Category Archives: Local News
ELECTRIC, NATURAL GAS RATES TO GO UP TODAY
With today being December 1st, expect electricity and natural gas rates to go up. Penelec is expected to raise rates by 9.3 percent, from 9.703 cents per kilowatt-hour to 10.607 cents. Other increases...
Dec 01, 2023
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATE TWO CRASHES AT THE SAME INTERSECTION
Indiana Borough Police reported two investigations into vehicle crashes at the same intersection on consecutive days earlier this week. The first was on Wednesday in the 200 block of North 8th Street....
Dec 01, 2023
PLATINUM VISUAL SOLUTIONS TO REOPEN FORMER GREENSTEEL PLANT IN DIXONVILLE
A California-based company that makes chalkboards, whiteboards and display cases is expanding into Indiana County with the establishment of a manufacturing plant in Dixonville. Platinum Visual Solutio...
Nov 30, 2023
STARFORD MAN CHARGED WITH MARIJUANA POSSESSION IN CLYMER
Police in Clymer Borough are filing marijuana-related charges against a Starford man for an incident last week. Police say that on November 22nd, officers on foot patrol came across a white Chevy util...
Nov 30, 2023
CARDS REQUESTED FOR IUP ALUMNUS CURRENTLY IN RUSSIAN STATE PRISON
The family of an IUP Alumnus who is incarcerated in a Russian State Prison is asking for people to send him holiday cards. In a post on the Freedom for Marc Fogel Facebook page, his sister Anne said t...
Nov 30, 2023
NO MOVEMENT ON JOB SECURITY ISSUE AT PASSHE/APSCUF CONTRACT TALKS
Representatives with APSCUF, the union representing coaches in the state system are continuing to highlight job security as a main focus item during the recent negotiation session that wrapped up yest...
Nov 30, 2023
CONSERVATION MEASURES COULD COME AS BEAVER RUN RESERVOIR AT LOW LEVELS
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County said that if some precipitation doesn't come soon, customers in the Saltsburg area of Indiana County and other areas of Westmoreland, Allegheny, Armstron...
Nov 30, 2023
INDIANA NAMED BEST COLLEGE TOWN FOR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
A company to help compare moving costs has named Indiana as the best college town for real estate investment. An article from Hire-A-Helper states that Indiana, PA earned its top ranking due to relati...
Nov 30, 2023
STRUZZI LOOKING TO RENAME PORTION OF POWER PLANT ROAD FOR THE PEOPLE OF ROBINDALE
State Representative Jim Struzzi is looking to rename a road in Indiana County in honor of the people of Robindale, a town that was destroyed by the Johnstown Flood of 1977. Struzzi's house bill 1866 ...
Nov 30, 2023
COMMISSIONERS PLAN SPECIAL MEETING ON FRIDAY FOR PROPOSED BUDGET
The Indiana County Commissioners are continuing to work on the proposed 2024 budget and are scheduling a special meeting to put it up for adoption. During a meeting on November 15th, the Indiana Count...
Nov 29, 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
