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OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA LAWMAKERS VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT POWER GRID
At a joint committee meeting of Pennsylvania and Ohio legislators on Thursday, an executive with PJM, the regional power grid to which both states belong, said the closing of coal-fired power plants w...
Feb 04, 2024
INDIANA COUNTY HAS FIRST BRUSH FIRE OF 2024
Indiana County has registered its first brush fire of 2024. Plumville firefighters answered the call for a brush fire along Rossmoyne Road in South Mahoning Township Saturday at 3:14 PM. Aside from se...
Feb 04, 2024
FLU CASES UP SLIGHTLY IN PENNSYLVANIA, INDIANA COUNTY
After adding 7,289 combined cases of Type A and Type B flu in last week's report, Pennsylvania added slightly more, 7,310 in the most recent report. But the number of deaths related to flu skyrocketed...
Feb 04, 2024
WESTOVER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXUAL ASSAULT
A Clearfield County man accused of sexual assault entered guilty pleas Friday morning in Indiana County Court. Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi said 63-year-old Manas J. Lee of Westover p...
Feb 03, 2024
APSCUF, PASSHE MAKE PROGRESS ON COACHES CONTRACT BUT STILL AT IMPASSE
Coaches at state-owned universities and the State System of Higher Education are still at an impasse on a new agreement after making headway this week. APSCUF and PASSHE met Wednesday in a lengthy mee...
Feb 03, 2024
POLICE REPORTS: OFF-ROAD VEHICLES, DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE
CLYMER BOROUGH POLICE One person was charged with using off-road vehicles on public roads earlier this week in Clymer Borough. Police say they saw an unnamed man riding a red Honda 250 dirt bike near ...
Feb 03, 2024
GRANT FUNDS NOW AVAILABLE FOR BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE
Senator Joe Pittman announced that federal grants are available to improve experiences in medical facilities, schools and libraries across the state. Pittman said in his weekly newsletter that the Pen...
Feb 03, 2024
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE TO HOLD WOMEN'S SELF-DEFENSE SEMINAR
Indiana Borough Police officers announced Friday afternoon that they will hold a women's self defense and safety seminar next week.The seminar will educate participants on safety misconceptions, situa...
Feb 03, 2024
PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL DOES NOT SEE SHADOW, PREDICTS EARLY SPRING
At Gobbler's Knob this morning, Punxsutawney Phil arose from his nap to make his prognostication as to whether we will see an early spring or extended winter. The announcement was made by Dan McGinley...
Feb 02, 2024
TWO PEOPLE HURT FOLLOWING CRASH IN EAST MAHONING TOWNSHIP
Two people were hurt in a crash Thursday afternoon in East Mahoning Township. Indiana County 911 dispatched Marion Center and Plumville firefighters, Citizens' Ambulance and state police to a two-vehi...
Feb 02, 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
