Category Archives: Local News
FLORIDA MARKETING FIRM BANNED FROM ADVERTISING IN PENNSYLVANIA
A Florida marketing company has reached a settlement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that will forbid it from operating in the state. The state accused RMC Direct Mail Services, LLC, of distribu...
Dec 24, 2023
PENNDOT SURVEY SEEKS FEEDBACK ON DISTRICT 10 PROJECTS
PennDOT District 10 is asking for public feedback on a number of construction projects in its coverage area, including two in Indiana County. The agency is seeking input on the Route 286/422 interchan...
Dec 24, 2023
WHITE TOWNSHIP STEWARDSHIP COMMITEE RELEASES DRAFT PLAN
The White Township Stewardship Committee has released a draft version of a stewardship plan for the White's Woods Nature Center. The release of the plan comes after two years of research done by the c...
Dec 23, 2023
FIVE PROJECTS FUNDED WITH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
State Senator Joe Pittman and State Representatives Jim Struzzi and Brian Smith announced that over $3.4 million in public infrastructure grants have been awarded to Indiana County communities for fiv...
Dec 23, 2023
BILL PASSESS COMMITTEE TO HELP SCHOOLS SWITCH TO ELECTRIC BUSES
The commonwealth could soon be helping school districts that want to switch over to electric school buses. The Pennsylvania House Education Committee recently voted to advance a bill that would establ...
Dec 23, 2023
SANTA'S REINDEER CLEARED TO FLY OVER PENNSYLVANIA
Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced that Santa and his reindeer team have been cleared for their work on Christmas. At an event at HersheyPark this week, Governor J...
Dec 23, 2023
SERVICE DOG NAMED FOR JIMMY STEWART PAYS VISIT TO NAMESAKE'S MUSEUM
The Jimmy Stewart Museum received a four-footed visitor today that will help soldiers in need later on. A labrador puppy named "Jimmy" paid a visit to the museum today with Rick Yount, the Executive D...
Dec 22, 2023
PA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HOLDS STEADY
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate went unchanged over the month of November. The state Department of Labor and Industry says that the rate remained at 3.4 percent for the month, staying at record-low l...
Dec 22, 2023
FORMER LONGTIME INDIANA BOROUGH TAX COLLECTOR DIES
A longtime Indiana Borough tax collector and former director of the ICCAP board of Directors has passed away. David Watkins died yesterday at the Beacon Ridge Nursing Home. A stellar athlete in his hi...
Dec 22, 2023
INDIANA POLICE RELEASE IMAGES OF CAR BREAK-IN SUSPECTS
Police in Indiana Borough have released some images of two people that are believed to be suspects in a recent rash of thefts from vehicles. In a post on Facebook made on Wednesday, police said there ...
Dec 22, 2023
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
