's Indiana Borough Council work session, council approved plans for solar power to come to the borough's Wastewater Treatment Plant. The borough approved a two-phase plan from EIS Solar o...
Feb 20, 2024
IRMC RENEWS ACCREDITATION FROM NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS
Indiana Regional Medical Center has announced that its Comprehensive Breast Center has maintained national accreditation for breast cancer care for the next three years. The accreditation comes the Na...
Feb 20, 2024
IUP ANNOUNCES STATS FOR SPRING ENROLLMENT
IUP has announced that the percentage of student retention between the start of the fall semester and the start of the spring semester reached record-setting levels this year. The university saw enrol...
Feb 20, 2024
PRELIMINARY HEARING TODAY FOR MAN CHARGED WITH LEADING POLICE ON A CHASE
Preliminary hearings are scheduled for today in Indiana County's district courts, including one for a man charged with leading police on a chase through Indiana County last November. 35-year-old Terry...
Feb 20, 2024
INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL TO DISCUSS PROJECT BIDS, EMERGENCY SEWER REPAIR
Indiana Borough Council will meet tonight for the monthly work session and bids for the borough building renovation project will be discussed. On the agenda for a vote tonight is the rescinding of the...
Feb 20, 2024
GAS PRICE JUMPS OVER LAST WEEK
The cost of gas has taken a dramatic jump over the last week. Triple-A reports that the average cost of a gallon of gas across western Pennsylvania is 13 cents a gallon higher than last week, bringing...
Feb 20, 2024
MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD HEARS FROM CITIZENS ON RECONFIGURATION ISSUE
Last night, the Marion Center School Board heard from some citizens who were against the proposed reconfiguration of the district's elementary schools. In a letter posted to the district website in la...
Feb 19, 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
